Stress configuration‐based classification of current research on fatigue of reinforced and prestressed concrete

A Baktheer, C Goralski, J Hegger… - Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The limited understanding of the fatigue behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete
members is one of the reasons why many structures do not reach their expected service life …

Monitoring concept for the propagation of compressive fatigue in externally prestressed concrete beams using digital image correlation and fiber optic sensors

H Becks, A Baktheer, S Marx, M Classen… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The fatigue of concrete has been the subject of research for many years, and yet, there are
still open questions. In particular, the fatigue‐induced damage evolution accompanied by a …

Coupled sliding–decohesion–compression model for a consistent description of monotonic and fatigue behavior of material interfaces

R Chudoba, M Vořechovský, M Aguilar… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
A thermodynamically consistent model proposed in this work introduces a generative
symbolic framework for computational components, which can capture the inelastic behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Phase field cohesive zone modeling for fatigue crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials

A Baktheer, E Martínez-Pañeda, F Aldakheel - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The phase field method has gathered significant attention in the past decade due to its
versatile applications in engineering contexts, including fatigue crack propagation modeling …

Characterization of high-strength concrete under monotonic and fatigue mode II loading with actively controlled level of lateral compression

H Becks, M Aguilar, R Chudoba, M Classen - Materials and Structures, 2022 - Springer
The fatigue behavior of plain concrete has been studied for decades, usually under
compressive or tensile loading. Shear loading (mode II) has been almost completely …

A numerical study of crack mixed mode model in concrete material subjected to cyclic loading

O Alrayes, C Könke, KM Hamdia - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In quasi-brittle materials such as concrete, numerical methods are frequently used to
simulate the crack propagation for monotonic loading. However, further research and action …

Punching Shear Response Theory (PSRT)–A two degree of freedom kinematic theory for modeling the entire punching shear vs. deformation response of RC slabs …

M Classen, M Kalus - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Punching failures of reinforced concrete flat slabs and footings without shear reinforcement
have been responsible for a number of catastrophic collapses. Despite intense scientific …

On the energy dissipation in confined concrete subjected to shear cyclic loading

M Aguilar, A Baktheer, R Chudoba - PAMM, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The establishment of a simple engineering rule for predicting the fatigue failure of concrete
has been pursued over the past decades. An energetic approach to the matter seems to be …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental and numerical investigations on the fatigue behavior of high-strength concrete under combined shear-compression loading

H Becks, M Aguilar, A Baktheer… - IABSE Symposium …, 2022 - researchgate.net
A cost-efficient yet safe design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures under
fatigue loading is a highly complex and elaborate task. One of the main reasons for this is …

Large-scale combined torsional and axial loading system (TorAx)–A new perspective on multiaxial testing of fracture and stress transfer in plain and reinforced …

H Becks, M Schmidt, S Bosbach, M Classen - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Civil engineering structures are exposed to complex loading scenarios leading to multiaxial
fracture and activation of stress transfer mechanisms along cracks controlled by combined …