Continuum damage mechanics based model for quasi brittle materials subjected to cyclic loadings: Formulation, numerical implementation and applications

• Published in: Engineering fracture mechanics Vol. 98; pp. 383 - 406
• Main Authors: Richard, Benjamin, Ragueneau, Frédéric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Compressing; Concrete modeling; Cyclic loading; Cyclic loads; Damage mechanics; Engineering Sciences; Fatigue (materials); Fracture mechanics; Hysteresis; Mathematical models; Nonlocal; Numerical prediction; Thermodynamics; Damage mechanics; Cyclic loading; Thermodynamics; Nonlocal; Concrete modeling

► A new 3D concrete model accounting for unilateral effect is exposed. ► Some local results at the Gauss’ point level are shown for validation. ► A structural case study shows the efficiency of the model. In this paper, a new constitutive model for quasi-brittle materials subjected to cyclic loading...