A review on fracture propagation in concrete: Models, methods, and benchmark tests
Rigorous characterization of fracture evolution in quasi-brittle materials–such as concrete–
requires computationally intensive and, mostly, complex approaches. However, the …
requires computationally intensive and, mostly, complex approaches. However, the …
Scaling in size, time and risk—The problem of huge extrapolations and remedy by asymptotic matching
The scaling of structural response of concrete structures to large structure sizes, to long
service lives and to tolerable failure probabilities is a problem of order-of-magnitude …
service lives and to tolerable failure probabilities is a problem of order-of-magnitude …
[BOOK][B] Quasibrittle fracture mechanics and size effect: A first course
ZP Ba, JL Le, M Salviato - 2021 - books.google.com
Many modern engineering structures are composed of brittle heterogenous, or quasibrittle,
materials. These include concrete, composites, tough ceramics, rocks, cold asphalt mixtures …
materials. These include concrete, composites, tough ceramics, rocks, cold asphalt mixtures …
A multi phase-field-cohesive zone model for laminated composites: Application to delamination migration
Abstract Failure processes in Laminated Fiber-Reinforced Composites (LFRCs) entail the
development and progression of different physical mechanisms and, in particular, the …
development and progression of different physical mechanisms and, in particular, the …
Critical comparison of phase-field, peridynamics, and crack band model M7 in light of gap test and classical fracture tests
The recently conceived gap test and its simulation revealed that the fracture energy Gf (or
Kc, Jcr) of concrete, plastic-hardening metals, composites, and probably most materials can …
Kc, Jcr) of concrete, plastic-hardening metals, composites, and probably most materials can …
A discrete numerical model for the effects of crack healing on the behaviour of ordinary plain concrete: Implementation, calibration, and validation
In the last decade the self-healing of cracks in cementitious materials has been gaining an
increasing interest by both the concrete industry and the scientific community. Framed into …
increasing interest by both the concrete industry and the scientific community. Framed into …
Crack nucleation in brittle and quasi-brittle materials: A peridynamic analysis
Peridynamic (PD) models of bodies without pre-cracks, based on a single fracture parameter
(associated with the critical fracture energy), produce different strengths when different …
(associated with the critical fracture energy), produce different strengths when different …
Lattice discrete particle model for the simulation of irregular stone masonry
This paper focuses on the simulation of irregular stone masonry by the lattice discrete
particle model (LDPM), which simulates the fracture and failure behavior of quasi-brittle …
particle model (LDPM), which simulates the fracture and failure behavior of quasi-brittle …
Computational modeling of the out-of-plane behavior of unreinforced irregular masonry
The vulnerability of stone masonry structures to seismic loading constitutes one of the main
application areas of research in the field of structural engineering. This paper focuses on the …
application areas of research in the field of structural engineering. This paper focuses on the …
A smooth Crack-Band Model for anisotropic materials: Continuum theory and computations with the RKPM meshfree method
Abstract A smooth Crack Band Model (sCBM) is developed for anisotropic materials with
both high and low magnitude of anisotropy. sCBM is primarily used as a regularization …
both high and low magnitude of anisotropy. sCBM is primarily used as a regularization …