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

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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.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney, 2006, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Cotterell, B., Mai, YW. Crack growth resistance curve and size effect in the fracture of cement paste. J Mater Sci 22, 2734–2738 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01086465

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