This work presents an introduction to popular damage and fracture models along with the
major breakthroughs and the current state of the art. The theoretical and computational …

Ultra high performance concrete with coarse aggregates (CA-UHPC) exhibits complicated
damage and failure mechanisms due to intricate interactions of irregular mesoscale phases …

Mesoscale modelling is a promising tool to analyse the phenomenological causes of
mechanical failure of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Most mesoscale models of RAC …

The geometry of the attached mortar present in recycled concrete aggregates influences the
behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete, since this mortar is porous, rough and tends to …

As the main material composition of many large landslides in China and other countries, the
soil-rock mixtures (SRMs) have attracted many researchers to investigate their mechanical …

In recent years, engineering and research communities have shown a growing interest in
polygon elements due to their adaptability to complex geometries. However, their …

In this work, a phase field cohesive zone model (PFCZM) combined with the cell-based
smoothed finite element method (CSFEM) is presented to investigate the quasi-brittle …

The experimental method that accurately assesses the responses of cementitious materials
with complex microstructures requires significant time and effort. To address this issue, a …

Temperature-induced concrete fracture is a multi-field coupled process and the propagation
of crack is complex because of the nonhomogeneity of materials. In this paper, the …

This study develops an innovative numerical approach for simulating complex mesoscale
fracture in concrete. In this approach, the concrete meso-structures are generated using a …