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Plasticity based crack models and applications

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Book cover Numerical Modeling of Concrete Cracking

Part of the book series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 532))

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Models for the numerical simulation of concrete cracking are traditionally based either on the smeared crack approach or the discrete crack approach.

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  1. University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 13, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    G. Hofstetter, H. Lehar, Y. Theiner & B. Valentini

  2. CENUMERICS - Consulting Engineers, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    C. Feist

  3. HILTI Corporation, Principality of Liechtenstein, FL-9494, Schaan

    B. Winkler

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Hofstetter, G., Feist, C., Lehar, H., Theiner, Y., Valentini, B., Winkler, B. (2011). Plasticity based crack models and applications. In: Hofstetter, G., Meschke, G. (eds) Numerical Modeling of Concrete Cracking. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 532. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0897-0_4

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