A localizing gradient damage model is proposed in this paper to capture the mechanisms
underlying the fracture of fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete (FRUHPC):(i) an …

The continuum damage model should be regularized to ensure mesh-insensitive results in
simulations of strain localization, eg, for concrete cracking under tension. The paper …

Recently, the phase-field method has been increasingly used for brittle fractures in soft
materials like polymers, elastomers, and biological tissues. When considering finite …

The paper presents a comparative analysis of the application of two nonlocal gradient-
formulated models to evaluate the concrete cover degradation time. Calculations were made …

Multiscale modeling, which merges the worlds of macro-and micromechanics, is
establishing itself as a viable alternative to experimental procedures in the characterization …

Elastomers are materials composed of flexible polymer chains that are oriented randomly,
connected together via cross-links, and arranged in a network structure. The leading cause …

This contribution provides a comparative numerical assessment of the two main classes of
nonlocal damage models: gradient-enhanced and integral-type strategies. A finite strain …