On the relationship between ceramic strength and the requirements for mechanical design
R Danzer - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2014 - Elsevier
During the last fifty years the mechanical properties of ceramic materials have been greatly
improved, their toughness and strength have been increased and the scatter of strength …
improved, their toughness and strength have been increased and the scatter of strength …
[图书][B] Creep and hygrothermal effects in concrete structures
The literature on concrete creep and shrinkage is vast and scattered over many media. A
host of books have already been devoted to this subject. Some are valuable compilations of …
host of books have already been devoted to this subject. Some are valuable compilations of …
Scaling in size, time and risk—The problem of huge extrapolations and remedy by asymptotic matching
The scaling of structural response of concrete structures to large structure sizes, to long
service lives and to tolerable failure probabilities is a problem of order-of-magnitude …
service lives and to tolerable failure probabilities is a problem of order-of-magnitude …
[图书][B] Probabilistic mechanics of quasibrittle structures: strength, lifetime, and size effect
Quasibrittle (or brittle heterogeneous) materials are becoming increasingly important for
modern engineering. They include concretes, rocks, fiber composites, tough ceramics, sea …
modern engineering. They include concretes, rocks, fiber composites, tough ceramics, sea …
Unified nano-mechanics based probabilistic theory of quasibrittle and brittle structures: I. Strength, static crack growth, lifetime and scaling
Engineering structures must be designed for an extremely low failure probability such as
10− 6, which is beyond the means of direct verification by histogram testing. This is not a …
10− 6, which is beyond the means of direct verification by histogram testing. This is not a …
Theory of cyclic creep of concrete based on Paris law for fatigue growth of subcritical microcracks
Recent investigations prompted by a disaster in Palau revealed that worldwide there are 69
long-span segmental prestressed-concrete box-girder bridges that suffered excessive multi …
long-span segmental prestressed-concrete box-girder bridges that suffered excessive multi …
Unified nano-mechanics based probabilistic theory of quasibrittle and brittle structures: II. Fatigue crack growth, lifetime and scaling
This paper extends the theoretical framework presented in the preceding Part I to the lifetime
distribution of quasibrittle structures failing at the fracture of one representative volume …
distribution of quasibrittle structures failing at the fracture of one representative volume …
Asymptotically matched extrapolation of fishnet failure probability to continuum scale
Motivated by the extraordinary strength of nacre, which exceeds the strength of its fragile
constituents by an order of magnitude, the fishnet statistics became in 2017 the only …
constituents by an order of magnitude, the fishnet statistics became in 2017 the only …
Long-term performance of prestressed concrete bridges under the intertwined effects of concrete damage, static creep and traffic-induced cyclic creep
T Tong, Z Liu, J Zhang, Q Yu - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
The current progress towards sustainable transportation demands for a prolonged lifespan,
ie, over 100 years, for large-span bridges. To accomplish this goal, realistic prediction of the …
ie, over 100 years, for large-span bridges. To accomplish this goal, realistic prediction of the …
Design of quasibrittle materials and structures to optimize strength and scaling at probability tail: an apercu
ZP Bažant - Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The objective in materials or structure design has been to maximize the mean strength.
However, as generally agreed, engineering structures, such as bridges, aircraft or …
However, as generally agreed, engineering structures, such as bridges, aircraft or …