Preface to the FraMCoS-1 proceedings by Z.P. Bazant.
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures (FraMCoS1)held at Beaver Run Resort,Breekenridge, Colorado, USA, 1‑5 June 1992 Edited by organized by ZDENEK P. BAZANT Wαlter P. Murphy Professor ofCivil Engineering, Northwestern University Northwestern University, Evαnston, lllinois, USA in collaboration with the NSF Science and Technology Center for Advanced Cement‑Based Materials (ACBM) ~ and the ACI Committee 446 on Fracture Mechanics under the auspices of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) andthe American Concrete Institute (ACI) and sponsored by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) 1991 ELSEVIER APPLIED SCIENCE LONDON and NEW YORK V11 Vlll C吋0Jin,J. Mazars, J. Planぉ,KWillam, B.1. G. Ban, R. de Borst, V. E. Saouma, J. van Mier,組do血巴rs.We talkeda加utit 鉱山eintemational workshop 00∞nαete fractur巴heldin Locamo, Switrerl組d,in September, 1安調。 (or伊国dby wi伽 annand Dun例制白血 tematio叫 workshop00∞ocrete fra出Jreheld in Torino in October 1991 (h倒 edbyA.C均出出).As a r叫 tof our也ω血onsat曲師 mostchanning 1ωations,配 detailed∞oceptαystallired. Anor伊血血 gm∞出gwas called to hot巴IOranjein N∞,rdwijk, Ne白erl組也 where it was held 00 June .19;1991,d町並ga∞nferenαorgan出dby J. van Mier. The Intemational Association of Fracture M巴chanicsof Coocrete S凶伽巴 S似 ‑FraMω)was created by unanimo凶∞間山 ofthe members of出eIntematiooal PREFACE Scieotific Advisory Committee of 他 confereocewho were preseot in N∞rdwijk.