Brittle fracture; Cohesive zone modeling; Crack growth; Prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Building materials; Composite beams and girders; Computational mechanics; Concentration (process); Concrete buildings; Concrete construction; Crack initiation; Cracking (chemical); Data structures; Fracture fixation; Kinematics; Mechanics; Reinforcement; Stress corrosion cracking; Structural health monitoring; Three dimensional; Arbitrary cracks; Beam elements; Cohesive cracks; Cohesive zone model; Experimental data; Geometrically non-linear; Mesh-free methods; Partition of unity; Reinforced concrete structures; Solution spaces; Model structures
Abstract :
[en] A three-dimensional meshfree method for modeling arbitrary crack initiation and crack growth in reinforced concrete structure is presented. This meshfree method is based on a partition of unity concept and formulated for geometrically non-linear problems. The crack kinematics are obtained by enriching the solution space in order to capture the correct crack kinematics. A cohesive zone model is used after crack initiation. The reinforcement modeled by truss or beam elements is connected by a bond model to the concrete. We applied the method to model the fracture of several reinforced concrete structures and compared the results to experimental data.
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Rabczuk, Timon; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Zi, Goangseup; Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, 5 Ga 1, An-Am Dong, Sung-Buk Gu, Seoul 136-701, South Korea
Bordas, Stéphane ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
Nguyen-Xuan, Hung; Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA), 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117576, Singapore, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260, Singapore
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
A geometrically non-linear three-dimensional cohesive crack method for reinforced concrete structures
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
ISSN :
0013-7944
eISSN :
1873-7315
Publisher :
Elsevier, Netherlands
Volume :
75
Issue :
16
Pages :
4740-4758
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Focus Area :
Computational Sciences
Funders :
Agency for Defense Development (ADD) for Grant ADD-06-05-06 Korea Institute of Construction and Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning (KICTTEP) for Grant 05-CETFC-B01
