Crack growth resistance curve and size effect in the fracture of cement paste

Brian Cotterell, Yiu Wing Mai

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Abstract

A general theory is presented for the fracture of cementitious materials. It is shown that crack growth resistance curves can be constructed for cement pastes using fracture data available in the literature. The crack growth resistance curves are used to explain the specimen size and crack length dependence of fracture toughness in cement pastes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2734-2738
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume22
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics

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