Description
This book is a compilation of research on fracture mechanics of concrete, rock, and ceramics. It discusses recent advances in the field and draws together research and applications in continuum, damage, and fracture mechanics approaches.
This book derives from the invited IUTAM Symposium in September 1993. The contributions discuss recent advances in fracture mechanics studies of concrete, rock, ceramics and other brittle disordered materials at micro and structural levels. It draws together research and applications in continuum, damage and fracture mechanics approaches.