Meso-scale modelling of the size effect on the fracture process zone of concrete

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1818-1827

  Grassl, Peter ^a   Grégoire, David ^b   Rojas Solano, Laura ^b   Pijaudier Cabot, Gilles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Fracture; Fracture process zone; Lattice; Meso scale; Size effect

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAM; DIFFERENT SIZES; DISCRETE LATTICES; DISSIPATED ENERGY DENSITY; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE; GLOBAL MODELS; LATTICE; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MESOSCALE; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPENING DISPLACEMENT; SIZE EFFECTS; THREE PHASIS; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; WEAK INTERFACE;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SIZE DETERMINATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84860746567     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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