APPLICATIONS OF A PLASTIC-FRACTURE MODEL TO CONCRETE STRUCTURES

An elastic-plastic-fracture constitutive model for concrete materials has been proposed in a previous study by the authors. In this model, a four-parameter failure criterion is used to define the ultimate strength, the associated flow rule displaying a mixed hardening is adopted to represent the nonlinear stress-strain response, a crushing coefficient is introduced to identify the mode of failure, and an anisotropic elastic relationship is used to describe the post-failure behavior. In this paper, matrix constitutive equations for this model suitable for a direct finite element implementation are first presented, and three numerical examples, each representing a typical state of stress, are then solved to illustrate the applicability of the present model in a finite element analysis for the progressive failure studies of three concrete structures: thin-walled concrete cylinders subjected to hydrostatic pressure, the pull-out (lok) test, and the splitting tension (Brazilian) test. The numerical results are also compared with the available experimental data and/or the available theoretical solutions. A good agreement is generally obtained.

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• Authors:
  • Hsieh, S S
  • Ting, E C
  • Chen, Wai-Fah
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 373-93
• Serial:
  • Computers and Structures
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0045-7949

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Elasticity (Mechanics); Failure; Mathematical models; Plasticity; Pull out test; Strength of materials; Structures; Tension tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Splitting tensile test
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 5912: Elasticity; 3355: Engineering structure; 5520: Failure; 6473: Mathematical model; 5922: Plasticity; 6259: Pull out test; 6249: Splitting tensile test; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00481649
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM