Fracture Mechanics Based Model for Joints under Cyclic Loading

A generalized interface model for joints and cracks in quasi-brittle materials is formulated. The proposed model marries an existing fracture mechanics based one developed for monotonic loading of concrete with another frictional based model developed for the cyclic response of rock joints to addres...

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Published in:Journal of engineering mechanics 2006-11, Vol.132 (11), p.1151-1159
Main Authors: Puntel, Eric, Bolzon, Gabriella, Saouma, Victor E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Dams and subsidiary installations
Exact sciences and technology
Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...)
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Geotechnics
Hydraulic constructions
Physics
Soil mechanics. Rocks mechanics
Solid mechanics
Structural and continuum mechanics
TECHNICAL PAPERS
Vibration, mechanical wave, dynamic stability (aeroelasticity, vibration control...)
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Summary:A generalized interface model for joints and cracks in quasi-brittle materials is formulated. The proposed model marries an existing fracture mechanics based one developed for monotonic loading of concrete with another frictional based model developed for the cyclic response of rock joints to address the (reverse) cyclic response of rough surfaces in the presence of cohesive stresses. The properties of the model and its capability to capture several experimentally observed behaviors are shown by the numerical simulations performed. This joint constitutive model is particularly suitable to simulate the seismic response of dam/rock joints subjected to seismic excitation, or of concrete joints under reverse cyclic loading.
ISSN:0733-9399
1943-7889
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2006)132:11(1151)