Damage mechanics is used to investigate the concrete subjected to uniaxial tensile loading. Three mixtures of concrete specimens are tested to establish the relate damage equations. Moreover, a rather simple strain softening model of concrete, containing an adjustable material parameter,…
Damage mechanics is used to investigate the concrete subjected to uniaxial tensile loading. Three mixtures of concrete specimens are tested to establish the relate damage equations. Moreover, a rather simple strain softening model of concrete, containing an adjustable material parameter, is deduced. It is found that the calculated results based on the proposed model are in remarkably good agreement with the sample experimental data.