Zhang, M;
Morrison, C;
Jivkov, A;
(2014)
A lattice-spring model for damage evolution in cement paste.
Procedia Materials Science
, 3
pp. 1854-1859.
10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.299.
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Abstract
To understand better the fracture processes in cement-based materials, it is essential to predict the evolution of damage in cement paste. A recently proposed site-bond model is developed further to take into account the key microstructure data, such as pore size distribution, porosity, and size distribution and volume fraction of anhydrous cement grains obtained from high resolution X- ray tomography. The grains are associated with lattice sites linked by deformable bonds. The bonds are bundles of elastic-brittle springs, resisting normal and shear relative displacements between grains with potential for failure. The model length scale and thence spring constants are controlled by grain statistics. The spring failure properties are controlled by pore statistics. Macroscopic damage develops by a succession of local failures, represented by spring removal. The model is used to simulate the stress-strain response and damage in cement paste under uniaxial tensile loading. The influence of porosity on tensile strength and damage evolution is estimated in a quantitative manner. The predictions of the model are in a very good agreement with the available experimental data.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A lattice-spring model for damage evolution in cement paste |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.299 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.299 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Keywords: | Damage evolution, Cement paste, Site-bond model, Microstructure, Quasi-brittle behaviour |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10060614 |
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