Fatigue Rupture of Plain Concrete Analysed by Fracture Mechanics

Fracture of Concrete and Rock ◽

10.1007/978-1-4612-3578-1_6 ◽

1989 ◽

pp. 58-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zhang Binsheng ◽

Zhu Zhaohong ◽

Wu Keru

Keyword(s):

Fracture Mechanics ◽

Plain Concrete ◽

Fatigue Rupture

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Fracture mechanics of cement mortar and plain concrete

Advanced Cement Based Materials ◽

10.1016/1065-7355(93)90014-f ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 92-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

B.L. Karihaloo ◽

A. Carpinteri ◽

M. Elices

Keyword(s):

Fracture Mechanics ◽

Cement Mortar ◽

Plain Concrete

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Stress Prediction for Cracking of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements, 1925–2000

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198105191900106 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1919 (1) ◽

pp. 47-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Anastasios M. Ioannides

Keyword(s):

Fracture Mechanics ◽

Dimensional Analysis ◽

Analytical Methods ◽

Coming Of Age ◽

Plain Concrete ◽

Concrete Pavements ◽

Laboratory Studies ◽

New Era ◽

Stress Prediction ◽

Year 2000

The evolution of analytical methods for the prediction of cracking in jointed plain concrete pavements was traced over the period from the publication of Westergaard's early work until the year 2000. This development was accomplished in parallel with the birth and coming of age of geotechnical engineering and was likewise pioneered by a number of colorful and distinguished personalities. Westergaard's limiting assumptions have defined the task for generations of pavement engineers who, with road tests and laboratory studies, jerry-rigged equipment, and sophisticated electronic tools, have eventually managed to eliminate each one of them. As a new era of mechanistic–empirical pavement design is ushered in, it behooves the profession to undertake a concerted and serious effort to eliminate the most crucial remaining stumbling block to their efforts: Miner's fatigue hypothesis. Fracture mechanics, similitude concepts, and the principles of dimensional analysis hold the brightest promise of a future worthy of the pioneers celebrated here.

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