[HTML][HTML] A review of recent trends and challenges in numerical modeling of the anisotropic behavior of hardened 3D printed concrete

A Baktheer, M Classen - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) technology, in particular the
integration of reinforcement into the components, emphasizes the need for accurate …

Fatigue behaviour of plain and reinforced concrete: a systematic review

RL Riyar, S Bhowmik - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Damage tolerance design approach such as the fatigue crack propagation approach
provides a more realistic solution for fatigue problems in concrete to overcome the …

Monitoring concept for the propagation of compressive fatigue in externally prestressed concrete beams using digital image correlation and fiber optic sensors

H Becks, A Baktheer, S Marx, M Classen… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The fatigue of concrete has been the subject of research for many years, and yet, there are
still open questions. In particular, the fatigue‐induced damage evolution accompanied by a …

[HTML][HTML] Phase field cohesive zone modeling for fatigue crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials

A Baktheer, E Martínez-Pañeda, F Aldakheel - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The phase field method has gathered significant attention in the past decade due to its
versatile applications in engineering contexts, including fatigue crack propagation modeling …

Coupled sliding–decohesion–compression model for a consistent description of monotonic and fatigue behavior of material interfaces

R Chudoba, M Vořechovský, M Aguilar… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
A thermodynamically consistent model proposed in this work introduces a generative
symbolic framework for computational components, which can capture the inelastic behavior …

Modeling cyclic crack propagation in concrete using the scaled boundary finite element method coupled with the cumulative damage-plasticity constitutive law

O Alrayes, C Könke, ET Ooi, KM Hamdia - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Many concrete structures, such as bridges and wind turbine towers, fail mostly due to the
fatigue rapture and bending, where the cracks are initiated and propagate under cyclic …

Characterization of high-strength concrete under monotonic and fatigue mode II loading with actively controlled level of lateral compression

H Becks, M Aguilar, R Chudoba, M Classen - Materials and Structures, 2022 - Springer
The fatigue behavior of plain concrete has been studied for decades, usually under
compressive or tensile loading. Shear loading (mode II) has been almost completely …

Residual fracture toughness and fracture energy of concrete with different strengths after fatigue loading

H Chen, H Wang, J Zheng, Z Wu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
To evaluate the residual fracture toughness and fracture energy of concrete with different
strengths after fatigue loading, the static, fatigue, and fatigue-static tests were conducted on …

Fatigue‐induced stress redistribution in prestressed concrete beams modeled using the constitutive hypothesis of inter‐aggregate degradation

A Baktheer, S Esfandiari, M Aguilar… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite of intensive research on concrete fatigue, the transfer of fatigue characteristics
determined at the material level to the structural level remains a challenging issue. In this …

A numerical study of crack mixed mode model in concrete material subjected to cyclic loading

O Alrayes, C Könke, KM Hamdia - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In quasi-brittle materials such as concrete, numerical methods are frequently used to
simulate the crack propagation for monotonic loading. However, further research and action …