A Homogenized Model for the Nonlinear Behaviour of Masonry Under In-plane Loading: A Material Model Based on Coupling of Tension, Shear and Compressive Splitting

Masonry is one of the most common building materials globally due to its ease of construction, price, durability and fire resistance. Its heterogeneity and orthotropic nature make its mechanical behaviour rather complex, highlighting the importance of an appropriate constitutive model to describe such behaviour accurately. In literature, most of...

Measuring and modelling the deteriorating impact of Alkali-Silica Reaction in concrete on the mechanical characteristics

Unaffected and ASR-affected concrete, experimentally, appear as substantially different materials. Since the material characterization is one of the main points of attention within a structural assessment, the deteriorating impact of ASR on concrete in terms of both expansion and degradation of the mechanical properties is studied. Both...

Multi-Scale Modelling of Fatigue of Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Composites

In this research, extensive fatigue tests were performed on single glass fibres and composite coupons. Comparison of the test results shows that there is a significant difference between the fibre and composite fatigue behaviour. In order to clarify this difference, a multi-scale micro-mechanical model was developed. This model predicts fatigue...