Fracture process zone : microstructure and nanomechanics in quasi-brittle materials

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355). === Cracks begin (and end) at a crack tip; the "Fracture Process Zone" (FPZ) i...

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Main Author: Brooks, Zenzile (Zenzile Z.)
Other Authors: Franz-Josef Ulm and Herbert H. Einstein.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82831