TY  - SER
AU  - J. Oliver
AU  - A. Huespe
AU  - M.D.G. Pulido
AU  - S. Blanco
TI  - Computational Modeling Of Cracking Of Concrete In Strong Discontinuity Settings
SN  - 1598-8198
KW  - Concrete
KW  - Crack Modeling
KW  - Strong Discontinuity
KW  - Continuum Damage
N2  - The paper is devoted to present the Continuum Strong Discontinuity Approach (CSDA) and to examine its capabilities for modeling cracking of concrete. After introducing the main ingredients of the CSDA, an isotropic continuum damage model, which distinguishes tension and compression states, is used to implicitly induce a projected traction separation-law that rules the cracking phenomena. Criteria for onset and propagation of material failure and specific finite elements with embedded discontinuities are also briefly sketched. Finally, some representative numerical simulations of cracking, in plain and reinforced concrete specimens, using the CSDA are presented
UR  - DOI: 10.12989/cac.2004.1.1.061
ER  -