Abstract: By means of the Hankel transform and dual-integral equations, the nonlinear response of a penny-shaped dielectric crack with a permittivity κ0 in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric ceramic ...

Abstract: The stress-strain relation of cement binder is age-dependent and so is the behavior of mortar. In this study, we conducted a concurrent experimental and theoretical investigation into the effect of material age on the ...

Abstract: In this study, we conduct a combined experimental and micromechanical investigation into the strain-rate sensitivity of concretes, with a special reference to the effect of aggregate concentration. We first measured the ...

Abstract: A micromechanics-based model is proposed to determine the nonlinear stress-strain relations of cement-matrix composites at different concentrations of inclusions (aggregates). We first conducted some experiments to uncover ...