FraMCoS 3 1998 Gifu, Japan

Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Framework for Modelling Concrete Fracture

Some possibilities and limitations of the discontinuous deformation analysis in modelling concrete fracture are illustrated on several simple case studies, in particular in tracing the transition from a continuum to discontinuum. Computational issues involved are briefly reviewed and the recent…

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Abstract

Some possibilities and limitations of the discontinuous deformation analysis in modelling concrete fracture are illustrated on several simple case studies, in particular in tracing the transition from a continuum to discontinuum. Computational issues involved are briefly reviewed and the recent trend in recasting the original formulation in its more general form as a manifold method is noted. Illustrative examples include the Kitoh plain concrete beam and the RILEM pull-out benchmark problem.