Issue 47

M. Fallah Tafti et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 47 (2019) 169-185; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.14

ENDB Edge Notched Disc Bend EPS Elastoplastomer Polymer Strings F f Maximum load FI Flexibility Index G f Fracture energy HMA Hot Mix Asphalt K IC Mode I fracture toughness LEFM Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics PACS Polyolefin-Aramid Compound Structural Fibers PG Performance Grade PPA Poly-Phosphoric Acid R Radius of SCB specimen described below S Half of loading span

SBS Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene SCB Semi-Circular Bend specimen SENB Single-Edge Notched Beam s

The compression stress imposed on the specimen

t

Specimen thickness

T g W f

Glass transition temperature Work to breakdown a specimen

WMA Warm Mix Asphalt Y I Mode I shape factor Y I Mode I shape factor

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