Master's and PhD Degrees / Courses / Introductory Soil MechanicsCIV_ENV 430-0: Quasibrittle Fracture and Scaling
Master's and PhD Degrees
/ Courses
/ Introductory Soil Mechanics
Quarter Offered
Spring : MWF 2:00-3:50 ; BazantDescription
Fracture mechanics fundamentals. Concrete, composites, ice, rocks, soils, ceramics. Cohesive crack model. Crack band model. Damage. Localization. Nonlocality. Size effect laws. Statistical aspects. Discrete micro-modeling. Fracture stability. Environmental effects, loading rate and fatigue.Class Time:
5.5 hrs/wk
Course Outline, Outcomes and Goals