Fracture of quasi-brittle heterogeneous materials is steered by processes at several different scale levels. These processes can progress independently or affect each other. In order to model fracture of such materials one should account for all rupture processes contributing to overall fracture process. This paper is presenting structural-temporal approach for analysis of multiscale nature of brittle fracture. Notion of spatial-temporal cell for different scale levels is introduced. Problem of experimental determination of a fixed scale level is discussed. Possible interconnections of this scale level with higher and lower scale levels are discussed. It is shown that this can give a possibility to predict fracture on a higher (real) scale level having experimental data obtained on a lower (laboratory) scale. This possibility is of extreme importance for many applications where the possibility to evaluate material strength properties on real structure scale level does not exist (ex. geological objects, big concrete structures, trunk pipelines, etc.).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPERFORMANCE, PROTECTION AND STRENGTHENING OF STRUCTURES UNDER EXTREME LOADING
EditorsE Cadoni, M DiPrisco
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages160-165
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)978-3-03785-217-0
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event3rd International Workshop on Performance, Protection and Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading - Lugano, Switzerland
Duration: 30 Aug 20111 Sep 2011

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
PublisherTRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD
Volume82
ISSN (Print)1660-9336

Conference

Conference3rd International Workshop on Performance, Protection and Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLugano
Period30/08/111/09/11

    Research areas

  • brittle fracture, multiscale, incubation time, steel, pipeline, dynamic crack propagation, scale levels, FEM, INITIATION, STRENGTH

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