Modeling Cyclic Crack Propagation in Concrete Using the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method Coupled with the Cumulative Damage-Plasticity Constitutive Law

verfasst von: Omar Alrayes, Carsten Könke, Ean Tat Ooi, Khader M. Hamdia
Abstract: Many concrete structures, such as bridges and wind turbine towers, fail mostly due to the fatigue rapture and bending, where the cracks are initiated and propagate under cyclic loading. Modeling the fracture process zone (FPZ) is essential to understanding the cracking behavior of heterogeneous, quasi-brittle materials such as concrete under monotonic and cyclic actions. The paper aims to present a numerical modeling approach for simulating crack growth using a scaled boundary finite element model (SBFEM). The cohesive traction law is explored to model the stress field under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. In doing so, a new constitutive law is applied within the cohesive response. The cyclic damage accumulation during loading and unloading is formulated within the thermodynamic framework of the constitutive concrete model. We consider two common problems of three-point bending of a single-edge-notched concrete beam subjected to different loading conditions to validate the developed method. The simulation results show good agreement with experimental test measurements from the literature. The presented analysis can provide a further understanding of crack growth and damage accumulation within the cohesive response, and the SBFEM makes it possible to identify the fracture behavior of cyclic crack propagation in concrete members.
Organisationseinheit(en): Institut für Kontinuumsmechanik
Externe Organisation(en): Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Federation University Australia
Typ: Artikel
Journal: MATERIALS
Band: 16
ISSN: 1996-1944
Publikationsdatum: 16.01.2023
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Physik der kondensierten Materie, Allgemeine Materialwissenschaften
Elektronische Version(en): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020863 (Zugang: Offen)
: Details im Forschungsportal „Research@Leibniz University“

BibTeX

@article{6e7ba819904c4d2b8f7eece0d264cacc,
title = "Modeling Cyclic Crack Propagation in Concrete Using the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method Coupled with the Cumulative Damage-Plasticity Constitutive Law",
abstract = "Many concrete structures, such as bridges and wind turbine towers, fail mostly due to the fatigue rapture and bending, where the cracks are initiated and propagate under cyclic loading. Modeling the fracture process zone (FPZ) is essential to understanding the cracking behavior of heterogeneous, quasi-brittle materials such as concrete under monotonic and cyclic actions. The paper aims to present a numerical modeling approach for simulating crack growth using a scaled boundary finite element model (SBFEM). The cohesive traction law is explored to model the stress field under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. In doing so, a new constitutive law is applied within the cohesive response. The cyclic damage accumulation during loading and unloading is formulated within the thermodynamic framework of the constitutive concrete model. We consider two common problems of three-point bending of a single-edge-notched concrete beam subjected to different loading conditions to validate the developed method. The simulation results show good agreement with experimental test measurements from the literature. The presented analysis can provide a further understanding of crack growth and damage accumulation within the cohesive response, and the SBFEM makes it possible to identify the fracture behavior of cyclic crack propagation in concrete members.",
keywords = "cohesive zone method, constitutive modelling, crack propagation, cyclic loading, scaled boundary finite element",
author = "Omar Alrayes and Carsten K{\"o}nke and Ooi, {Ean Tat} and Hamdia, {Khader M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)—Projektnummer 492535144.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "16",
doi = "10.3390/ma16020863",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
journal = "MATERIALS",
issn = "1996-1944",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
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