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| Title: | On the existence of representative volumes for softening quasi-brittle materials: a failure zone averaging scheme |
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| Author: | Nguyen, Vinh Phu; Lloberas Valls, Oriol; Stroeven, Martijn; Sluys, Lambertus J. |
| Other authors: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RMEE - Grup de Resistència de Materials i Estructures en l'Enginyeria |
| Abstract: | The concept of the representative volume element (RVE) for softening materials is revised in this contribution. It is demonstrated by means of numerical simulations that there exists a sample which is statistically representative for quasi-brittle materials with random microstructure like concrete. This finding is an important ingredient for homogenization-based multiscale modelling of softening materials. |
| Abstract: | Peer Reviewed |
| Subject(s): | -Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures -Brittleness -Representative volume element (RVE) -Quasi-brittle material -Softening -Multiscale -Homogenization -Fragilitat |
| Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
| Document type: | Article - Submitted version Article |
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