An approach for modelling concrete spalling in finite strains

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1694-1712

  Majorana, C E ^a   Salomoni, V A ^a   Mazzucco, G ^a   Khoury, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete spalling; Finite strains; Micro structural modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INTERACTION; CONCRETE SPALLING; DISPLACEMENT/STRAIN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE STRAIN; FIRE CONDITION; GEOMETRIC NON-LINEARITY; MECHANICAL FIELD; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NEW APPROACHES; NUMERICAL RESULTS;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

SPALLING;

EID: 77953232672     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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