Two-dimensional modeling of material failure in reinforced concrete by means of a continuum strong discontinuity approach

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 332-348

  Oliver, J ^a   Linero, D L ^b   Huespe, A E ^c   Manzoli, O L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c Centro Regional de Investigacion y Desarrollo de Santa Fe   (Argentina)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computational material failure; Continuum strong discontinuity approach; Mixture theory; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN;

CONTINUUM STRONG DISONTINUITY APPROACH; STRAIN SOFTENING;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN;

EID: 35549004606     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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