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Computers and Concrete Volume 7, Number 6, December 2010 , pages 497-510 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2010.7.6.497 |
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Finite element analysis of elastic property of concrete composites with ITZ |
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Said Abdelmoumen, Emmanuel Bellenger, Brandon Lynge
and Michele Queneudec-t\'Kint
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| Abstract | ||
| For better estimation of elastic property of concrete composites, the effect of Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) has been found to be significant. Numerical concrete composites models have been introduced using Finite Element Method (FEM), where ITZ is modeled as a thin shell surrounding aggregate. Therefore, difficulties arise from the mesh generation. In this study, a numerical concrete composites model in 3D based on FEM and random unit cell method is proposed to calculate elastic modulus of concrete composites with ITZ. The validity of the model has been verified by comparing the calculated elastic modulus with those obtained from other analytical and numerical models. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| elastic modulus; ITZ; numerical concrete composites model; finite element method; random unit cell; composite materials. | ||
| Address | ||
| Said Abdelmoumen and Emmanuel Bellenger: LTI EA-3899, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, IUT de l\'Aisne, 48 rue d\'Ostende, 02100 Saint-Quentin, France Brandon Lynge: University of Tulsa, Mechanical Engineering Department, 600 South College Ave. Room L185 Keplinger Hall, Tulsa OK 74104-3189, USA Michele Queneudec-t\'Kint: LTI EA-3899, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, IUT de l\'Aisne, 48 rue d\'Ostende, 02100 Saint-Quentin, France | ||