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 …

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 …

A robust peridynamic computational framework for predicting mechanical properties of porous quasi-brittle materials

X Gu, X Li, X ** a Quasi-State-Based Peridynamics
F Tian, Z Liu, J Zhou, L Chen, X Feng - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2024 - Springer
The post-peak behaviors of rocks significantly impact safety assessments and structural
designs in underground civil engineering. However, accurately quantifying these behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Fractal scale effect in quasi-brittle materials using a version of the discrete element method

LE Kosteski, LF Friedrich, MM Costa, C Bremm… - Fractal and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In engineering applications, it is crucial to consider the size dependence of a material's
mechanical properties and its overall behavior. One of the theories that quantifies this …

A coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical Cosserat peridynamic modelling of fire-induced concrete fracture

J Zhang, M Yu, X Chu, R Li - Acta Mechanica, 2024 - Springer
In this study, a fully coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical bond-based Cosserat peridynamic
model is formulated to simulate the complex crack propagation and multi-field interaction …