This book presents an experimentally validated probabilistic strength theory of structures made of concrete, composites, ceramics and other quasibrittle materia

Many modern engineering structures are composed of brittle heterogenous, or quasibrittle, materials. These include concrete, composites, tough ceramics, rocks,

An introductory text providing the reader with a thorough background to the rich world of applications of stochastic processes.

The EURO-C conference series (Split 1984, Zell am See 1990, Innsbruck 1994, Badgastein 1998, St. Johann im Pongau 2003, Mayrhofen 2006, Schladming 2010, St. Ant

Designed for graduate and upper-level undergraduate university courses, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of quasibrittle fracture mechanics, includi