Monte Carlo simulation of complex cohesive fracture in random heterogeneous quasi-brittle materials

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3222-3234

  Yang, Z J ^a   Su, X T ^b   Chen, J F ^c   Liu, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive elements; Finite element method; Monte Carlo simulation; Quasi brittle materials; Random heterogeneous fracture

Indexed keywords

AXIAL TENSIONS; COHESIVE ELEMENT; COHESIVE ELEMENTS; COHESIVE FRACTURE; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CRACK PATTERNS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; FRACTURE PROCESS; FRACTURE PROPERTY; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; HOMOGENEOUS MODELS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIAL STRENGTH; MESH-DEPENDENCE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY; PEAK LOAD; POTENTIAL CRACKS; PROPAGATION PROCESS; QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; RANDOM FIELDS; RANDOM HETEROGENEOUS FRACTURE; SHEAR SOFTENING; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; WEIBULL;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETES; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); SIMULATORS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 67249100382     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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