A review of dynamic experimental techniques and mechanical behaviour of rock materials

QB Zhang, J Zhao - Rock mechanics and rock engineering, 2014 - Springer
The purpose of this review is to discuss the development and the state of the art in dynamic
testing techniques and dynamic mechanical behaviour of rock materials. The review begins …

A review on split Hopkinson bar experiments on the dynamic characterisation of concrete

MR Khosravani, K Weinberg - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Our living standards are substantially influenced by the advent and development of new
materials. The need for stronger building materials has led to useful innovations such as the …

A review for numerical simulation methods of ship–ice interaction

Y Xue, R Liu, Z Li, D Han - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper represents the state-of-the-art in the field of ice tank numerical simulation
methods. It gives a comprehensive review of existing commercial and prototype numerical …

A mesoscale fracture model for concrete

O Yılmaz, JF Molinari - Cement and Concrete Research, 2017 - Elsevier
We analyze the dynamic failure of concrete using two and three-dimensional finite-element
models. In particular, the current results extend, using a unique parallel computing …

[BOOK][B] Delamination behaviour of composites

S Sridharan - 2008 - books.google.com
Given such advantages as low weight compared to strength and toughness, laminated
composites are now used in a wide range of applications. Their increasing use has …

Dynamic crack propagation with cohesive elements: a methodology to address mesh dependency

F Zhou, JF Molinari - International Journal for Numerical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, two brittle fracture problems are numerically simulated: the failure of a ceramic
ring under centrifugal loading and crack branching in a PMMA strip. A three‐dimensional …

Concrete fracture prediction using bilinear softening

J Roesler, GH Paulino, K Park, C Gaedicke - Cement and Concrete …, 2007 - Elsevier
A finite element-based cohesive zone model was developed using bilinear softening to
predict the monotonic load versus crack mouth opening displacement curve of geometrically …

A rate-dependent cohesive model for simulating dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials

F Zhou, JF Molinari, T Shioya - Engineering fracture mechanics, 2005 - Elsevier
Numerical investigations are conducted to simulate high-speed crack propagation in pre-
strained PMMA plates. In the simulations, the dynamic material separation is explicitly …

Evaluation of selected physical and mechanical properties of briquettes produced from cones of three coniferous tree species

A Gendek, M Aniszewska, J Malaťák, J Velebil - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of the research was to determine the production viability and mechanical durability
of briquettes made of shredded cones of three species: Scots pine, Norway spruce and …

Extended finite element method for quasi‐brittle fracture

S Mariani, U Perego - International Journal for Numerical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A methodology for the simulation of quasi‐static cohesive crack propagation in quasi‐brittle
materials is presented. In the framework of the recently proposed extended finite element …