CRACK PROPAGATION ANALYSIS

USING FRACTURE MECHANICS

AND FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Journal: CEMENT and CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume: 6
Page: 773-782
Year: 1976
DOI: -

Importance of the model

Study of crack growth is important in performance of unreinforced and reinforced concrete.

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Introduction about the model

Fracture mechanics is introduced into finite element analysis as a new model.
Stresses are assumed to act across a crack as long as it is narrowly opened.

Proposed approach
Similar to the Barenblatt model
It can be applied to all the three modes.

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Tensile test result and FEM

implication

A test result from a tensile test

Bent rectangular beam and a corresponding

FEM representation

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Result and conclusion

Test results of
bending strength
versus beam depth
for one quality
of concrete.

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Conclusion
The proposed method seems to yield realistic results regarding crack formation and propagation .
This method gives better result for coarse mesh also.
This gives opportunity to study complicated problems with limited computing facility.