Impact resistance of fiber-reinforced concrete–A review
This paper reviews the state of the art of the impact resistance of ordinary fiber-reinforced
concretes (FRCs) containing various fibers. First, various types of impact test methods that …
concretes (FRCs) containing various fibers. First, various types of impact test methods that …
[HTML][HTML] Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture
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 …
heterogeneous nature of material structure and its breakdown under loading. The …
Yade documentation
Yade is an extensible open-source framework for discrete numerical models, focused on the
Discrete Element Method. The computation parts are written in c++ using a flexible object …
Discrete Element Method. The computation parts are written in c++ using a flexible object …
Mesoscale modelling of concrete–a review of geometry generation, placing algorithms, constitutive relations and applications
Concrete can be considered as a heterogeneous material at mesoscale comprising of
several constituents such as aggregates, mortar and Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) …
several constituents such as aggregates, mortar and Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) …
Grain-based discrete element method (GB-DEM) modelling of multi-scale fracturing in rocks under dynamic loading
This study aims to explore dynamic behaviours of fracturing and damage evolution of rock
materials at the grain scale. A grain-based discrete element method (GB-DEM) is proposed …
materials at the grain scale. A grain-based discrete element method (GB-DEM) is proposed …
The modeling of crack propagation and coalescence in rocks under uniaxial compression using the novel conjugated bond-based peridynamics
Y Wang, X Zhou, Y Shou - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, crack propagation and coalescence behaviors in rock specimens containing
pre-existing open flaws under uniaxial compression are investigated using the novel …
pre-existing open flaws under uniaxial compression are investigated using the novel …
[HTML][HTML] Conceptualization and preliminary study of engineering disturbed rock dynamics
Many large engineering projects, eg, the Sichuan–Tibet Railway, inevitably cross the
earthquake active areas and the geology complicated zones, facing the challenges of …
earthquake active areas and the geology complicated zones, facing the challenges of …
A review on split Hopkinson bar experiments on the dynamic characterisation of concrete
MR Khosravani, K Weinberg - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Our living standards are substantially influenced by the advent and development of new
materials. The need for stronger building materials has led to useful innovations such as the …
materials. The need for stronger building materials has led to useful innovations such as the …
Experimental and modeling study of dynamic mechanical properties of cement paste, mortar and concrete
X Chen, S Wu, J Zhou - Construction and Building Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Understanding the strain rate effects on cement-based materials are important for accurately
modeling concrete structure damage to high-velocity impact and blast loads. This paper …
modeling concrete structure damage to high-velocity impact and blast loads. This paper …
Micro-mechanical modeling of the macro-mechanical response and fracture behavior of rock using the numerical manifold method
A micro-mechanical based numerical manifold method (NMM) is proposed in this study to
investigate the micro-mechanisms underlying rock macroscopic response and fracture …
investigate the micro-mechanisms underlying rock macroscopic response and fracture …