Simulation of crack spacing using a reinforced concrete model with an internal length parameter

Archive of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 613-625

  Pamin, J ^a   De Borst, R ^b  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crack spacing; Finite element analysis; Fracture localization; Higher order continuum; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PLASTICITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BOND SLIP INTERFACE ELEMENTS; CRACK SPACING; FOUR POINT BENDING; FRACTURE LOCALIZATION; RANKINE FAILURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0032207834     PISSN: 09391533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004190050191     Document Type: Article

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