Micromechanical analysis of quasi-brittle materials using fracture-based interface elements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 193-215

  Carol, Ignacio ^a   López, Carlos M ^b   Roa, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concrete; Fracture mechanics; Interface elements; Large displacements; Microstructural analysis; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRAIN;

MICROSTRUCTURAL MODELS;

BRITTLENESS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0035840306     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.277     Document Type: Article

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