Scaling of Structural Strength

This book focuses on the effect of structure size on structural strength and failure behavior. The author shares his theories on size effects, and the result of quasibrittle materials.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Asymptotic Analysis of Size Effect

Chapter 3: Randomness and Disorder

Chapter 4: Energetic Scaling for Sea Ice and Concrete Structures

Chapter 5: Energetic Scaling of Compression Fracture and Further Applications to Concrete, Rock and Composites

Chapter 6: Scaling via J-Integral, with Application to Kink Bands in Fiber Composites

Chapter 7: Time Dependence, Repeated Loads and Energy Absorption Capacity

Chapter 8: Computational Approaches to Quasibrittle Fracture and its Scaling

Chapter 9: New Asymptotic Scaling Analysis of Cohesive Crack Model and Smeared-Tip Method

9.1. Limitations of Cohesive Crack Model

9.2. K-Version of Smeared-Tip Method for Cohesive Fracture

9.3. Nonstandard Cohesive Crack Model Defined by a Fixed KProfile

9.4. Asymptotic Scaling Analysis

9.5. Small-Size Asymptotics of Cohesive Crack Model

9.6. Nonlocal LEFM A Simple Approach to Cohesive Fracture and Its Scaling

9.7. Broad-Range Size Effect Law and Its Dirichlet Series Expansion

9.8. Size Effect Law Anchored in Both Small and Large Size Asymptotics

9.9. Recapitulation

Chapter 10: Size Effect at Continuum Limit on Approach to Atomic Lattice Scale

Chapter 11: Future Perspectives

Scaling of Structural Strength

Scaling of Structural Strength

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