Cohesive crack model with rate-dependent opening and viscoelasticity: II. Numerical algorithm, behavior and size effect

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-288

  Li, Yuan Neng ^a   Bažant, Zdeněk P ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Civ Eng and Mat Science ^*

Author keywords

Analysis of test data; Cohesive fracture; Concrete; Creep; Integro differential equations in space and time; Numerical algorithm; Quasibrittle materials; Rate effect; Scaling; Size effect; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CRACK; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0031429598     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007497104557     Document Type: Article

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