Fatigue and Fracture of Non-metallic Materials and Structures

• Other Authors: Spagnoli, Andrea (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Ethylene-propylene diene monomer rubber EPDM; grommet; physical properties; optimization of shape design; reliability of rocks; fatigue load; strain energy; red sandstone; distribution of strain energy; indices; multi-scale simulation; fatigue loading; road bridge decks; stagnant water; fracture toughness; blast furnace slag; particle size; compressive strength; concrete; concrete cracking; crack patterns; carbon fiber-reinforced polymers-CFRP; RC strengthening (in bending and shear); RC beams; soft materials; polymers; strain rate; defect tolerance; digital image correlation; stress concentrators; notch blunting; lightning strike; composite reinforced panel; blow-off impulse; electric-thermal coupling; boundary effect; size effect; tensile strength; physical modelling test; rock structure; fracture; deformation; mining; neutral axis; self-healing; successive strain gauge; flexural test; bridge decks; pseudo-cracking method; data assimilation; triaxial compression test; sandstone; rock mechanics; rock fracture; energy evolution; rock-like material; crack propagation; discrete element; strain rate tensor; velocity field; jointed rock; uniaxial tension loading; numerical analysis; discrete element method; strata structural behavior; numerical simulation; tension weakening; fractures; goaf consolidation; fatigue life; modified asphalt mixture; four-point bending beam fatigue test; two-point trapezoidal beam fatigue test; overlay tester; embedment; shale rock; proppant pack; fracture width; fly ash; fineness; fracture energy; critical stress intensity factor; assessment; bridge evaluation; compressive membrane action; concrete bridges; fatigue; fatigue assessment; live loads; prestressed concrete; punching shear; scale model; CFRP; Low Velocity Impacts; Cohesive Zone Model (CZM); Finite Element Analysis (FEA); VUMAT; inter-laminar damage; intra-laminar damage; chemical grouting; flowing water; water plugging rate; joint roughness coefficient; damage model; mode-II microcracks; thermodynamics; reinforced concrete beam; impact and quasi-static loading; retrofitting; mineral grain shape; particle flow code; uniaxial compression simulation; rock mechanical property; mesostructure; finite element analysis; cohesive zone model; high performance concrete; fibre-reinforced high performance concrete; compressive stress; compressive modulus of elasticity; maximum compressive strain; tension; pressure-tension apparatus; nondestructive testing; ultrasonic pulse velocity; ABAQUS FEA; high-temperature wedge splitting test; fracture parameters; reducing condition; carbon-containing refractories; strain-softening; failure probability; diamond composite; material failure characteristics; reliability; rock cutting picks; civil engineering; fiber-reinforced composite laminate; multi-directional laminate; delamination; elastic interface; energy release rate; mixed-mode fracture; enhanced PG-NEM; functionally graded material (FGM); stress intensity factor (SIF); modified interaction integral; metallic glasses; shear bands; mechanical properties; fracture mechanism; small wind turbine; stall regulation; pitch regulation; aeroelastic simulation; n/a; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Structural integrity; Polymers; Composites; Ceramics; Concrete; Rock; Soft matter; Advanced materials.
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The mechanics of fracture and fatigue have produced a huge body of research work in relation to applications to metal materials and structures. However, a variety of non-metallic materials (e.g., concrete and cementitious composites, rocks, glass, ceramics, bituminous mixtures, composites, polymers,...