Discrete models of solids have been motivated, in large part, by the discontinuous and
heterogeneous nature of material structure and its breakdown under loading. The …

The rapid development of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) technology, in particular the
integration of reinforcement into the components, emphasizes the need for accurate …

A thermodynamically consistent model proposed in this work introduces a generative
symbolic framework for computational components, which can capture the inelastic behavior …

A comprehensive mesoscopic investigation has been conducted to examine the evolution of
the fracture process zone (FPZ), using notched plain concrete beams subjected to three …

Structural systems are consistently encountering the variabilities in material properties,
undesirable defects and loading environments, which may potentially shorten their designed …

Ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is composed of fibres, mortar,
fibre-mortar interfaces, and pores randomly distributed in space, and thus has …

Damage tolerance design approach such as the fatigue crack propagation approach
provides a more realistic solution for fatigue problems in concrete to overcome the …

This paper examines the size effect in quasi-brittle materials using a three-dimensional bond-
based peridynamic model. This is the first time that the capability of a peridynamic model to …

The paper describes an experimental and numerical study of size effect on concrete
cylindrical specimens in splitting tensile test. Own experimental campaign was performed on …

Continuum finite element (FE) modeling of damage and failure of quasibrittle structures
suffers from the spurious mesh sensitivity due to strain localization. This issue has been …