Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for failure behavior of concrete. I: Theory

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 881-890

  Cusatis, Gianluca ^a   Pelessone, Daniele ^b   Mencarelli, Andrea ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Engineering and Software System Solutions Inc (ES3)   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Concrete; Discrete models; Failure; Fracture; Lattice models; Particle models; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; COARSE AGGREGATES; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; DISCRETE MODELS; DISCRETE PARTICLE MODELS; DISPLACEMENT FIELD; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; FAILURE BEHAVIORS; FINITE NUMBER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LATTICE MODELS; LENGTH SCALE; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MESOSCALE; MODEL CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION; MODEL FORMULATION; PARTICLE CONTACTS; PARTICLE MODELS; STRAIN SOFTENING; VALIDATION;

AGGREGATES; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; CONCRETES; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; FRACTURE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 80052970869     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2011.02.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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