Title of article
On the existence of representative volumes for softening quasi-brittle materials – A failure zone averaging scheme
Author/Authors
Phu Nguyen، نويسنده , , Vinh and Lloberas-Valls، نويسنده , , Oriol and Stroeven، نويسنده , , Martijn and Johannes Sluys، نويسنده , , Lambertus، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
11
From page
3028
To page
3038
Abstract
The concept of the representative volume element (RVE) for softening materials is revised in this contribution. It is demonstrated by means of numerical simulations that there exists a sample which is statistically representative for quasi-brittle materials with random microstructure like concrete. This finding is an important ingredient for homogenization-based multiscale modelling of softening materials.
Keywords
Representative volume element (RVE) , Quasi-brittle material , Multiscale , Softening , homogenization
Journal title
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Record number
1597940
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