Simple lattice model for numerical simulation of fracture of concrete materials and structures Export

@article{citeulike:6053478, abstract = {Abstract\ \ In this paper a numerical model is presented for simulating fracture in heterogeneous materials such as concrete and rock. The typical failure mechanism, crack face bridging, found in concrete and other materials is simulated by use of a lattice model. The model can be used at a small scale, where the particles in the grain structure are generated and aggregate, matrix and bond properties are assigned to the lattice elements. Simulations at this scale are useful for studying the influence of material composition. In addition the model seems a promising tool for simulating fracture in structures. In this case the microstructure of the material is not mimicked in detail but rather the lattice elements are given tensile strengths which are randomly chosen out of a certain distribution. Realistic crack patterns are found compared with experiments on laboratory-scale specimens. The present results indicate that fracture mechanisms are simulated realistically. This is very important because it simplifies the tuning of the model.}, author = {Schlangen, E. and van Mier, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {6053478}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02472449}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/x39p41n14u38q6w5}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/BF02472449}, journal = {Materials and Structures}, keywords = {fracture, lattice}, month = {November}, number = {9}, pages = {534--542}, posted-at = {2009-11-01 12:22:44}, priority = {2}, title = {Simple lattice model for numerical simulation of fracture of concrete materials and structures}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02472449}, volume = {25}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6053478 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6053478 N2 - Abstract  In this paper a numerical model is presented for simulating fracture in heterogeneous materials such as concrete and rock. The typical failure mechanism, crack face bridging, found in concrete and other materials is simulated by use of a lattice model. The model can be used at a small scale, where the particles in the grain structure are generated and aggregate, matrix and bond properties are assigned to the lattice elements. Simulations at this scale are useful for studying the influence of material composition. In addition the model seems a promising tool for simulating fracture in structures. In this case the microstructure of the material is not mimicked in detail but rather the lattice elements are given tensile strengths which are randomly chosen out of a certain distribution. Realistic crack patterns are found compared with experiments on laboratory-scale specimens. The present results indicate that fracture mechanisms are simulated realistically. This is very important because it simplifies the tuning of the model. IS - 9 JF - Materials and Structures EP - 542 TI - Simple lattice model for numerical simulation of fracture of concrete materials and structures VL - 25 SP - 534 KW - fracture KW - lattice AU - Schlangen, E AU - van Mier, J PY - 1992/11/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02472449 ER -