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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2734-2738 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics