A three-dimensional meso-scale modelling of concrete fracture, based on cohesive elements and X-ray μCT images
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.10.003
Abstract: Abstract The paper shows three-dimensional numerical results regarding concrete fracture at aggregate level in a notched concrete beam under bending using cohesive interface elements. Concrete heterogeneity was taken into account by considering a 3-phase material… read more here.
Keywords: three dimensional; meso scale; cohesive elements; fracture ... See more keywords
Numerical modeling of thermally induced microcracking in porous ceramics: An approach using cohesive elements
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.03.041
Abstract: Abstract A numerical framework is developed to study the hysteresis of elastic properties of porous ceramics as a function of temperature. The developed numerical model is capable of employing experimentally measured crystallographic orientation distribution and… read more here.
Keywords: cohesive elements; thermally induced; model; numerical modeling ... See more keywords