Modelling and testing of large-scale masonry elements under three-point bending – Tough and strong nacre-like structure enlarged by a factor of 20,000
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.106961
Abstract: Abstract Large-scale brick-mortar structures and tough/strong nacre have common layered structure features. If enlarged by 20,000 times, fracture patterns in natural nacre consisting of micro-layered structures around 2 μm in thickness are virtually identical to those… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; brick; three point; strong nacre ... See more keywords