Modeling of the influence of the damage on the behavior of concrete during tensile-compressive loading

S. Mertens, J. Vantomme, J. Carmeliet

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Abstract

Experimental tensile-compressive cyclic tests on DEN-concrete specimens reveal several phenomena: nonlinear elasticity, stiffness reduction, stiffness recovery, permanent deformation and hysteretic behavior, which changes shape during tensile unloading to compressive loading. In this paper, a constitutive model is proposed that captures all these effects, and which is based on strain decomposition into a classical linear elastic strain and a non-classical strain described by the Preisach-Mayergoyz model (PM-model).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures
Pages419-425
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Catania, Italy
Duration: 17 Jun 200722 Jun 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures
Volume1

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityCatania
Period17/06/0722/06/07

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