CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR HEALING OF MATERIALS WITH APPLICATION TO COMPACTION OF CRUSHED ROCK SALT

Time allows certain materials to heal. Healing implies that microcracks and microvoids reduce in size, with a corresponding increase in stiffness and strength--features precisely opposite of those normally linked with continuum damage mechanics. The authors propose a continuum healing mechanics model within a framework that automatically meets the restrictions of thermodynamics. Rate-independent and rate-dependent formulas are provided. Specific evolution equations are given for a scalar isotropic assumption and comparisons with a limited amount of experimental data on crushed rock salt are given as well. Good correlations exist for changes in time of Young's modulus and inelastic strain. The preliminary findings provide a good base for other examples of healing, such as the curing of concrete, the sintering of ceramics, and the compaction of cohesive sands and clays.

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  • Accession Number: 00712688
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 4 1995 12:00AM