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Fracture of concrete and brittle materials

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Mechanical damage and crack growth in concrete

Part of the book series: Engineering Application of Fracture Mechanics ((EAFM,volume 5))

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When surfaces are in contact, load can be transmitted in the normal direction by compressive forces and in the tangential direction by shear or friction. In the case of cracks or lines of discontinuities in concrete, the chances are that they will be oriented at some angles with the load. This leads to rubbing or sliding of adjacent surfaces, an influence that will be discussed in this chapter.

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Carpinteri, A. (1986). Fracture of concrete and brittle materials. In: Mechanical damage and crack growth in concrete. Engineering Application of Fracture Mechanics, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4350-6_2

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