A cohesive fracture model for predicting crack spacing and crack width in reinforced concrete structures
The cracking behavior analysis, in terms of crack spacing and crack width prediction, is
essential to assess the damage and durability of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure …
essential to assess the damage and durability of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure …
[HTML][HTML] The damage effect on the dynamic characteristics of FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete structures
The present work aims to assess the modal properties of reinforced concrete structures
strengthened with FRP-based systems subjected to progressive damage. In particular, an …
strengthened with FRP-based systems subjected to progressive damage. In particular, an …
An investigation about debonding mechanisms in FRP-strengthened RC structural elements by using a cohesive/volumetric modeling technique
Several existing fracture modeling strategies for the debonding mechanism simulation in
strengthened structural elements rely on simplified cohesive approaches for concrete/FRP …
strengthened structural elements rely on simplified cohesive approaches for concrete/FRP …
An improved fracture approach to investigate the degradation of vibration characteristics for reinforced concrete beams under progressive damage
This work presents a cohesive fracture modeling approach to investigate the damage effects
on the mechanical response of reinforced concrete beams in terms of degradation of …
on the mechanical response of reinforced concrete beams in terms of degradation of …
The reinforcing effect of nano-modified epoxy resin on the failure behavior of FRP-plated RC structures
The ability to manipulate concrete-based and composite materials at the nanoscale
represents an innovative approach to improving their mechanical properties and designing …
represents an innovative approach to improving their mechanical properties and designing …
Failure analysis of ultra high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete structures enhanced with nanomaterials by using a diffuse cohesive interface approach
Recent progresses in nanotechnology have clearly shown that the incorporation of
nanomaterials within concrete elements leads to a sensible increase in strength and …
nanomaterials within concrete elements leads to a sensible increase in strength and …
Dynamic fracture analysis in quasi-brittle materials via a finite element approach based on the combination of the ALE formulation and M− integral method
This work proposes an efficient FE-based approach for reproducing dynamic crack
propagation phenomena in quasi-brittle materials. The proposed model uses a Moving …
propagation phenomena in quasi-brittle materials. The proposed model uses a Moving …
Crack propagation modeling in functionally graded materials using Moving Mesh technique and interaction integral approach
This paper presents a novel FE modeling approach based on Moving Mesh technique to
reproduce crack propagation mechanisms in Functionally Graded Materials. The moving …
reproduce crack propagation mechanisms in Functionally Graded Materials. The moving …
Investigation of concrete cracking phenomena by using cohesive fracture-based techniques: A comparison between an embedded crack model and a refined diffuse …
Cracking simulation in concrete-like structures is the subject of numerous investigations of
computational kind, in which different modeling techniques based on either smeared or …
computational kind, in which different modeling techniques based on either smeared or …
Fracture and multiple-cracking modelling of strain-hardening cementitious composites
Q Wang, Q Li, X Yin, S Xu - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC), composed of short fibres embedded
within brittle matrix, exhibit distinctive pre-peak strain-hardening characteristics and …
within brittle matrix, exhibit distinctive pre-peak strain-hardening characteristics and …