FraMCoS 3 1998 Gifu, Japan

A Unified Modeling of Strain Localization in Concrete and its Finite Element Implementation

Strain localization of concrete is a phenomenon such that the deformation of concrete is localized in finite region along with softening behavior. In this paper, a unified micromechanics-based model which can be applied to the analysis of the strain localization…

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Abstract

Strain localization of concrete is a phenomenon such that the deformation of concrete is localized in finite region along with softening behavior. In this paper, a unified micromechanics-based model which can be applied to the analysis of the strain localization in concrete under both uniaxial tension and uniaxial compression is proposed and effective moduli are derived. Then, consistent algorithms for finite element modeling of the strain localization in concrete under compression are developed and applied to finite element analysis of the strain localization in concrete.