Influence of volumetric-deviatoric coupling on crack prediction in concrete fracture tests

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1683-1693

  Grassl, P ^a   Rempling, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concrete; Damage mechanics; Mixed mode concrete fracture; Plasticity; Volumetric deviatoric coupling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CRACK DETECTION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TESTING; PLASTICITY; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

CURVED CRACK PATTERNS; ELASTO-PLASTIC-DAMAGE MODEL; VOLUMETRIC-DEVIATORIC COUPLING;

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS;

CONCRETES; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; CRACK DETECTION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TESTING; PLASTICITY; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

EID: 33847702792     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.08.028     Document Type: Article

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