Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C.; Cabanas, P. Numerical Simulation of the Fracture Behavior of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Using a Cohesive Crack-Based Inverse Analysis. Materials2022, 15, 71.
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C.; Cabanas, P. Numerical Simulation of the Fracture Behavior of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Using a Cohesive Crack-Based Inverse Analysis. Materials 2022, 15, 71.
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C.; Cabanas, P. Numerical Simulation of the Fracture Behavior of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Using a Cohesive Crack-Based Inverse Analysis. Materials2022, 15, 71.
Enfedaque, A.; Alberti, M.G.; Gálvez, J.C.; Cabanas, P. Numerical Simulation of the Fracture Behavior of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Using a Cohesive Crack-Based Inverse Analysis. Materials 2022, 15, 71.
Abstract
Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) has become an alternative for structural applications due its outstanding mechanical properties. The appearance of new types of fibres and the fibre cocktails that can be configured mixing them has created FRC that clearly exceed the minimum mechanical properties required in the standards. Consequently, in order to take full advantage of the contribution of the fibres in construction projects, it is of great interest to have constitutive models that simulate the behaviour of the materials. This study aimed to simulate the fracture behaviour of five types of FRC, three with steel hooked fibres, one with a combination of two types of steel fibres and one with a combination of polyolefin fibres and two types of steel fibres, by means of an inverse analysis based on the cohesive crack approach. The results of the numerical simulations defined the softening functions of each FRC formulation and have pointed out the synergies that are created through use of fibre cocktails. The information obtained might suppose a remarkable advance for designers using high-performance FRC in structural elements.
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