Chemo-mechanical analysis of concrete cracking and degradation due to external sulfate attack: A meso-scale model

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-423

  Idiart, Andrés E ^a   López, Carlos M ^b   Carol, Ignacio ^b  

^a OXAND SA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemo mechanical modeling; Concrete; External sulfate attack; Meso scale

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CRACKING; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CRACK PATTERNS; DIFFUSION-REACTION; DISCRETE CRACKS; ETTRINGITES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL SULFATE ATTACK; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL MODELING; MESOSCALE; PENETRATION DEPTH; SPALLING EFFECTS; SULFATE ATTACK; SULFATE SOLUTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DEGRADATION; SPALLING;

EXPANSIVE CONCRETE;

EID: 79651475056     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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