Author: A. Bakker
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780419158707
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
This important 2 volume set highlights the state-of-the-art on fracture research and the application of fracture mechanics to brittle disordered materials such as concrete, rock and ceramics. It forms the invited and submitted contributions to the international RILEM/ESIS sysmposium held in Noordwijk, The Netherlands in June 1991.
Fracture Processes in Concrete, Rock and Ceramics
Author: A. Bakker
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780419158707
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
This important 2 volume set highlights the state-of-the-art on fracture research and the application of fracture mechanics to brittle disordered materials such as concrete, rock and ceramics. It forms the invited and submitted contributions to the international RILEM/ESIS sysmposium held in Noordwijk, The Netherlands in June 1991.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780419158707
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
This important 2 volume set highlights the state-of-the-art on fracture research and the application of fracture mechanics to brittle disordered materials such as concrete, rock and ceramics. It forms the invited and submitted contributions to the international RILEM/ESIS sysmposium held in Noordwijk, The Netherlands in June 1991.
Fracture and Complexity
Author: Alberto Carpinteri
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789402420289
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book explores the two opposite natural trends of composite systems: (i) order and structure emerging from heterogeneity and randomness, and (ii) instability and chaos arising from simple nonlinear rules. Providing insights into the rapidly growing field of complexity sciences, the book focuses on the role of complexity in fracture mechanics. It firstly discusses the occurrence of self-similarity and fractal patterns in deformation, damage, fracture, and fragmentation of heterogeneous materials and the apparent scaling of the nominal mechanical properties of disordered materials, as well as of the time-to-failure after fatigue and creep loading. Then the book addresses criticality in the acoustic emissions from damaged structures and tectonic faults. Further, it examines the snap-back instability in the structural behavior of relatively large composite structures in the framework of catastrophe theory, and lastly describes the transition toward chaos in the dynamics of cracked elements.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789402420289
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book explores the two opposite natural trends of composite systems: (i) order and structure emerging from heterogeneity and randomness, and (ii) instability and chaos arising from simple nonlinear rules. Providing insights into the rapidly growing field of complexity sciences, the book focuses on the role of complexity in fracture mechanics. It firstly discusses the occurrence of self-similarity and fractal patterns in deformation, damage, fracture, and fragmentation of heterogeneous materials and the apparent scaling of the nominal mechanical properties of disordered materials, as well as of the time-to-failure after fatigue and creep loading. Then the book addresses criticality in the acoustic emissions from damaged structures and tectonic faults. Further, it examines the snap-back instability in the structural behavior of relatively large composite structures in the framework of catastrophe theory, and lastly describes the transition toward chaos in the dynamics of cracked elements.
Creep and Hygrothermal Effects in Concrete Structures
Author: Zdeněk P. Bažant
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9402411380
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
This comprehensive treatise covers in detail practical methods of analysis as well as advanced mathematical models for structures highly sensitive to creep and shrinkage. Effective computational algorithms for century-long creep effects in structures, moisture diffusion and high temperature effects are presented. The main design codes and recommendations (including RILEM B3 and B4) are critically compared. Statistical uncertainty of century-long predictions is analyzed and its reduction by extrapolation is discussed, with emphasis on updating based on short-time tests and on long-term measurements on existing structures. Testing methods and the statistics of large randomly collected databases are critically appraised and improvements of predictions of multi-decade relaxation of prestressing steel, cyclic creep in bridges, cracking damage, etc., are demonstrated. Important research directions, such as nanomechanical and probabilistic modeling, are identified, and the need for separating the long-lasting autogenous shrinkage of modern concretes from the creep and drying shrinkage data and introducing it into practical prediction models is emphasized. All the results are derived mathematically and justified as much as possible by extensive test data. The theoretical background in linear viscoelasticity with aging is covered in detail. The didactic style makes the book suitable as a textbook. Everything is properly explained, step by step, with a wealth of application examples as well as simple illustrations of the basic phenomena which could alternate as homeworks or exams. The book is of interest to practicing engineers, researchers, educators and graduate students.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9402411380
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
This comprehensive treatise covers in detail practical methods of analysis as well as advanced mathematical models for structures highly sensitive to creep and shrinkage. Effective computational algorithms for century-long creep effects in structures, moisture diffusion and high temperature effects are presented. The main design codes and recommendations (including RILEM B3 and B4) are critically compared. Statistical uncertainty of century-long predictions is analyzed and its reduction by extrapolation is discussed, with emphasis on updating based on short-time tests and on long-term measurements on existing structures. Testing methods and the statistics of large randomly collected databases are critically appraised and improvements of predictions of multi-decade relaxation of prestressing steel, cyclic creep in bridges, cracking damage, etc., are demonstrated. Important research directions, such as nanomechanical and probabilistic modeling, are identified, and the need for separating the long-lasting autogenous shrinkage of modern concretes from the creep and drying shrinkage data and introducing it into practical prediction models is emphasized. All the results are derived mathematically and justified as much as possible by extensive test data. The theoretical background in linear viscoelasticity with aging is covered in detail. The didactic style makes the book suitable as a textbook. Everything is properly explained, step by step, with a wealth of application examples as well as simple illustrations of the basic phenomena which could alternate as homeworks or exams. The book is of interest to practicing engineers, researchers, educators and graduate students.
Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures
Author: Zdenek P. Bazant
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107151708
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This book presents an experimentally validated probabilistic strength theory of structures made of concrete, composites, ceramics and other quasibrittle materials.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107151708
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This book presents an experimentally validated probabilistic strength theory of structures made of concrete, composites, ceramics and other quasibrittle materials.
Creep and Shrinkage in Concrete Structures
Author: Z. P. Bažant
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Fracture Processes in Concrete, Rock and Ceramics
Author: J. G. M. van Mier
Publisher: Spon Press
ISBN: 9780419158509
Category : Brittleness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Spon Press
ISBN: 9780419158509
Category : Brittleness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete
Author: Z. P. Bažant
Publisher: Spon Press
ISBN: 9780419186304
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Presents the proceedings of the 5th RILEM International Symposium, held in Barcelona in September 1993. The papers discuss creep and shrinkage of concrete, and should be of interest to cement and concrete technologists and researchers, as well as structural engineers.
Publisher: Spon Press
ISBN: 9780419186304
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Presents the proceedings of the 5th RILEM International Symposium, held in Barcelona in September 1993. The papers discuss creep and shrinkage of concrete, and should be of interest to cement and concrete technologists and researchers, as well as structural engineers.
Image Fusion
Author: Tania Stathaki
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080558526
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
The growth in the use of sensor technology has led to the demand for image fusion: signal processing techniques that can combine information received from different sensors into a single composite image in an efficient and reliable manner. This book brings together classical and modern algorithms and design architectures, demonstrating through applications how these can be implemented. Image Fusion: Algorithms and Applications provides a representative collection of the recent advances in research and development in the field of image fusion, demonstrating both spatial domain and transform domain fusion methods including Bayesian methods, statistical approaches, ICA and wavelet domain techniques. It also includes valuable material on image mosaics, remote sensing applications and performance evaluation. This book will be an invaluable resource to R&D engineers, academic researchers and system developers requiring the most up-to-date and complete information on image fusion algorithms, design architectures and applications. - Combines theory and practice to create a unique point of reference - Contains contributions from leading experts in this rapidly-developing field - Demonstrates potential uses in military, medical and civilian areas
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080558526
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
The growth in the use of sensor technology has led to the demand for image fusion: signal processing techniques that can combine information received from different sensors into a single composite image in an efficient and reliable manner. This book brings together classical and modern algorithms and design architectures, demonstrating through applications how these can be implemented. Image Fusion: Algorithms and Applications provides a representative collection of the recent advances in research and development in the field of image fusion, demonstrating both spatial domain and transform domain fusion methods including Bayesian methods, statistical approaches, ICA and wavelet domain techniques. It also includes valuable material on image mosaics, remote sensing applications and performance evaluation. This book will be an invaluable resource to R&D engineers, academic researchers and system developers requiring the most up-to-date and complete information on image fusion algorithms, design architectures and applications. - Combines theory and practice to create a unique point of reference - Contains contributions from leading experts in this rapidly-developing field - Demonstrates potential uses in military, medical and civilian areas
Mechanics of Geomaterials
Author: Z. P. Bazant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Biomaterials Fabrication and Processing Handbook
Author: Paul K. Chu
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0849379741
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
This volume focuses on a variety of production and processing aspects of the latest biomaterials. It discusses how scaffolds are used in tissue engineering and describes common implant materials, such as hard tissue, blood contacting, and soft tissue. The book also examines the important role nanotechnology plays in the preparation of drugs, protein delivery, tissue engineering, cardiovascular biomaterials, hard tissue replacements, biosensors, and bio-MEMS. With contributions from renowned international experts and extensive reference lists in each chapter, this book provides detailed, practical information to produce biomaterials and employ them in biomedicine.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0849379741
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
This volume focuses on a variety of production and processing aspects of the latest biomaterials. It discusses how scaffolds are used in tissue engineering and describes common implant materials, such as hard tissue, blood contacting, and soft tissue. The book also examines the important role nanotechnology plays in the preparation of drugs, protein delivery, tissue engineering, cardiovascular biomaterials, hard tissue replacements, biosensors, and bio-MEMS. With contributions from renowned international experts and extensive reference lists in each chapter, this book provides detailed, practical information to produce biomaterials and employ them in biomedicine.