Mechanics of quasi-brittle materials and structures

Edited in honour of Professor Zdenek P. Bazant 60th anniversary, this volume presents a state of the art in the field of the mechanics of quasi-brittle materials and structures. It is also intended to investigate the potentialities and outstanding issues which should be faced toward the development of models aimed at predicting the life time of existing structures.
Chapter 1. Mechanics of Material Failure Towards an Universal Theory for Fracture of Concrete, J. G.M. Van Mier Strength Scaling Law for Elastic Materials with Interacting Defects, C. Huet Isotropic and Anisotropic Damage Models for Concrete Fracture, R. de Borst Comments on Microplane Theory, M. Jirasek A Visco-Damage Model for the Tensile Behavior of Concrete at Moderately High Strain-Rates, L. Cedolin, P. Bianchi, A. Ratti Size Effect in Design of Fastenings, R. Eligehausen, J. Ozbolt Chapter 2. Durability Mechanics Shrinkage and Weight Loss Studies in Normal and High Strength Concrete, B. Barr, A.S. El-Baden Time-Dependent Behaviour of Cracked and Ageing Concrete, B. L. Karihaloo, S. Santhikumar On the Residual Tensile Properties of High Performance Siliceous Concrete Exposed to High Temperature, R. Felicetti, P. G. Gambarova Numerical Evaluation of the Mechanical Contribution of Pore Pressure in Spalling of Concrete at Elevated Temperatures, G. Heinfling, J.M. Reynouard Organic Fluids Penetrating into Cracked Concrete, H.W. Reinhardt Testing and Modeling Alkali-Silica Reaction and the Associated Expansion of Concrete, Y. XI, A. Suwito, X. Wen, C. Meyer, W. Jin Measurement of Pore Water Pressure in Concrete and Fracturing Concrete by Pore Pressure, H. Oshita, T. Tanabe Chapter 3. Computational Failure Analysis and Design Splitting of Concrete Block Caused by inside Pressure-Failure Mechanism and Size Effect, J. Ozbolt, J. Asmus, K. Jebara Failure Analysis of Quasi-Brittle Materials Using Interface Elements, I. Carol, C. Lopez Modelling Material Failure as a Strong Discontinuity with the Material Point Method, H.L. Schreyer, D.L. Sulsky, S.-J. Zhou Implementation and Application of an Algorithm for Incremental Adaptive Finite Element Analysis of Concrete Plates, T. Huemer, R. Lackner, H.A. Mang Error Indicators to Assess the Quality of Simplified Finite Element Modelling Strategy, S.Ghavamian, G. Pijaudier-Cabot, J. Mazars A Methodology for Discretisation Objective, Discrete, Dynamic Fracture, P. Klerck, R. Owen, J. Yu, T. Crook Restrained Cracking in Reinforced Concrete, Z. Bittnar, P. Rericha Failure of Concrete Beams Strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Plastic Laminates, O. Buyukozturk, B. Hearing, O. Gunes Appendix List of Workshop Participants