Brittle Matrix Composites 1

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Structural and Continuum Aspects of Fracture in Brittle Matrix Composites....Pages 1-23
A Conception of a Structural Theory of Composite Materials....Pages 25-48
Curved Thermal Crack Growth in Self-Stressed Models of Fibre Reinforced Materials with a Brittle Matrix....Pages 49-68
Profile Analysis of Fracture Surfaces in Multiphase Brittle Solids....Pages 69-80
Dynamic Aspects in Fracture Mechanisms....Pages 81-91
Optimal Measurements of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials....Pages 93-107
Composite Ceramics: Comments on Strength Characterisation by a Fracture Mechanics Approach....Pages 109-129
Nonlinear Behaviour of a SiSiC Composite at Elevated Temperatures and Different Loading Rates....Pages 131-150
Fatigue Behaviour of SiSiC Composite Structures at Elevated Temperature....Pages 151-167
On the Fracture Behaviour of Metal-to-Ceramic Joints....Pages 169-183
Fibre-Matrix Compatibility in Silicon Nitride Composites....Pages 185-194
A Method for Determining the Influence of Brittle Reaction Zones on the Strength of Fibre-Reinforced Composites....Pages 195-204
Microstructure and Subcritical Crack Growth in Long-Rod High-Voltage Insulators....Pages 205-213
The Influence of Ageing and Fatigue on the Acoustic Properties of Solids....Pages 215-226
Non Linear Mechanical Behaviour of Laminates....Pages 227-240
Structure and Fracture in Polymer Concretes: Some Phenomenological Approaches....Pages 241-261
Fracture Mechanics Behaviour of Glass Cloth/Epoxy Composites....Pages 263-286
A Numerical Analysis of Singular Stress Fields at the Free Edge of Layered Composites....Pages 287-303
The Influence of Cure Conditions on the Fracture of Non-reinforced Thermosetting Resins....Pages 305-309
Relationships Between Crack Formation and Energy Changes in Concrete....Pages 311-321
Smeared Crack Model for Concrete Using an Endochronic Material Model....Pages 323-330
Energy Absorption of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete as a Function of its Structure....Pages 331-340
Experimental Investigations into the Damage of Cement Concrete with Natural Aggregates....Pages 341-354
Studies of Fracture and the Crack Propagation in Concrete and Polymer Concrete....Pages 355-370
On the Modelling of Fibre Pull-Out Forces in Composites....Pages 371-381
Cracking of a Brittle Material under Pure Shear Deformation....Pages 383-402
Influence of the Fibre Orientation on the Energy Absorption at Fracture of SFRC Specimens....Pages 403-420
Structural Variations in Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete and Its Implications for Material Behaviour....Pages 421-434
Influence of Fibre Reinforcement on Plastic Shrinkage and Cracking....Pages 435-441
A Damage Model for Concrete Reinforcement Bonds in Composite Concrete Structures....Pages 443-453
Behaviour of the Fibre/Matrix Interface in SFRC during Loading....Pages 455-469
Interfacial Mechanical Properties of Cement- Fibres Composites....Pages 471-495
Limit Analysis for Elastic-Softening Structures: Scale and Slenderness Influence on Global Brittleness....Pages 497-508
Post-Peak Tensile Behaviour of Lightweight versus Normal-Weight Concrete....Pages 509-525
Evaluation of the Effect of Aggregate Grading on the Cracking Behaviour of Plain Concrete....Pages 527-535
Structural Effects in the Fracture of Concrete....Pages 537-548
Simulation of Crack Propagation in Various Concrete Structures....Pages 549-557
Back Matter....Pages 559-570
....Pages 571-587