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Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials

Reporter’ Summary: Session Three, Theoretical Fracture Mechanics Considerations

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Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials

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This session contained three invited talks: “Fracture Mechaaics, Size Effect and Damage Localization in Brittle Homogeneous Materials” by Zdenek P. Bazant (Northwestern University), “Micromechanics of Deformation in Rock” by Neville Cook (University of California, Berkeley) and “Asymptotic Analysis of Cohesive Cracks and its Relation with Effective Elastic Cracks” by Jaime Planas (Ciudad Universitaria, Spain).

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Rudnicki, J.W. (1991). Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials. In: Shah, S.P. (eds) Toughening Mechanisms in Quasi-Brittle Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 195. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3388-3_12

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