Viscoplastic approach for rate-dependent failure analysis of concrete joints and interfaces

In this work, a new rate-dependent interface model for computational analysis of quasi-brittle materials like concrete is presented. The model is formulated on the basis of the inviscid elastoplastic model by [Carol, I., Prat, P.C., López, C.M., 1997. “A normal/shear cracking model. Interface implem...

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Autores: Lorefice, R., Etse, Jose Guillermo, Carol, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/81964
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/81964
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Viscoplasticity
Failure Analysis
Concrete Joints
Interfaces
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Sumario:In this work, a new rate-dependent interface model for computational analysis of quasi-brittle materials like concrete is presented. The model is formulated on the basis of the inviscid elastoplastic model by [Carol, I., Prat, P.C., López, C.M., 1997. “A normal/shear cracking model. Interface implementation for discrete analysis”. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 123 (8), pp. 765–773.]. The rate-dependent extension follows the continuous form of the classical viscoplastic theory by [Perzyna, P., 1966. “Fundamental problems in viscoplasticity”. Advances in Applied Mechanics, 9, pp. 244–368.]. According to [Ponthot, J.P., 1995. “Radial return extensions for viscoplasticity and lubricated friction”. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Structural Mechanics and Reactor Technology SMIRT-13, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (2), pp. 711–722.] and [Etse, G., Carosio, A., 2002. “Diffuse and localized failure predictions of Perzyna viscoplastic models for cohesive-frictional materials”. Latin American Applied Research (32), pp. 21–31.] it includes a consistency parameter and a generalized yield condition for the viscoplastic range that allows an straightforward extension of the full backward Euler method for viscoplastic materials. This approach improves the accuracy and stability of the numerical solution. The model predictions are tested against experimental results on mortar and concrete specimens that cover different stress paths at different strain rates. The results in this work demonstrate, on one hand, the capabilities of the proposed elasto–viscoplastic interface constitutive formulation to predict the rate-dependency of mortar and concrete failure behavior, and, on the other hand, the efficiency of the numerical algorithms developed for the computational implementation of the model that include the consistent tangent operator to improve the convergence rate at the finite element level.