Modelling of concrete fracture at aggregate level using FEM and DEM based on X-ray μCT images of internal structure

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-35

  Skarzynski L ^a   Nitka, M ^a   Tejchman, J ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Concrete; Discrete element method; Fracture; Interfacial transitional zones (ITZs); Meso scale finite element method (FEM); Non local theory; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCRETES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONCRETE SPECIMENS; INTERFACIAL TRANSITIONAL ZONES (ITZS); INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MESO SCALE; NONLOCAL THEORY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; THREE POINT BENDING; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84939803188     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.08.010     Document Type: Article

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