In its numerical implementation, the variational approach to brittle fracture approximates the
crack evolution in an elastic solid through the use of gradient damage models. In this article …

Continuous models of material degradation may cease to produced meaningful results in
the presence of high strain gradients. These gradients may occur for instance in the …

The paper analyzes nonlocal constitutive models used in simulations of damage and
fracture processes of quasibrittle materials. A number of nonlocal formulations found in the …

Structural design rules of reinforced concrete structures for using non-linear analysis with
MC2010 are presented in this article. The authors propose guidelines and good practice for …

The performance of the ALEPH detector at the LEP e+ e− collider is reviewed. The accuracy
of the tracking detectors to measure the impact parameter and momentum of charged tracks …

The use of a 3D discrete element method (DEM) is proposed to study concrete submitted to
dynamic loading. The model has already been validated through quasi-static simulations …

Fracture mechanics and damage mechanics are two correlated theories. In some instances,
eg, for large specimens, crack propagation may be viewed equivalently as a sudden …

Classical continuum descriptions of material degradation may cease tobe mathematically
meaningful in case of softening-induced localisationof deformation. Several enhancements …

The paper presents a thermodynamically consistent formulation for nonlocal damage
models. Nonlocal models have been recognized as a theoretically clean and …

We consider a wide class of gradient damage models which are characterized by two
constitutive functions after a normalization of the scalar damage parameter. The evolution …