Three-dimensional simulation of concrete fracture using embedded crack elements without enforcing crack path continuity

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-187

  Sancho, José M ^a   Planas, Jaime ^a   Fathy, Adel M ^a   Gálvez, Jaime C ^a   Cendón, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohesive crack; Concrete cracking; Finite elements; Quasibrittle fracture; Strong discontinuity

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CONCRETE CRACKING; QUASIBRITTLE FRACTURE;

CONCRETES;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ALGORITHM; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CONCRETE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DISCONTINUITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33846976717     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.540     Document Type: Article

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