A continuous-discontinusous model to simulate crack branching in quasi-brittle failure
Understanding the material failure of quasi-brittle materials, such as concrete, is of vital importance in civil engineering. A continuous-discontinuous model using X-FEM enrichment can be useful when an explicit representation of cracks is required. Besides crack propagation, crack branching can al...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/90299 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/90299 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Fracture mechanics continuous-discontinuous simulation crack branching enrichment eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM) quasi-brittle failure Mecànica de fractura Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures |
| Sumario: | Understanding the material failure of quasi-brittle materials, such as concrete, is of vital importance in civil engineering. A continuous-discontinuous model using X-FEM enrichment can be useful when an explicit representation of cracks is required. Besides crack propagation, crack branching can also be modelled by the appropriate X-FEM enrichment. Multiple applications of crack branching simulation can be found, including fracking and dynamic crack propagation. |
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