A loading rate dependent cohesive model for concrete fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-208

  Rosa, A L ^a,b   Yu, R C ^a   Ruiz, G ^a   Saucedo, L ^a   Sousa, J L A O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fracture processes; High strength concrete; Loading rate effect; Viscous cohesive crack model

Indexed keywords

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; COHESIVE CRACK MODELS; COHESIVE MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL IMPLEMENTATIONS; CONCRETE FRACTURE; ELASTIC SOLIDS; FICTITIOUS CRACK MODEL; FRACTURE PROCESS; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; LOADING RATE; LOADING RATE EFFECT; NOTCHED SPECIMENS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RATE DEPENDENCE; SMEARED CRACK; TIME DEPENDENT;

CRACK TIPS; FRACTURE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

LOADING;

EID: 84856579483     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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