Numerical simulation on shear fracture process of concrete using mesoscopic mechanical model

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 453-463

  Zhu, W C ^a   Tang, C A ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic damage mechanics; Fracture process; Mesoscopic level; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS;

ELASTIC DAMAGE MECHANICS; MATRIX-AGGREGATE INTERFACES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036887971     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-0618(02)00096-X     Document Type: Article

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