In the past few decades, extensive research on concrete modeling to predict behavior, crack
propagation, microcrack coalescence by utilizing different approaches (fracture mechanics …

The objective of the present paper is to develop a thermodynamically consistent coupled
damage-plasticity model at large deformations, which accounts for damage anisotropy …

Concrete structures in cold regions are exposed to cyclic freezing and thawing environment,
leading to degraded mechanical and fracture properties of concrete due to microstructural …

In this work, we shall develop a novel phase-field model for modeling complex cracking
processes in rock like materials under various loading paths. Both smooth frictionless and …

The mechanical behavior of jointed rock masses significantly affects the stability of rock
engineering applications. In this paper, the peak strength, Young's modulus and failure …

The field of continuum damage mechanics addresses mathematical models for the
degradation of the mechanical properties of engineering materials, in particular for softening …

This paper conducts a quantitative analysis of microstructural damage evolution of concrete
materials under freeze-thaw action using three-dimensional X-ray computed tomography …

The paper presents a general gradient-extended continuum mechanical framework for
materials with internal variables based on additional generalized balance equations. The …

Surrounding rock deformation measuring, which reveals the temporal and spatial evolution
rules in deep roadway, is an effective method of preventing dynamic disasters in deep …

Emerging 3D printed concrete techniques has raised numerous possibilities in
contemporary architectural creations that are often beyond the scope of prevailing structural …