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Failure: 800 kN
T
Tensile
il behavior
b h i C
Compressive
i behavior
b h i
Strain decomposition Total strain Total strain
= elastic strain = elastic strain
+ strain due to cracking + plastic strain
Strain is decomposed
p into: Developed
p along
g the lines of MCFT
elastic + plastic for compressive response using plasticity theory The original MCFT does not identify the loading and
elastic + cracking for tensile response using fracture mechanics
concept
unloading, so that one total strain always gives one
stress.
Each strain part has its own stiffness.
In this model, loading and unloading is identified
One total strain can have more than one stress states
andd th
thus one total
t t l strain
t i can hhave ttwo stress
t states.
t t
according to the contribution of each component.
Discrete crack model Tensile behavior based on fracture mech.
Difficult to implement as a
new mesh is necessary
when crack propagates
Compressive behavior of total strain crack Fixed and rotating crack modeling
For p
plane stress element
Non-linear behavior in compression
Fracture of concrete in tension based on nonlinear
fracture mechanics
Biaxial strength
g failure criterion
Compression softening
Tension stiffening
Rotating and fixed crack model
Very similar to the total strain crack model in
DIANA
Experimental Setup
For 3
3D analysis
y
Combination of fracture for tension and plasticity
for compression
Strain is decomposed into elastic, plastic and
cracking strains
Very similar to the strain decomposition model in Finite Element Mesh
DIANA
Experiment Setup
Analysis result