A review on fracture propagation in concrete: Models, methods, and benchmark tests

F Mukhtar, A El-Tohfa - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Rigorous characterization of fracture evolution in quasi-brittle materials–such as concrete–
requires computationally intensive and, mostly, complex approaches. However, the …

A ductile phase-field model based on degrading the fracture toughness: Theory and implementation at small strain

B Yin, M Kaliske - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A reliable prediction of structural failure is extremely important in industrial applications. The
promising phase-field model has been intensively studied in fracture simulation and been …

[HTML][HTML] A ductile phase-field fracture formulation with regularized fracture toughness through a gradient-extended micromorphic approach

D Zhao, B Yin, J Storm, M Kaliske - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this work, a phase-field formulation is proposed to describe ductile fracture in fiber-
reinforced concrete materials. By incorporating an elastoplastic bulk material formulation …

Microplane fatigue model MS1 for plain concrete under compression with damage evolution driven by cumulative inelastic shear strain

A Baktheer, M Aguilar, R Chudoba - International Journal of Plasticity, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Mathematical modeling of fatigue behavior of concrete under compressive loading presents
a challenging topic that attracts an increasing interest of the scientific community. The …

Achieving irreversibility in damage evolution: Extended gradient damage model with decoupled damage profile and cohesive law

L Xue, X Ren - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The irreversibility of damage evolution is a cornerstone of classical damage mechanics.
Unfortunately, the existing gradient damage models in the literature cannot always fulfill this …

A micromechanics-based variational phase-field model for fracture in geomaterials with brittle-tensile and compressive-ductile behavior

J Ulloa, J Wambacq, R Alessi, E Samaniego… - Journal of the …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a framework for modeling failure in quasi-brittle geomaterials under
different loading conditions. A micromechanics-based model is proposed in which the field …

Variational modeling of hydromechanical fracture in saturated porous media: A micromechanics-based phase-field approach

J Ulloa, N Noii, R Alessi, F Aldakheel… - Computer Methods in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel variational phase-field model for different fracture processes in
fully saturated porous media. As a key feature, the model employs a micromechanics-based …

Fatigue‐induced stress redistribution in prestressed concrete beams modeled using the constitutive hypothesis of inter‐aggregate degradation

A Baktheer, S Esfandiari, M Aguilar… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Despite of intensive research on concrete fatigue, the transfer of fatigue characteristics
determined at the material level to the structural level remains a challenging issue. In this …

Quasi‐static fracture analysis by coupled three‐dimensional peridynamics and high order one‐dimensional finite elements based on local elasticity

A Pagani, M Enea, E Carrera - International Journal for …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
This work investigates quasi‐static crack propagation in specimens made of brittle materials
by combining local and non‐local elasticity models. The portion of the domain where the …