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Computers and Concrete Volume 5, Number 4, August 2008 , pages 359-373 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2008.5.4.359 |
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A parametric study of the meso-scale modelling of concrete subjected to cyclic compression |
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Rasmus Rempling and Peter Grassl
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| Abstract | ||
| The present parametric study deals with the meso-scale modelling of concrete subjected to cyclic compression, which exhibits hysteresis loops during unloading and reloading. Concrete is idealised as a two-dimensional three-phase composite made of aggregates, mortar and interfacial transition zones (ITZs). The meso-scale modelling approach relies on the hypothesis that the hysteresis loops are caused by localised permanent displacements, which result in nonlinear fracture processes during unloading and reloading. A parametric study is carried out to investigate how aggregate density and size, amount of permanent displacements in the ITZ and the mortar, and the ITZ strength influence the hysteresis loops obtained with the meso-scale modelling approach. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| concrete; fracture; cyclic loading; compression; damage mechanics; plasticity; Meso-scale. | ||
| Address | ||
| Rasmus Rempling : Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden Peter Grassl : Department of Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK | ||