Nominal strength and size effect of quasi-brittle structures with holes

The main contribution of this work is to introduce analytical models able to create simple design charts that would allow designers to quickly determine the strength of quasi-brittle structures containing circular holes. Cohesive Zone Models are an excellent tool to model quasi-brittle structures wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kabeel, Abdallah Mahmoud Bayoumi
Other Authors: Maimí Vert, Pere
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Girona 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/289985