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Analysis of the Versatility of Multi-linear Softening Functions Applied to the Simulation of the Fracture Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Materials
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C. Analysis of the Versatility of Multi-Linear Softening Functions Applied in the Simulation of Fracture Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious Materials. Materials2019, 12, 3656.
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C. Analysis of the Versatility of Multi-Linear Softening Functions Applied in the Simulation of Fracture Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious Materials. Materials 2019, 12, 3656.
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C. Analysis of the Versatility of Multi-Linear Softening Functions Applied in the Simulation of Fracture Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious Materials. Materials2019, 12, 3656.
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C. Analysis of the Versatility of Multi-Linear Softening Functions Applied in the Simulation of Fracture Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious Materials. Materials 2019, 12, 3656.
Abstract
Fibre reinforced cementitious materials (FRC) have become an attractive alternative for structural applications. Among such FRC, steel and polyolefin fibre reinforced concrete and glass fibre reinforced concrete are the most used ones. However, in order to exploit the properties of such materials structural designers need constitutive relations that reproduce FRC fracture behaviour accurately. This contribution analyses the suitability of multilinear softening functions combined with a cohesive crack approach for reproducing the fracture behaviour of the FRC previously mentioned. The implementation performed accurately simulates the fracture behaviour while being versatile, robust and efficient from a numerical point of view.
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