Hygro-mechanical modeling of cracked concrete in the framework of the X-FEM

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 517-524

  Jox, S ^a   Becker, C ^a   Meschke, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; MOISTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; COHESIVE CRACKS; CONCEPT BASED; CRACK PLANES; CRACK WIDTHS; CRACKED CONCRETES; DURABILITY ANALYSIS; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; EXTERNAL LOADINGS; FEM MODELS; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS; LIQUID PERMEABILITIES; MECHANICAL LOADINGS; MECHANICAL MODELS; MOISTURE FLOWS; MOISTURE TRANSPORTS; POISEUILLE FLOWS; PRE-REQUISITES; SATURATED CONCRETES; SPATIAL DISCRETIZATION; TORTUOUSITY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 52949149806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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