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The loss of structure integrity in concrete due to cracking has attracted wide attention from engineers and researchers in recent years. One of the major advances in the field is the application of the fracture mechanics discipline. Concrete strength being sensitive to inherent flaws and aggregate composition will advertently be size dependent if these variables are accounted for in the analytical modeling. In addition, the rate of loading will also play a role as in the case of material behavior in general. The prerequisite for defining the thresholds of material damage necessitates the selection of suitable fracture or failure criteria.
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Sih, G.C. (1984). Mechanics of material damage in concrete. In: Carpinteri, A., Ingraffea, A.R. (eds) Fracture mechanics of concrete: Material characterization and testing. Engineering Application of Fracture Mechanics, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6149-4_1
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