Propagation of a cohesive crack through adherent reinforcement layers

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 195, Issue 52, 2006, Pages 7237-7248

  Ruiz, Gonzalo ^a   Carmona, Jacinto R ^a   Cendón, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohesive models; Fracture of structural concrete; Interface deterioration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

COHESIVE CRACK; COHESIVE MODELS; INTERFACE DETERIORATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS; STRUCTURAL CONCRETE;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 33748793435     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2005.01.029     Document Type: Article

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