Mesoscale modelling of concrete tensile failure mechanism at high strain rates

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 21-22, 2008, Pages 2013-2026

  Zhou, X Q ^a   Hao, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Concrete; Interfacial transaction zone; Mesoscale model; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MORTAR; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

AGGREGATE DISTRIBUTIONS; AGGREGATE SIZES; COARSE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS THEORIES; DYNAMIC FAILURES; DYNAMIC MATERIALS; FAILURE MECHANISMS; FAILURE PROPERTIES; HIGH STRAIN RATES; INTERFACIAL TRANSACTION ZONE; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONES; MATERIAL BEHAVIOURS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE MODEL; MESOSCALE MODELS; MODELLING; MORTAR MATRIXES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TENSILE; TENSILE BEHAVIOURS; TENSILE FAILURES; THIN BOUNDARY LAYERS; THREE PHASIS; THREE-PHASE;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 54349106686     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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