A comparative study between discrete and continuum models to simulate concrete fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-127

  Yu, Rena C ^a   Ruiz, Gonzalo ^a   Chaves, Eduardo W V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computational fracture mechanics; Discrete cohesive approach; Numerical methods; Strong discontinuity

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

DISCRETE COHESIVE APPROACH; INTER-LOCKING EFFECT; STRONG DISCONTINUITY APPROACH;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 35448993282     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.031     Document Type: Article

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