Gradient and fracture energy-based plasticity theory for quasi-brittle materials like concrete

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 199, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 136-147

  Vrech, S M ^a   Etse, G ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fracture energy; Gradient elastoplasticity; Non local constitutive model; Quasi brittle materials

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CONFINING PRESSURES; CONSTITUTIVE FORMULATION; DE-COHESION; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DRUCKER-PRAGER; FAILURE BEHAVIORS; FAILURE SURFACE; IN-BETWEEN; INELASTIC BEHAVIOR; MAXIMUM VALUES; MODEL MAXIMUM; NON-ASSOCIATED FLOW RULE; NONLOCAL; NONLOCAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; NONLOCALITIES; OPENING PROCESS; PLASTICITY THEORY; POST-PEAK; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; STRESS STATE;

BRITTLENESS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DEGRADATION; ELASTICITY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FRACTURE ENERGY; MATERIALS; MICROCRACKS; PLASTICITY;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 70449704224     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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