Scaling in size, time and risk—The problem of huge extrapolations and remedy by asymptotic matching

ZP Bažant, HT Nguyen, AA Dönmez - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Critical comparison of phase-field, peridynamics, and crack band model M7 in light of gap test and classical fracture tests

ZP Bažant, HT Nguyen… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual modelling integrated phase field method for dynamic fracture analysis

Y Liu, Y Feng, D Wu, X Chen, W Gao - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
A non-deterministic phase field (PF) virtual modelling framework is proposed for three-
dimensional dynamic brittle fracture. The developed framework is based on experimental …

Blast resistant performance and damage mechanism of steel reinforced concrete beams under contact explosion

W Zhu, C Yang, T Yin, J Jia, J Yu, J Song - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the blast resistance of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) beams under contact
explosion, contact explosion tests on four SRC beams were carried out. The damage modes …

Crack-parallel stress effect on fracture energy of plastic hardening polycrystalline metal identified from gap test scaling

AA Dönmez, HT Nguyen, H Xu, ZP Bažant - Journal of the Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The gap test is a new type of fracture test developed in 2020, in which the end supports of a
notched beam are installed with gaps that close only after the elasto-plastic pads next to …

Dissipation mechanisms of crack-parallel stress effects on fracture process zone in concrete

Y Lyu, M Pathirage, HT Nguyen, ZP Bažant… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of crack-parallel stresses on the fracture properties of quasi-brittle materials has
recently received significant attention in the fracture mechanics community. A new …

[HTML][HTML] 3D lattice meso-scale modelling of the effect of lateral compression on tensile fracture processes in concrete

P Grassl - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of lateral compressive stresses on the cracking process in tension is rarely
considered in fracture models for quasi-brittle materials such as concrete. In this study, this …

Differential geometry-based thermodynamics derivation of isotropic and anisotropic eikonal non-local gradient (ENLG) damage models using a micromorphic media …

BR Nogueira, G Rastiello, C Giry, F Gatuingt… - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Eikonal non-local damage (ENL) approach models damage as a space-deforming
phenomenon that affects the interaction distance between material points. As damage …

Extended phase field modeling of interface debonding and bulk cracking in realistic 3D printed fiber reinforced composites

P Li, L **a, Y Wu, TX Le, W Zuo, S Liu, L Zhao - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we shall implement a novel modeling approach to simulate interface debonding
and bulk cracking in realistic 3D printed fiber reinforced composites. The materials are firstly …

[HTML][HTML] Eikonal gradient-enhanced regularization of anisotropic second-order tensorial continuum damage models for quasi-brittle materials

BR Nogueira, G Rastiello, C Giry, F Gatuingt… - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Continuum damage models are often employed to represent cracking in quasi-brittle
materials (eg, concrete, masonry and some rocks). From a numerical perspective, these …