Applications of Fracture Mechanics to Reinforced Concrete

Size effect in quasi-brittle micro-heterogeneous structures: deterministic and statistical theories.  Size effects in concrete structures.  Stress-crack opening relation and size effect in concrete. Size effects in two compact test specimen geometries.  Scaling in tensile and compressive fracture of concrete.  Prediction of fracture of concrete and fibre reinforced concrete by the R-curve approach.  Size effect in concrete structures: an R-curve approach. Modelling crack toughness curves in fibre-reinforced cement composites.  Fracture mechanics evaluation of anchorage bearing capacity in concrete.  Anchor bolts modelled with fracture mechanics.  Simulation of bond and anchorage: usefulness of softening fracture mechanics.  Analysis of steel-concrete bond with damage mechanics: nonlinear behaviour and size effect.  Splitting failure of a strain-softening material due to bond stress.  Fracture mechanics evaluation of minimum reinforcement in concrete structures.  Minimum reinforcement requirements for concrete flexural members.  Fracture mechanics application to reinforced concrete members in flexure.  Role of compressive fracture energy of concrete on the failure behaviour of reinforced beams.  Shear crack stability along a precast reinforced concrete joint.  Shear strength of reinforced concrete beams.  Effect of fibre modified fracture properties on shear resistance of reinforced mortar and concrete beams.  Failure modes of longitudinally reinforced beams.  Reinforced concrete beam behaviour under cyclic loadings.  An expert system approach to applying fracture mechanics to reinforced concrete.  Index.