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The classical Griffith theory is modified to include the prepeak nonlinear and postpeak tension-softening response of cement mortar and concrete. This is done through the notion of an equivalent (effective) brittle material which permits the calculation of the real fracture energy G F of the material. The latter is used to explain the ductilebrittle transition via the (energy) brittleness number. A simplified procedure for studying the crack growth in cement mortar and plain concrete is formulated on the basis of an equivalent elastic material, and its limitations are pointed out.

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Author

B.L. Karihaloo; A. Carpinteri; M. Elices

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Pergamon Press Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1065-7355)

Published

1993

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)