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Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures

Strength, Lifetime, and Size Effect

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Published: 25th May 2017
Dimensions: w 178mm h 254mm d 19mm
Weight: 773g
ISBN-10: 1107151708
ISBN-13: 9781107151703
Barcode No: 9781107151703
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Synopsis
Quasibrittle (or brittle heterogeneous) materials are becoming increasingly important for modern engineering. They include concretes, rocks, fiber composites, tough ceramics, sea ice, bone, wood, stiff soils, rigid foams, glass, dental and biomaterials, as well as all brittle materials on the micro or nano scale. Their salient feature is that the fracture process zone size is non-negligible compared to the structural dimensions. This causes intricate energetic and statistical size effects and leads to size-dependent probability distribution of strength, transitional between Gaussian and Weibullian. The ensuing difficult challenges for safe design are vanquished in this book, which features a rigorous theory with detailed derivations yet no superfluous mathematical sophistication; extensive experimental verifications; and realistic approximations for design. A wide range of subjects is covered, including probabilistic fracture kinetics at nanoscale, multiscale transition, statistics of structural strength and lifetime, size effect, reliability indices, safety factors, and ramification to gate dielectrics breakdown.

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'This new book provides a welcome addition to the very sparse collection of contemporary books that genuinely move the field of mechanics and materials forward. It does so by major steps of progress and consolidation, not just by incremental change. And its beneficial effects are not limited to mechanics and materials. ... Virtually all work is supported by experimental verification. There is an unusually large, detailed and illuminating summary of past work and references. Much of it is from the senior author's voluminous and well received contributions to the research literature. As is evident, this is a research oriented book. It is not for beginners. But for those interested in the topic and determined to diligently pursue it, then this book will prove to be an invaluable and indispensable resource. The authors seem to have been committed to work on some of the very hardest problems in existence and their progress is nothing short of remarkable.' Richard M. Christensen, Meccanica