Gradient-enhanced coupled plasticity-anisotropic damage model for concrete fracture: Computational aspects and applications

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-154

  Abu Al Rub, Rashid K ^a   Voyiadjis, George Z ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic damage; Damage mechanics; Length scale; Nonlocal; Unilateral effect

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; STRESSES;

ANISOTROPIC DAMAGE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; LENGTH SCALE; NONLOCAL; UNILATERAL EFFECT;

CONCRETES;

EID: 63149118577     PISSN: 10567895     EISSN: 15307921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056789508097541     Document Type: Article

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