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 …

Localised failure mechanism as the basis for constitutive modelling of geomaterials

LA Le, GD Nguyen, HH Bui, AH Sheikh… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Localised failure of geomaterials in the form of cracks or shear bands always requires
special attention in constitutive modelling of solids and structures. This is because the …

Numerical simulation of strain localization through an integrated Cosserat continuum theory and strong discontinuity approach

H Tang, Y Li, Z Hu, X Song - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a new numerical approach abbreviated as Cos-SDA for analyzing
strain localization problems of geomaterials. The Cos-SDA is achieved by implanting the …

A damage particle method for smeared modeling of brittle fracture

H Wei, JS Chen - International Journal for Multiscale …, 2018 - dl.begellhouse.com
Numerical procedures for brittle fracture modeling become tedious when many moving
strong discontinuities have to be captured. A smeared fracture modeling approach …

A multiscale finite element method with embedded strong discontinuity model for the simulation of cohesive cracks in solids

M Lu, H Zhang, Y Zheng, L Zhang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
A multiscale finite element method with the embedded strong discontinuity model is
proposed to simulate the cohesive cracks in solids. In the proposed method, the kinematic …

Numerical simulation of mixed mode (I and II) fracture behavior of pre-cracked rock using the strong discontinuity approach

MH Motamedi, DA Weed, CD Foster - International Journal of Solids and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The existence of macroscopic flaws in geomaterial structures profoundly influences their
load-carrying capacity and failure patterns. This paper is devoted to the numerical …

A computational methodology for simulating quasi-brittle fracture problems

K Yun, Z Wang, M Chang, J Liu, TJ Kim, N Son… - Computers & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper focuses on an efficient and simple methodologies for simulating the three
dimensional (3D) quasi-brittle fracture problems. Strain-softening is performed on the …

A multiscale finite element method for the localization analysis of homogeneous and heterogeneous saturated porous media with embedded strong discontinuity …

M Lu, H Zhang, Y Zheng… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a multiscale finite element method with the embedded strong
discontinuity model for the strain localization analysis of homogeneous and heterogeneous …

应变局部化分析的嵌入强间断多尺度有限元法

卢梦凯, 张洪武, 郑勇刚 - 力学学报, 2017 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
固体材料的应变局部化行为是导致结构破坏失效的重要因素之一, 开展相关数值模拟分析对于
结构安全性评估具有重要意义. 然而由于材料的非均质和多尺度特性, 采用传统数值方法进行 …

A hardening/softening viscoplastic model for large deformation of soil

SM Parvaneh, CD Foster, SW Chi - International Journal for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A three‐invariant continuum cap plasticity model with viscoplastic features is developed for
modeling the large deformation of soil. Multiple failure mechanisms including combined …