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Simulations of fracture in concrete elements using continuous and discontinuous models
(2011) Bobiński, Jerzy Robert; Tejchman, Jacek
The paper presents results of numerical simulations of fracture in concrete using two different approaches. First, fracture was modelled in a smeared way by an elasto-plastic and a damage continuum model. In elasto-plasticity, a Rankine criterion was used. The degradation of the stiffness in the damage model was described as a scalar variable of an equivalent strain measure. To ensure mesh-independent results, a non-local theory was used. Second, fracture was simulated as discontinuities with the aid of cohesive elements and Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM). The experimental benchmark test for concrete by Nooru-Mohamed under mixed mode conditions was modelled. The obtained numerical results were compared with the corresponding experimental ones.
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Zmienna uszkodzenia D dla skał poddanych próbom jednoosiowego rozciągania
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Tomiczek, Krzysztof
On basis of Lemaitre and Ju and Xie theories a new damage variables D are proposed to measure the damage and evolution of failure of rocks under uniaxial tension. The damage D was determined by load and unload stress - strain characteristics of cylindrical sandstones and granite samples under direct tension condition. Generally, the damage D of rocks under tension was lower than critical value (D< 1), when the load amplitude reached ultimate strength. The results illustrated also that the tangent modulus E, has determinative influence of D.