Coupled Evolution of Preferential Paths for Force and Damage in the Pre-failure Regime in Disordered and Heterogeneous, Quasi-Brittle Granular Materials

Coupled Evolution of Preferential Paths for Force and Damage in the Pre-failure Regime in Disordered and Heterogeneous, Quasi-Brittle Granular Materials

A disordered and heterogeneous, quasi-brittle granular material can withstand certain levels of internal damage before global failure. This robustness depends not just on the bond strengths but also on the topology and redundancy of the bonded contact network, through which forces and damage propaga...

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Main Authors: Antoinette Tordesillas, Sanath Kahagalage, Charl Ras, Michał Nitka, Jacek Tejchman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
Subjects:
preferential paths
concrete
crack mechanics
robustness
redundancy
tensile force chains
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2020.00079/full

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