Mechanics based statistical prediction of structure size and geometry effects on safety factors for composites and other quasibrittle materials

The objective of this paper1 is a rational determination of safety factors of quasibrittle structures, taking into account their size and shape. To this end, it is necessary to establish the probability density distribution function (pdf) of the structural strength. For perfectly ductile and perfect...

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Main Author: Bažant Zdeněk P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Society of Mechanics & Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade 2008-01-01
Series:Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5584/2008/1450-55840803053B.pdf