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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 140, 2017
Powders and Grains 2017 – 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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Article Number | 12018 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Geomaterials | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714012018 | |
Published online | 30 June 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714012018
A discrete element model for damage and fracture of geomaterials under fatigue loading
ICUBE Laboratory, UMR 7357, CNRS, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Strasbourg, 24 Boulevard de la Victoire, 67084, Strasbourg, France
* e-mail: xiaofeng.gao@insa-strasbourg.fr
** e-mail: georg.koval@insa-strasbourg.fr
*** e-mail: cyrille.chazallon@insa-strasbourg.fr
Published online: 30 June 2017
Failure processes in geomaterials (concrete, asphalt concrete, masonry, etc.) under fatigue loading (repeated moving loads, cycles of temperature, etc.) are responsible for most of the dysfunctions in pavements, brick structures, etc. In the beginning of the lifetime of a structure, the material presents only inner defects (micro cracks, voids, etc.). Due to the effect of the cyclic loading, these small defects tend to grow in size and quantity which damage the material, reducing its stiffness. With a relatively high number of cycles, these growing micro cracks become large cracks, which characterizes the fracture behavior. From a theoretical point of view, both mechanisms are treated differently. Fracture is usually described locally, with the propagation of cracks defined by the energy release rate at the crack tip; damage is usually associated to non-local approaches. In the present work, damage and fracture mechanics are combined in a local discrete element approach.
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