[HTML][HTML] Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture

JE Bolander, J Eliáš, G Cusatis, K Nagai - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the developments of peridynamics for reinforced concrete structures

G Hattori, M Hobbs, J Orr - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2021 - Springer
Concrete is the most widely used man made material in the world. Reinforced with steel, it
forms a key enabler behind our rapidly urbanising built environment. Yet despite its ubiquity …

Modelling of concrete fracture at aggregate level using FEM and DEM based on X-ray μCT images of internal structure

M Nitka, J Tejchman - Engineering fracture mechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
The paper describes two-dimensional meso-scale numerical results of fracture in notched
concrete beams under quasi-static three-point bending. Concrete was modelled as a …

Energy approach to brittle fracture in strain-gradient modelling

L Placidi, E Barchiesi - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this paper, we exploit some results in the theory of irreversible phenomena to address the
study of quasi-static brittle fracture propagation in a two-dimensional isotropic continuum …

[HTML][HTML] Meso-scale approach to modelling the fracture process zone of concrete subjected to uniaxial tension

P Grassl, M Jirásek - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2010 - Elsevier
A meso-scale analysis is performed to determine the fracture process zone of concrete
subjected to uniaxial tension. The meso-structure of concrete is idealised as stiff aggregates …

Hierarchical microstructure based crystal plasticity-continuum damage mechanics approach: Model development and validation of rolling contact fatigue behavior

J Park, K Lee, JH Kang, JY Kang, SH Hong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A microstructure-based integrated crystal plasticity (CP) and continuum damage mechanics
(CDM) model is proposed for simulating rolling contact fatigue (RCF). The damage process …

[HTML][HTML] Buckling analysis of Silicon carbide nanotubes (SiCNTs) with surface effect and nonlocal elasticity using the method of HDQ

K Mercan, Ö Civalek - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
As the parallel to the advancement of technology in nano-sizes, the importance of
nanotubes is rising every day. The mostly worked and used nanotubes are Carbon …

Experimental investigations of fracture process in concrete by means of X‐ray micro‐computed tomography

Ł Skarżyński, J Tejchman - Strain, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The paper describes investigation results on fracture in notched concrete beams under
quasi‐static three‐point bending by the X‐ray micro‐computed tomography. The two …

A gradient enhanced plasticity–damage microplane model for concrete

I Zreid, M Kaliske - Computational Mechanics, 2018 - Springer
Computational modeling of concrete poses two main types of challenges. The first is the
mathematical description of local response for such a heterogeneous material under all …

Adaptive coupling between damage mechanics and peridynamics: A route for objective simulation of material degradation up to complete failure

F Han, G Lubineau, Y Azdoud - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective (mesh-independent) simulation of evolving discontinuities, such as cracks,
remains a challenge. Current techniques are highly complex or involve intractable …