Numerical Simulation of Mixed-mode Fracture in Concrete via a Non-local Damage Model
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A "slightly" modified version of the "crush-crack" damage model (di Prisco and Mazars, 1996) is here presented and applied to numerical analysis of typical mixed-mode fracture tests. Besides the validation of the proposed modifications, the work is also instrumental in understanding the reliability of either the shear behaviour description supplied by the model and of the proposed test geometries as tools for identifying mixed-mode fracture parameters.
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