An embedded crack model for finite element analysis of concrete fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 75-86

  Sancho, J M ^a   Planas, J ^a   Cendon D A ^a   Reyes, E ^a   Galvez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohesive crack; Concrete fracture; Embedded crack; Finite element; Localization; Quasibrittle materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CRACKS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

COHESIVE CRACK; CONCRETE FRACTURE; EMBEDDED CRACK; LOCALIZATION; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIALS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CRACKS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

EID: 33748699981     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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