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    Three-dimensional yield strength properties of jointed rock mass as a homogenized medium (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 1-24 
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    Keywords: jointed rocks ; strength criterion ; homogenization method ; yield design ; anisotropy ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A comprehensive three-dimensional formulation for the strength criterion of regular jointed rocks is derived in this paper. The approach is based upon the implementation of the homogenization method of periodic media within the framework of the yield design theory. A rigorous explicit expression of the macroscopic criterion is given as a function of the strength properties of the intact rock and of the joints modelled as interfaces. Attention is focused on the particular case of an infinitely resistance intact rock. It is shown in particular how the relevant velocity jumps for the homogenized medium can be characterized from the introduction of the set of admissible stress vectors acting upon an elementary surface. The results make it possible to perform the static and kinematic approaches in order to address the stability analysis of rock masses cut by sets of regular joints, even for the three-dimensional geometries.
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    Time dependent mechanical behaviour of loose sands (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 45-73 
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    Keywords: loose sand ; load controlled triaxial tests ; creep tests ; time dependency delayed mechanical response ; elasto viscoplasticity ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The time dependency of loose sands mechanical behaviour has been experimentally analysed and theoretically interpreted. A series of load controlled triaxial tests, by imposing finite load increments, has been performed. The single load increments are followed by variable time periods, in order to carry out many classical creep tests.According to the authors, the considered time dependency is due to the internal fabric rearrangement of the granular assembly, i.e. to the plastic strain development with time.This mechanical peculiarity is theoretically interpreted by means of an elastoviscoplastic constitutive model. This is a very simple extension of a previous incremental elastoplastic constitutive model and appears to be capable to reproduce experimental data quite well.Finally, the importance of the considered time dependency is underlined, both by considering numerical solutions and in analysing unstable natural and experimental phenomena.
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    Plane shear waves and loss of stability in a saturated granular body (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 25-44 
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    Keywords: shear waves ; spontaneous liquefaction ; stability ; hypoplasticity ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A theoretical study of plane shear waves in a fully saturated granular medium is presented using a hypoplastic constitutive relation for the solid constituent. Dynamic equations for small disturbances about an initial state are derived and analysed with constitutive parameters for Karlsruhe sand. Permanent changes in stresses during the propagation of waves are shown to result in the liquefaction of the material. As follows from the equations, in the general case the propagation is characterized by two different wave speeds, corresponding to the plus or minus sign of the velocity gradient, i.e. to different directions of an instantaneous shear. The values of the wave speeds depend on the initial state (stresses and void ratio) as well as on the orientation of the wave with respect to the principal stresses of the initial stress tensor. If the granular material is loose enough and the initial stress state differs from the hydrostatic one, it is possible that one of the wave speeds becomes imaginary, i.e. physically does not exist. This case means a loss of stability of the body in the sense that a small boundary disturbance results in a flow of the whole mass which cannot be prevented by a boundary control. Such a solution can be viewed as a model of spontaneous liquefaction. The condition obtained for stability is compared with the one derived from the analysis of the second-order work.
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    Computational aspects of a softening plasticity model for plain concrete (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 75-94 
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    Keywords: concrete modelling ; softening plasticity ; fracture energy models ; stress return ; five parameter model ; improved predictors ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Several computational aspects of the fracture energy based softening plasticity model for plain concrete are considered. A need for a more robust stress return strategy is identified, as the basic closest point projection algorithm leads to regions of nonconvergence, associated with zones of high curvature near the compressive meridian close to the apex. The use of an intermediate stress return to an auxiliary surface to establish an improved predictor is proposed, in conjunction with a controlled scaling of stress return increments, ensuring convergence and providing an efficient and robust stress return strategy.
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    Editorial (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. iii 
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    Keywords: Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    A multiphase medium model for localisation and postlocalisation simulation in geomaterials (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 95-114 
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    Keywords: multiphase material ; strain localisation ; averaging theories ; pore pressure ; cavitation ; finite element method ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: It is recalled that negative water pressures are of importance in localisation phenomena of fully saturated, undrained samples of dilatant geomaterials. A model to simulate cavitation phenomena connected with such pore water tractions is developed and implemented in a simplified form in a dynamics code for partially saturated porous media. A case of localisation is studied from the onset of the instability up to the full developed shear band. The weak mesh dependence of the maximum effective plastic strain, due to the employed physical model, is also shown.
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    Experimental investigation of concrete fracture under uniaxial compression (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 115-127 
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    Keywords: concrete ; fracture ; uniaxial compression tests ; boundary restraint ; slenderness ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Localization of deformations has been investigated in a series of displacement controlled uniaxial compression experiments. Of main interest are the effects of specimen slenderness and friction between loading platen and specimen. Both effects have a direct influence on the development of localized fracture zones in the specimen. The results indicate that the use of a double layer of teflon with an intermediate layer of grease yields size-independent results as far as the pre-peak stress-strain behaviour and the peak strength are concerned. However, in terms of stress and strain, a significant influence of both the specimen slenderness and the amount of boundary restraint has been observed in the post-peak regime. It is found that the post-peak curves become almost completely identical when they are plotted in terms of nominal stress and post-peak displacement. For any type of loading platen used, the post-peak relative stress-displacement curves are found to be independent of the specimen height. Furthermore, since during post-peak localization relative sliding and movements of larger parts of the specimen are observed, the definition of a unique Poisson's ratio is virtually impossible.
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    Damage and localisation in elastic materials with voids (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 129-144 
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    Keywords: damage ; void growth ; softening ; localisation ; bifurcation ; rupture ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: An extension of the theory of elastic material with voids to the case where the material undergoes an irreversible void growth is presented. The particularity of this theory is that the continuum is described by two kinematic variables: the displacements and the variation of the volume fraction of material in the porous continuum. Motion is controlled by two governing equations, the classical one involving the displacement or stresses and another one that involves the other kinematic variable, similar to the governing equation in heat conduction problems. The degradation of the elastic moduli is described in the model by a damage scalar variable. A simplified model where the damage variable is proportional to the irreversible variation of volume fraction of material is discussed. From the governing equations, it is deduced that the equation which governs the growth of damage involves the second gradient of damage and a material parameter which plays the role of an internal length according to the analysis of strain localisation. The finite element implementation of the theory is briefly presented. The two variables are discretised separately and the form of the equations to be solved is similar to those obtained in coupled thermoelasticity. One dimensional finite element results of strain localisation show that a proper convergence upon mesh refinement is obtained. The equation which governs the irreversible variation of volume fraction (or the damage growth) acts as a localisation limiter.
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    Failure criterion, flow rule and dissipation function derived from hypoplasticity (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 145-163 
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    Keywords: constitutive model ; hypoplasticity ; failure criterion ; flow rule ; dissipation function ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Failure criterion, flow rule and dissipation function derived from a class of incrementally non-linear, so-called hypoplastic, constitutive equations are presented. Although the hypoplastic model is developed without recourse to some concepts pertinent to pasticity theory, such as failure surface, plastic potential, flow rule and decomposition of deformation into elastic and plastic parts, it is shown how these concepts may be obtained as natural outcomes of the constitutive model. A connection of the hypoplastic model to Truesdell's hypoelasticity theory and of the derived failure criterion and flow rule to their hypoelastic counterparts is made. By defining the plastic strain rate properly, the dissipation surface is obtained based on the principle of maximum entropy production. Furthermore, the plastic potential is constructed with reference to the direction of plastic strain rate. Finally, the failure surface, flow rule and dissipation surface obtained with a specific hypoplastic constitutive equation are presented and compared with experimental results in the literature.
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    Homogenization for Granular Materials: non reversible behaviour (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 199-218 
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    Keywords: homogenization ; granular material ; yield surface ; elasticity ; plasticity ; modelling ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Using a homogenization framework, this paper proposes a description of the non-reversible behaviour of granular materials. First the basic equations are reviewed and some general elasticity results are presented with a comparison to DEM simulations. The global non-reversible behaviour is introduced by the definition of local conditions of contact stability: loss of contact and sliding. The first consequence is the possible definition of global yield surfaces and thus failure surfaces. These surfaces are compared to the usual plastic criteria. The influence of the different homogenization parameters introduced by the definition of localization and averaging operators is also studied. In the last section, a simulation of non-reversible behaviour is presented. Comparisons to experimental data are made in the case of simple loading paths (isotropic compression, triaxial test) as well as in complex loading histories.
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    Masthead (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996) 
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    Validity and Limits of the Effective Stress Concept in Geomechanics (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 219-234 
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    Keywords: effective stress ; theory of mixture ; compressibility ; pore-water pressure ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The effective stress concept in geomechanics advocated by Terzaghi is historically reviewed and the mechanical interpretation of this concept is clarified based on the theory of mixtures. In the interpretation of the effective stress concept, both the compressibility of the constituents and the balance of force are taken into consideration. The effectiveness of the effective stress comes from the fact that the descriptions of the effective stress in undrained and unjacketed conditions are approximately equal, although the role of the pore-water pressure under different test conditions is not the same. It is shown that the effective stress concept is also applicable to soft rock. Finally, classical interpretations and various definitions of the effective stresses are critically examined.
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    Creep, damage and failure around large rectangular-like caverns and galleries (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 165-197 
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    Keywords: creep ; dilatancy ; damage ; stability ; failure ; galleries ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: An analysis of stability of rectangular-like galleries or caverns is developed from the point of view of creep, creep failure and short-time failure. The initial stress distribution around the cavern just after excavation is obtained with an exact elastic solution. Further this solution is used in conjunction with an elastic/viscoplastic non-associated constitutive equation to determine first the domains around the excavation where the rock becomes dilatant, where compressible, and where a short-time failure is expected. This constitutive equation is further used to determine the creep of the rock around the opening, and where and when a creep failure is to be expected due to excessive dilatancy. It is shown that the location of the incipient creep failure depends on the stress concentration due to the presence of the ‘corners’, on the possible elongated shape of the cavern, and also to the stress concentration induced by the far field stresses. This location also depends on the internal pressure and on depth, and it can be determined quite accurately. Thus the location of incipient creep damage depends on a variety of parameters and the determination of this exact location is very important, and is described in this paper. It is shown that the evolutive damage is spreading mainly in the direction of minimum far field stresses or in the direction of greater elongation of the cross-section. The same constitutive equation allows us to determine the creep convergence (or divergence) of the walls, where this creep is quite fast and when for the first time the incipient creep failure due to dilatancy is to be expected. This timing depends primarily on the magnitude of octahedral shear stress. The time up to creep failure is shorter if this stress is larger (close to the short-term failure value), but tends towards infinity if the stress is relatively small (close but still above the compressibility/dilatancy boundary). Once the various failure modes are well understood the orientation and magnitude of far field stresses can be determined by this analysis if not known a priori. Also, once the location of losing the stability and that of the volume of rock involved in fast creep and creep failure are determined, one can suggest the optimal design of a support. The way in which the stress variation is influencing the above mentioned problem will be discussed in forthcoming papers. While the authors recognize the importance of the pre-existing rock discontinuities in the overall cavern stability, it was thought that a better understanding of this stability starts from analyzing a rock without such pre-existing discontinuities. The examples are given for rock salt.
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    Announcement (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. i 
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    Book Review: Computational Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Günter Hofstetter and Herbert A. Mang. Vieweg, Weisbaden, Germany, 1995. 366pp. (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 357-357 
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    On shear band localization phenomena of liquid-saturated granular elastoplastic porous solid materials accounting for fluid viscosity and micropolar solid rotations (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 301-320 
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    Keywords: theory of porous media ; micropolar grain rotations ; liquid-saturated cohesive-frictional granular elastoplastic skeleton materials ; single-surface yield function ; non-associated flow ; shear band localization ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Elastoplastic deformations of cohesive-frictional liquid-saturated granular solid materials can be described by use of a macroscopic continuum mechanical approach within the well-founded framework of the theory of porous media (TPM). In the present contribution, the TPM formulation of the skeleton material is extended by micropolar degrees of freedom in the sense of the Cosserat brothers. Proceeding from two basic assumptions, material incompressibility of both constituents (skeleton material and pore liquid) and geometrically linear solid deformations, the non-symmetric effective skeleton stress and the couple stress tensor are determined by linear elasticity laws. In the framework of the ideal plasticity concept, the plastic yield limit is governed by a smooth and closed single-surface yield function together with non-associated flow rules for both the plastic strain rate and the plastic rate of curvature tensor. Fluid viscosity is taken into account by the drag force.The inclusion of micropolar degrees of freedom, in contrast to the usual continuum mechanical approach to the TPM, allows, on the one hand, for the determination of the local average grain rotations and, on the other hand, additionally yields a regularization effect on the solution of the strongly coupled system of governing equations when shear banding occurs. However, in the framework of the original TPM formulation of fluid-saturated porous materials, the inclusion of the fluid viscosity alone also yields a certain regularization on shear band computations. The numerical examples are solved by use of finite element discretization techniques, where, in particular, the computation of shear band localization phenomena is carried out by the example of the well-known base failure problem of geotechnical engineering. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Closed-form solution on the thermoplastic behaviour of a deep tunnel in a thermal-softening material (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 321-337 
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    Keywords: thermal-softening behaviour ; transient evolution ; corner flow ; analytical solution ; convergence-confinement concept ; thermomechanical interaction ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A closed-form solution of deep tunnel subject to an internal pressure and to an axisymmetrical time-dependent temperature field is presented. The material is supposed to have a thermal-softening behaviour, the cohesion decreasing with the temperature. The thermal expansion generates plastic zones with face flow and corner flow, which can coexist and interact. The explicit character of the solution allows rigorous demonstrations of the evolution of such plastic zones, as well as other interesting and fundamental properties of the thermoplastic behaviour of deep tunnels. On the other hand, the causal relationship between the thermomechanical loading and the structural response (convergence, extension of rupture zones) is rendered transparent, thanks to the simplicity of the analytical solution. The consequence of thermal-softening is clearly shown by comparison with the analytical solution for a constant cohesion previously established. Quantitatively, its importance is illustrated by a restricted parametric study, to which the analytical solution is ideally suited. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Modelling the strengths of engineering materials in three dimensions (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 339-356 
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    Keywords: biaxial tests ; combined stresses ; compressive strength ; engineering materials ; failure ; failure surfaces ; mathematical models ; tensile strength ; triaxial tests ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A general, three-dimensional failure criterion is presented. This criterion is formulated in terms of the first and third stress invariants of the stress tensor, and it involves only three independent material parameters. Although these parameters interact with one another, each parameter corresponds to one of three failure characteristics of material behaviour. These material parameters may be determined from any type of strength test, including the simplest possible, such as uniaxial compression and tension tests or biaxial tests for materials with cohesion and tensile strength, and by triaxial compression tests for materials without tensile strength. The procedure for determination of the three material parameters is demonstrated and comparisons between the failure criterion and experimental results are presented for different types of engineering materials. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Assessment of some failure criteria for strongly anisotropic geomaterials (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 1-26 
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    Keywords: anisotropy ; failure criterion ; schist ; sedimentary rock ; rock joints ; laboratory testing ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: This paper is devoted to the assessment of some representative failure criteria in the framework of modelling the failure behaviour of strongly anisotropic geomaterials. Experimental data concerning the failure behaviour of a typical strongly anisotropic rock; the schist of Angers are first presented. Nine widely used failure criteria are then selected and classified into three groups, the mathematical continuous models, the empirical continuous models and the discontinuous weakness planes based models. This classification is made up according to the main assumptions and techniques used in each criterion to describe the strength anisotropy. The calibration of each one is carried out with respect to the laboratory data of Angers schist. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons between the selected criteria and with the experimental data are provided. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    A new anisotropic failure criterion for transversely isotropic solids (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 89-103 
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    Keywords: transversely isotropic material ; elliptic paraboloid failure surface ; strength differential effect ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A coordinate-free formulation of a failure criterion for transversely isotropic solids is proposed. In the three-dimensional stress space the criterion is represented by an elliptic paraboloid. The anisotropic form of the proposed criterion is based on generalization of the second invariant of the deviatoric stress and of the mean stress obtained through the introduction of a unique fourth-order tensor. For isotropic conditions, the criterion reduces to the Mises-Schleicher failure condition. It is shown that the criterion satisfactorily predicts the strength anisotropy of transversely isotropic rocks subjected to an axisymmetric stress state. The procedure for the identification of the parameters of the criterion from a few simple laboratory tests is outlined. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    A model for ageing visco-elastic tension softening materials (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 27-39 
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    Keywords: creep ; effective spring concept ; Kelvin chain model ; load bearing volume ; micromechanical model ; relaxation ; softening spring ; solidification ; tension softening ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: An analytical constitutive model similar to the Kelvin chain rheological model associated with solidification theory, is developed for time-dependent tension softening of ageing materials like concrete. The stiffness of spring elements is allowed to vary with time via a function of load bearing volume fraction as in the solidification theory. The development of cracks reduces the load bearing volume fraction with time, so that the overall behaviour of springs is a softening type. A reduction in the load bearing volume with time ensures a gradual reduction in the spring stiffness without violating prescribed retardation times. In some circumstances, depending on the boundary conditions, the stress in a structure can remain unchanged over a period of time. During this period, any cracks in the structure will continue to experience an increased opening due to creep. In other parts of the structure, again depending on the boundary conditions, the crack opening displacements may remain unchanged over a period of time, so that the stress will relax over these parts of the structure. In a large concrete structure, creep and relaxation may be taking place simultaneously in different parts or in the same part but at different times. There is thus a need for a visco-elastic tension softening model for ageing concrete that will cater for both creep and relaxation. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    A constitutive model coupling elastoplasticity and damage for cohesive-frictional materials (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 41-63 
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    Keywords: elastoplasticity ; damage ; bonded geomaterials ; triaxial testing ; intact and remoulded specimen ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: In order to model the various phenomena which govern the mechanical response of bonded geomaterials under monotonic loadings, an elastoplastic model coupled with an elastic model with damage was developed, taking into account both the frictional and cohesive aspects of these materials. First, the principles at the base of the model are presented, as well as the physical meaning of the parameters which were used in the elastic model with damage. In order to illustrate the capabilities of the model to reproduce the mechanical behaviour of bonded geomaterials, we simulated triaxial tests on various materials: a deep cemented clay, whose heterogeneity from one specimen to another appeared mainly due to the calcium carbonate content; an assembly of sintered glass balls; and an artificially cemented sand. In this last example, various initial mean stresses allowed us to enlighten the brittle-ductile transition which was modelled by introducing the mean confining pressure in the damage evolution law. We demonstrated that the parameters of each part of the model could be adapted to reproduce the observed general trends. For weak bonds, the elastoplastic part played the predominant role, whereas for strong bonds, the elastic part with damage governed the mechanical behaviour. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    An investigation on the uniqueness of the incremental response of elastoplastic models for virgin sand (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 65-87 
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    Notes: The paper investigates the possibility of the occurrence of a multiplicity of homogeneous responses of soil specimens under the same incremental loading, and the associated non-controllability of the imposed loading path.It is shown that for non-associated elastoplastic strain-hardening constitutive laws, such a possibility exists even in the hardening regime. Only when the stiffness matrix is positive-definite is the incremental solution unique for any loading programme.A particular constitutive model is chosen and the shape of the loci of non-uniqueness is calculated for various loading programmes. It is shown that the conditions for the occurrence of a shear band and of a peak of the deviator stress in a triaxial undrained test can be seen as special cases of the theory presented. Accordingly, the so-called ‘instability line’ concept in undrained conditions is generalized. © 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    ALE analyses of localization in wave propagation problems (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 105-125 
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    Keywords: localization ; non-local damage ; Perzyna viscoplasticity ; mesh adaptivity ; Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian technique ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The computational modelling of localization of deformation in cohesive-frictional materials must be carried out in a proper, accurate and efficient manner. A proper solution can be obtained by using an enriched material description such as a non-local damage model or Perzyna's viscoplasticity model. However, still a large number of finite elements is needed for an accurate description of the localization zone. To improve efficiency, mesh adaption is applied here by means of the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) technique. The ALE technique must typically be applied in combination with an enriched material model. Otherwise, the use of a standard model gives a zero-width solution of the localization zone and therefore remeshing results in a continuing decrease of finite element size. Implementation of this method requires the addition of convective forces in the equations of motion, transport of the state variables and the formulation of a remeshing strategy. The remeshing strategy heavily determines the success of the ALE method. Three examples of wave propagation have been treated and it is shown that a suitable remeshing strategy in combination with an enriched material model leads to proper, accurate and efficient analyses of the localization process. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons. Ltd.
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    Daphnis: a new model for the description of post-localization behaviour: application to sands (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 127-153 
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    Keywords: constitutive equations ; post-localization behaviour ; large strain ; interface model ; bifurcation ; shear band ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: This paper addresses developments on a constitutive model able to describe the post-localized behaviour of structures composed by geomaterials. The behaviour of the shear band is defined by means of a specific non-linear constitutive equation in the framework of large strain. Concept of ‘consistency’ of this model with the CLoE model from which it is derived at the onset of localization is discussed. During the post-localization regime this model evolves in a specific way by introducing the concept of critical void ratio. After some recalls about the CLoE framework and about a Rice bifurcation analysis involving CLoE models, the basic concepts of the Daphnis model are introduced. The last part of this paper is devoted to numerical results on an initially homogeneous frictionless biaxial test. The behaviour of the sample is modelled by means of a plane Mohr Coulomb model defined in the CLoE framework and its associated Daphnis model is used to characterize the specific behaviour of the shear band in the post-localization regime. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Development of a plasticity bond model for steel reinforcement (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 155-180 
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    Keywords: reinforced concrete ; bond model ; plasticity ; interface ; yield surface ; modelling ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The development of an interface, non-associative, plasticity model for bond between ribbed, steel bars and concrete is discussed. The model relates average local slip and radial dilation to average bond shear stress and radial confinement stress. The model partially accounts for the response of the damaged, finite-thickness region around the bar - the bond zone. The model is developed for standard steel bars that are initially unstrained. With simplifying assumptions, data for the components of a plasticity law are extracted from a key set of experimental results. In this paper, we emphasize the development of an expression for the yield surface for monotonic loading. While the forms of the model's components are empirically derived, they qualitatively reflect the mechanics of the mechanical interaction of ribbed bars with the adjacent concrete. A characteristic length, related to the rib pattern, helps quantify this interaction. The mechanics of the bond are difficult to characterize in a simple form, but the calibrated model only requires four physical properties and reproduces with acceptable accuracy experimental results with various levels of radial confinement stress. Model refinements are suggested for future work. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    FE-Simulation of compaction and solid-state sintering of cemented carbides (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 181-205 
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    Keywords: cemented ; carbide ; finite ; element ; compaction ; sintering ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: We have developed a tool for simulating the press cycle and the sintering cycle of cemented carbides. A constitutive model for compaction and tensile fracture has been implemented in the explicit FE programme LS-DYNA2D, and it has been tuned to experiments of hydrostatic compression, uniaxial strain and conventional triaxial compression. The programme simulates the complete compaction cycle in a robust manner. Friction against the tooling is properly taken into account. We have further developed a constitutive model for the stress-free solid-state sintering to also account for a mechanical stress field. The sintering model is based on physical concepts, diffusion parameters, free surface energy, dimensions of carbide grains, etc. of the constituents, and was tuned to successfully simulate the unloaded and loaded sintering of simple specimens. The models of compaction and sintering have a common set of state variables, such that after the compaction cycle, and at raising the temperature the sintering starts out with proper account of the residual stress field. Finally, the potential of the model is demonstrated by simulating the production cycle of a simple WC-Co tool piece until sintering to 75% of full density. The final geometrical shape of the specimen is compared to experimental data. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    A superstable time-discrete scheme for the numerical integration of viscous constitutive equations (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 229-256 
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    Keywords: finite element method ; viscous constitutive equations ; time-discrete scheme ; stability ; superstability ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The general framework of the paper deals with the finite element modelling of mechanical problems involving viscous materials such as bitumen or bituminous concrete. Its aim is to present a second-order-accurate discrete scheme which remains unconditionally superstable when used for the time discretization of the linear and non-linear viscoelastic constitutive equations considered. After stating the space- and time-continuous mechanical problem we focus on the time discretization of these equations, considering three different schemes. For both of them sufficiently small values of the time step are required in order to ensure the superstability, whereas the third remains unconditionally superstable. Eventually, some numerical results are presented. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Numerical simulations of impacts using a discrete element method (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 257-276 
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    Keywords: impacts ; structural damage ; discrete element method ; dynamic loading ; scabbing ; perforation ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Impacts of rigid spherical nose shaped missiles on concrete beams are simulated with a discrete element method. The history of the structural damage of the beam is followed from the very first crushing and fracturing processes to the ultimate fragmentation step. Spalling, scabbing, penetration and perforation events are characterized and compared with real test cases of the civil engineering industry. It is found that these phenomena depend not only on the kinetic energy of the missile as predicted by some recent empirical laws but also on its momentum. This means that the dynamic impact loading time is determinant in the scabbing and perforation thicknesses. When the numerical data is plotted against the empirical rules determined from experimental data, the fit is good although the model is two dimensional. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Failure design of jointed rock structures by means of a homogenization approach (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 207-228 
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    Keywords: jointed rock masses ; stability ; failure ; yield design ; homogenization ; strength anisotropy ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Conceived as a potential alternative to the methods usually employed for evaluating the stability of jointed rock masses, the homogenization approach developed in this paper stems from the intuitive idea that, from a macroscopic point of view, a rock mass intersected by a regular network of joint surfaces may be perceived as a homogeneous continuum. The failure criterion of such an equivalent medium is theoretically determined from the knowledge of the failure conditions of the individual constituents, namely the intact rock matrix and joint interfaces. Owing to the existence of privileged material directions associated with the joint orientation distribution, this criterion turns out to be of the anisotropic frictional type, as shown by the closed-form expression obtained in the particular case of two mutually orthogonal joint sets. This criterion is then applied to the investigation of two illustrative engineering problems: the calculation of the load-bearing capacity of a shallow foundation on a jointed rock half-space and the stability analysis of an excavation. Both problems are handled by means of the kinematic method of yield design, making use of the previously determined macroscopic failure condition. The upper bound estimates thus derived appear to be significantly better than those obtained from a direct analysis in which the intact rock matrix and joints are considered separately. In spite of some limitations regarding its range of applicability, which are underlined throughout the paper, the homogenization approach may constitute an appropriate general framework for the design of densely jointed rock structures. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Experimental behaviour of fibre concrete slabs on soil (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 277-290 
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    Keywords: experimental analysis ; slabs on soil ; reinforced concrete ; steel fibres ; fracture energy ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The cracking control of plain concrete slabs on soil foundation requires the execution of joints with mechanisms of load transfer between adjacent panels. These joints increase the construction costs and, often, are the source of local damage and loss of service performance. Slabs reinforced with steel wire mesh have been used in order to increase the load-carrying capacity and to enhance the cracking control. However, the use of this conventional reinforcement increases the costs, mainly due to labour time spent on the arrangement and positioning of the reinforcement.Fibre-reinforced concrete is a recent material well fitted for applications in industrial floors on soil foundation. The cost of fibres is compensated by a faster construction process and a reduction in the number of expansion joints. The fatigue, impact and flexural strength are significantly improved when steel fibres are added to the concrete mix.The work developed aims to contribute to the on going research effort to clarify the behaviour of fibre-reinforced concrete slabs on soil foundation. For this purpose, an experimental and numerical investigation were carried out. The present article deals basically with the experimental work developed, describing the tests performed and discussing the main results obtained. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Enhanced consolidation in brittle geomaterials susceptible to damage (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 291-303 
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    Keywords: poroelasticity ; isotropic damage ; brittle geomaterials ; enhanced consolidation ; saturated geomaterials ; computational modelling ; indentation of geomaterials ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: This paper examines consolidation behaviour of saturated geomaterials with a matrix component which is susceptible to damage. Finite-element-based computational model accounts for the alteration in both the deformability and permeability characteristics of the porous material due to damage evolution. The isotropic damage criteria governing the evolution of elastic stiffness and hydraulic conductivity parameters are characterized by the dependency of the damage variable on the distortional strain invariant. The computational procedure is utilized to evaluate the extent to which the time-dependent axisymmetric indentation behaviour of a rigid circular punch on a poroelastic half-space can be influenced by the damage evolution in the porous skeleton. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    A multilayered mixed beam element in gradient plasticity for the analysis of localized failure modes (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 305-322 
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    Keywords: strain localization ; finite element ; mesh sensitivity ; regularization ; gradient plasticity ; multilayered concrete beams ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A gradient-dependent plasticity theory is applied to finite element solutions of static strain localization problems. Assuming weak satisfaction of constitutive equations, a multilayered beam finite element with a mixed character is developed. The plastic strain field is discretized in addition of the displacement field. A consistent Newton-Raphson algorithm for this approach is presented. Some examples are carried out in order to illustrate the approach and verify the performances of the element. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Sliding friction, Physical Principles and Applications by Bo N. J. Persson, Springer, Berlin, 1998 (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 365-365 
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    Gradient-enhanced damage modelling of concrete fracture (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 323-342 
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    Keywords: concrete fracture ; computational modelling ; continuum damage mechanics ; localization ; regularization ; gradient enhancement ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Classical continuum damage theory for quasi-brittle fracture exhibits an extreme sensitivity to the fineness and orientation of the spatial discretization in finite element simulations. This sensitivity is caused by the fact that the mathematical description becomes ill-posed at a certain level of accumulated damage. The ill-posedness can be removed by the use of a gradient-enhanced damage model. In this model, higher-order deformation gradients give rise to a non-local effect, which regularizes the localization of deformation and thus renders numerical analyses mesh-objective.The mesh objectivity of the gradient-enhanced damage approach is demonstrated by the application to two concrete fracture experiments: a double-edge notched bar subjected to a uniaxial, tensile load and a single-edge notched beam under anti-symmetric four-point loading. Both the initiation and the propagation of damage can be simulated. Particularly the latter aspect calls for an appropriate definition of the strain measure which governs the evolution of damage. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    On the linearization of the microplane model (1998)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 3 (1998), S. 343-364 
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    Keywords: concrete modelling ; microplane model ; anisotropic damage ; consistent linearization ; localization analysis ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The paper addresses the microplane model in the context of localization analysis. Capable of reproducing experimental results of concrete specimens, the microplane model includes anisotropic damage in a natural and conceptually simple and explicit way. However, the efficiency of former microplane implementations suffers from the expense of the solution procedure being based on the secant stiffness method. Within this paper, the macroscopic constitutive equation derived by kinematically constraining the microplane strains to the macroscopic strain tensor is consistently linearized resulting in quadratic convergence of the Newton-Raphson iteration for the equilibrium equations. A fully three-dimensional model will be presented and linearized incorporating the two-dimensional case in a natural fashion. Furthermore, the localization criterion is analysed, indicating locally the onset of localization in terms of the acoustic tensor. Several examples demonstrate the features of the microplane model in predicting the material behaviour of concrete in tension and compression as well as in shear. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Boundary element analysis of the pullout behaviour of an anchor bolt embedded in concrete (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 235-249 
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    Keywords: boundary element method ; concrete ; fracture mechanics ; fictitious crack model ; crack growth ; contact mechanics ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A boundary element formulation for the analysis of pullout behaviour of an anchor bolt embedded in concrete is presented. The pullout analysis involves modelling two different bodies (i.e. anchor head and concrete) which are in contact over a certain region. The fracture of concrete is represented by the fictitious crack model (FCM) in which the fracture zone is replaced by applying closing forces on both crack surface. The FCM in conjunction with the boundary element method (BEM) allows the simulation of crack growth in concrete in a straight forward manner without remeshing. The crack path need not be known in advance as it is calculated during the iteration process. The numerical results obtained are compared with the round-robin analysis of pullout test proposed by RILEM TC 90-FMA.
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    A hypoplastic relation for granular materials with a predefined limit state surface (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 251-271 
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    Keywords: constitutive law ; plasticity ; hypoplasticity ; asymptotic state ; limit surface ; sand ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A hypoplastic theory for granular materials developed by Gudehus and Bauer is discussed. The description of asymptotic states is of particular interest. Three forms of asymptotic states are defined. Useful criteria to describe the tensorial part of the constitutive relation is developed for one of them, namely for the critical states. The terms proposed by Wu are correlated to the well-known formulations of elastic plastic theory: the Drucker/Prager model and the yield condition by Matsuoka/Nakai. The suitability of the Matsuoka/Nakai criterion for critical states is discussed.Specification of tensorial functions follows in two steps. First the hypoplastic Drucker/Prager model is developed, and then the limit condition by Matsuoka/Nakai is implemented. The resulting tensorial functions require the critical friction angle as the only material constant. The limit condition in critical states obtained from the hypoplastic law coincide with the one by Matsuoka/Nakai. A more comprehensive hypoplastic constitutive relation based on these new tensorial functions is discussed and applied to simulations of element tests. These numerical results are compared with experimental results for sand.
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    Masthead (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996) 
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    A matrix formulation for the elastoplastic homogenisation of layered materials (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 273-294 
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    Notes: In this article attention is given to the homogenisation of periodic layered materials. Based on the assumption of a homogeneous state of stress and strain in each layer, a novel matrix formulation capable of representing the elastic behaviour of the composite material is established. The matrix formulation yields a much clearer implementation of linear elastic homogenisation algorithms and a relatively straightforward extension to inelastic behaviour. The theory of plasticity, which is adopted to describe the inelastic behaviour, follows modern concepts, including a unconditionally stable implicit Euler backward return mapping, a local Newton-Raphson method and a consistent tangent stiffness matrix. A comparison between the homogenised continuum and the standard continuum with an exact discretisa tion of the geometry of the composite shows excellent agreement, both in the presence of elastic and inelastic material behaviour.
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    Time-dependent tension softening (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 295-304 
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    Keywords: creep ; effective spring concept ; micromechanical model ; relaxation ; rheological model ; softening-type spring ; tension softening ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A methodology that combines a rheological model for viscoelastic behaviour with a micromechanical model for tension softening through the effective spring concept is developed for materials exhibiting both tension softening and time-dependent behaviour. Spring elements with softening characteristics and dashpot with varying viscosity are used for this purpose. The characteristics of the spring elements and dashpot are obtained from a micromechanical model which relates the microstructure of the material to its tension softening response. The softening-type springs ensure gradual reduction in stiffness, whereas the dashpot with varying viscosity ensures that the retardation and relaxation times equal prescribed values. In this way, both the stress and crack opening are allowed to vary with time to reflect the real behaviour of a time-dependent tension softening material. The methodology is illustrated on the simple Poynting- Thompson rheological model, without restricting its application to more sophisticated models.
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    Numerical analysis of concrete structures subjected to alkali-aggregate reaction (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 305-319 
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    Keywords: concrete structures ; alkali-aggregate reaction ; plasticity ; finite elements ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: In this paper a simple continuum theory, as recently proposed by Pietruszczak (Int. J. Computers Struct., 58, 1093-1099 (1996)), is applied to describe the mechanical effects of the alkali-aggregate reaction in concrete structures. The formation of alkali- silica gel leads to a progressive expansion of the material. The progress in the reaction is assumed to be coupled with the degradation of mechanical properties, the latter described within the framework of elastoplasticity. The paper discusses the details of the numerical implementation of the constitutive model, including an implicit integration scheme and the computation of an updated tangent operator. Numerical examples are provided to assess the performance of the proposed algorithm. The formulation is then used to analyse the junction between the right-wing dam and the water intake structure of the Beauharnois powerhouse situated in Quebec (Canada). A non-linear 3D finite element analysis is performed simulating the time history of the deformation due to continuing reaction.
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    A unilateral damage model for masonry based on a homogenisation procedure (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 349-366 
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    Keywords: damage ; fracture energy ; homogenisation ; masonry ; mesh dependence ; unilateral effect ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: By considering masonry as a composite material, its mechanical properties are obtained by taking into account the properties of the components (bricks and mortar) through a homogenisation technique. To describe the behaviour of the material components a unilateral damage model is proposed. This model, based on the introduction of three damage variables, describes the behaviour of brittle materials subjected to alternating tensile-compressive cyclic loads. The model is applied to the simulation of tests on masonry panels and miniaturised walls; numerical results are discussed and successfully compared with experimental data.
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    Crush-crack': a non-local damage model for concrete (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 321-347 
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    Keywords: damage ; dilatancy ; failure-modes ; fractures ; localization ; shear ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A model is presented based on the non-local damage theory. It sets out to describe the behavior of concrete under free-variable loads, which are constant in sign. Its purpose is to analyze shear behavior and high strain-gradient localized problems, and it takes Mazar's model as a starting point with reference to the basic idea of a scalar isotropic non-local damage controlled by principal tensile strains. In addition, the other two main features are an internal variable denoted to the control or reversible volumetric expansion in compression, and irreversible strains aimed at modelling crushing in compression and cracks both in tension and compression. As a consequence, induced-anisotropy, dilatancy and path-dep endency can be reproduced. In particular, the modelling of micro- and macrocracks makes it possible to capture mixed-mode cracking as well as aggregate interlock, which requires a residual stiffness to guarantee the transmission of transversal and normal stresses for assigned slips. The model requires the knowledge of the material response in uniaxial tension and compression, and biaxial compression tests which can be introduced directly by adopting experimental curves, or by means of a reduced number of parameters. The effectiveness of the model is shown through comparisons with several sets of experimental tests on both small specimens, assumed to be homogeneous, and boundary value problems.
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    Implicit integration and consistent linearization for yield criteria of the Mohr-Coulomb type (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 367-383 
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    Keywords: plasticitity ; isotropy ; Mohr-Coulomb ; consistent linearization ; algorithmic tangent stiffness ; multisurface plasticity ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: In this paper, we discuss the efficient treatment of yield criteria that are of the Mohr-Coulomb type for elastic and plastic isotropy. On the basis of the fully implicit method, we derive the explicit expression for the integrated stress along with a flow rule that represents volumetric non-associativity. The integration algorithm covers all the possible cases of regular, corner and apex solutions including the suitable indicator for each case. We also establish the consequent consistently linearized tangent stiffness modulus tensor, which is shown to appear in the form of an additive modification of the continuum tangent stiffness tensor. The convergence properties of the consistent tangent stiffness tensor are compared with its feasible approximations. The results indicate the strongly sensitivity to the proper treatment of the corner conditions at the establishment of the ATS-tensor.
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    Masthead (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996) 
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    Examination of the possibility of a fluid-mechanics treatment of dense granular flows (1996)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 1 (1996), S. 385-403 
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    Keywords: granular flow ; constitutive equation ; simple fluid ; friction ; collision ; microstructural model ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The aim of this paper is to examine the possibility of a simple fluid-mechanics treatment of rapid dense granular flows. In other words, we examine whether the constitutive equation can be sought in a simple relationship between the strain-rate and stress tensors. With this aim, we first show that an inclined channel is an appropriate device for providing rheological data. Here we provide a complete rheometrical treatment, which allows to infer the shear-stress/shear-rate curve (for simple shear flows) from the flow-depth/mass-flow-rate curve. Experi-ments performed with glass beads and sand grains revealed an apparent decrease in the shear stress with increasing shear rate. We then demonstrate that this result, although paradoxical, is not unphysical. Moreover, more detailed theoretical analysis shows that the main issues raised by our experiments may be overcome by ‘microstructural’ models. We finally give two examples of models including a single microstructural parameter, which are able to qualitatively account for the main features of our experiments.
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    A continuum model for periodic two-dimensional block structures (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 31-46 
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    Keywords: block structure ; elasticity ; homogenization ; Cosserat continuum ; dynamics ; large deformation ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A continuum model for regular block structures is derived by replacing the difference quotients of the discrete equations by corresponding differential quotients. The homogenization procedure leads to an anisotropic Cosserat Continuum. For elastic block interactions the dispersion relations of the discrete and the continuous models are derived and compared. Yield criteria for block tilting and sliding are formulated. An extension of the theory for large deformation is proposed. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Implicit integration of elastoplastic constitutive models for frictional materials with highly non-linear hardening functions (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 1-29 
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    Keywords: numerical integration ; constitutive modelling ; frictional materials ; highly non-linear hardening functions ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Constitutive relations in elastoplasticity may be formulated in a variety of ways, and different update algorithms may be employed to solve the resulting equations. Several implicit integration schemes, although some not widely used, have been suggested in the last years. Among them, the closest point projection method (CPPM) has proven to be an effective and robust integration scheme. In order to gain maximum control of the stress projection, a two-level CPPM iteration scheme is proposed. The hardening variables are fixed during the stress projection onto consequently fixed yield surfaces, and after the stress projection, new values of the hardening variables are calculated defining new yield surfaces. The update of the hardening parameters which, in general, may be highly nonlinear functions, may be determined by a combination of a Picard Iteration (PI) on the hardening variables and an adaptative order inverse interpolation (AOII) on the difference of subsequent iterations of the hardening variables.The integration scheme has been implemented in a general constitutive driver which has been formulated independent of the selected constitutive model and easily linked to finite element codes. A third stress invariant dependent, cone-cap elastoplastic constitutive model, referred to as the MRS-Lade, with a highly non-linear hardening function has been used to show the applicability of the proposed iteration scheme. Error analyses and accuracy assessment are presented along with some representative test results. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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    Undrained instability of very loose Hostun sand in triaxial compression and extension. Part 2: theoretical analysis using an elastoplasticity model (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 71-92 
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    Keywords: undrained instability ; static liquefaction ; non-associated plasticity ; loss of uniqueness ; model validations ; very loose sand ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The characteristics of the loss of stability associated with the initiation of the static liquefaction phenomenon is obtained using the CJS model within the elastoplasticity framework. This model is based on the characteristic line concept. The determining factors involved in the prediction of this phenomenon and in the modelling process are identified. The importance of the elastic components is highlighted, in particular its non-linearity. The possibilities and the limits of the proposed model to describe the undrained behaviour of very loose sand are examined, taking into consideration the effects of the more or less complex stress history. Finally, the conditions leading to the appearance of the uniqueness domain are indicated. The findings of this theoretical study rely entirely on the experimental data presented in a companion paper, with emphasis on the triaxial tests on anisotropically consolidated samples. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Experimental analysis and theoretical interpretation of triaxial load controlled loose sand specimen collapses (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 93-120 
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    Keywords: loose sands ; load-controlled triaxial tests ; creep tests ; instability ; theoretical interpretation ; strain-rate sensitivity ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: A series of triaxial load-controlled tests is performed.Finite load increments are imposed. The single load-steps are followed by a time period during which the axial load is kept constant.At low stress levels the mechanical response is stable and characterized by a continuous decrease in strain rate with time. At higher stress levels, the mechanical response changes and, subsequently, the collapse takes place.The collapse is unexpected and occurs at a stress level less than that associated with the steady state, experimentally observed by performing strain triaxial controlled tests.In order to interpret such a behaviour, a theoretical discussion is introduced. This is based on a dynamical reinterpretation of the micromechani cal fabric rearrangement of granular assembly.In particular, the role played by the kinetic energy of the system, as well as that played by the anisotropy of the microstructure, have been analysed. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Mech. cohesive-frictional mater. 2, 93-120 (1997)
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    Undrained instability of very loose Hostun sand in triaxial compression and extension. Part 1: experimental observations (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 47-70 
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    Keywords: instability ; liquefaction ; laboratory tests ; undrained ; triaxial ; loose sand ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The undrained behavior of very loose Hostun RF sand in triaxial compression and extension tests is described. The samples are consolidated isotropically or anisotropically along constant effective stress ratio paths. Very loose sand exhibits partial liquefaction, deviator peak stress at relatively low to very low axial strain, gradual post-peak stress reduction to a small residual value at large strains, sharp loss of effective mean pressure due to generation of large pore pressure and overall volume reduction. The instability line of Lade is examined in the case of extension tests and extended for anisotropic samples. It is shown that monotonic and anisotropic consolidation strongly influences the instability concept. A higher positive anisotropic consolidation level produces a greater slope of the instability line in compression and a reverse trend can occur in extension. Complex stress history can develop a fossilized instability line depending on the amount of axial strain attained. Effective strain ratio increment at peak has an asymptotic stabilization effect. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Experimental micromechanical analysis of a 2D granular material: relation between structure evolution and loading path (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 121-163 
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    Keywords: granular materials ; micromechanics ; biaxial tests ; complex loading paths ; micro-macro relations ; fabric anisotropy ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: This paper is concerned with micromechanics of Schneebeli material specimens composed of wooden roller stacks. Several laboratory tests are carried out to analyse the material behaviour under complex loading conditions, involving loading-unloading cycles and principal axes rotations. In order to characterize micromechanical deformation features and structure evolution, a series of pictures is taken during loading. Pictures are then digitized using a stereo device, obtaining the position of each roller. Starting from these data a number of computer programs, conceived for the purpose, allow us to measure micromechanical variables and to analyse their evolution.In the following, after the description of the devices employed in this research, macromechanical results are analysed to evaluate the reliability of the laboratory model. Then, local variables are introduced and the use of continuum mechanics to describe granular materials behaviour is discussed. Finally, the evolution of local kinematic variables is described, focusing interest on the evolution of specimen anisotropy. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Mech. cohesive-frictional mater. 2, 121-163 (1997)
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    Implicit integrations in elastoplastic geotechnics (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 165-183 
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    Keywords: elastoplasticity ; pressure sensitive materials ; constitutive modelling ; dilatancy ; implicit integrations ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: The paper presents the derivation of a fully implicit Newton algorithm for direct integration of constitutive equations, in extended stress-internal variable space, involving hardening or softening of a general dilatant isotropic elastoplastic geomaterial. All relevant derivatives are provided in tensor notation, thus facilitating implementation. The consistent, algorithmic tangent stiffness tensor is derived. The relative accuracy of a template algorithm is assessed on a number of examples by means of iso-error maps. We present a rather simple, one-increment example concerning convergence properties of the Newton iterative scheme at the global, finite element level, associated with the consistent tangent stiffness tensor for integrating the weak form of the equilibrium equations. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Mech. Cohesive-frictional mater. 2, 165-183 (1977)
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    Enhanced finite element formulation for geometrically linear fluid-saturated porous media (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 185-203 
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    Keywords: fluid-saturated porous media ; enhanced element technology ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: This contribution is concerned with a new mixed finite element formulation for geometrically linear Terzaghi-Biot type fluid-saturated porous media. To this end, an extended Hu-Washizu type mixed variational principle is presented for fluid-saturated porous continua. Then, a suitable discretization and its implementation are discussed, resulting in an improved element behaviour especially in numerical localization analyses. The intriguing element performance is firstly demonstrated for the case of localization within an elastoplastic compression problem. Finally, an elastoplastic slope stability problem is examined, whereby the new element formulation proves to render more pronounced failure modes as compared with a standard element expansion. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Modelling of pollutant migration in porous media with interfacial transfer: local equilibrium/non-equilibrium (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 205-221 
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    Keywords: pollutant diffusion ; advection ; porous media ; surface transfer resistance ; physical modelling ; homogenization ; model classification ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: In the paper, an attempt to model local equilibrium and local non-equilibrium in pollutant migration in porous media is presented. Diffusion is assumed to occur in the pores as well as in the solid porous matrix. The macroscopic models are developed using the homogenization method (asymptotic expansion technique). The resulting macroscopic equations show either a one-concentration field or two-concentration fields or memory effects. The domains of validity of all the presented models are also determined. Local cell problems are provided to compute the effective diffusion tensors. The conditions for the local mass equilibrium assumption to be valid are derived in terms of the dimensionless characteristic parameters. The effect of pollutant source distributions is also investigated. © 1997 John Wiley & Son, Ltd.
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    Coherent vortex structures in deforming granular materials (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 223-236 
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    Keywords: granular materials ; vortices ; discrete element method ; coherent structures ; proper orthogonal decomposition ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Discrete element models are used to investigate the formation of coherent structures within a deforming granular material. The numerical models predict the formation of coherent vortex-like structures, even when the boundary deformations introduce zero vorticity. We name these structures circulation cells because the particles instantaneously translate and rotate as a rigid body about a common centre. They occur for all the particle shapes and material properties tested. The size of these coherent structures range from approximately 20 to 600 particles, with the largest structures being limited by the test boundaries. Circulation cells are seen to play an important role in granular deformations including the formation of shear bands. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Dilation characteristics of confined concrete (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 237-249 
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    Keywords: concrete ; confinement ; dilation ; fibres ; plastics ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Confinement of concrete enhances it strength and ductility by restraining lateral dilation. The accuracy of a confinement model depends on how well it captures the dilation tendency of concrete. In recent years, external confinement of concrete by fibre composites has become increasingly popular for civil infrastructure applications. This includes fibre-wrapping of existing columns or encasement of concrete in a fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) shell. A total of 54-concrete-filled FRP tubes were tested in uniaxial compression under displacement control mode. Full instrumentation of the specimens has allowed the variation of tangent Poisson's ratio for concrete to be captured. The dilation trend of confined concrete is shown to be a function of jacket stiffness. In steel-encased members, once steel yields, confining pressure becomes constant and the jacket renders itself ineffective in containing the dilation of concrete. On the other hand, for linear-elastic materials such as fibre composites, a strain reversal occurs that results in containment of dilation. A method for predicting the dilation is developed that can be easily adopted in any active confinement model. Moreover, a new confinement model for FRP-encased concrete is discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Hypoplastic model for cohesionless soils with elastic strain range (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 279-299 
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    Keywords: constitutive model ; hypoplasticity ; plasticity ; grain contacts ; intergranular strain ; strain-space plasticity ; recent history ; small strain ; ratcheting ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: In order to eliminate ratcheting a so-called intergranular strain has been added to a hypoplastic constitutive model. This additional state variable represents the deformation of the interface layer between the grains. The new concept is outlined and comparisons with and without intergranular strain are presented. Some comments on numerical implementation and determination of material constants are made. A discussion on the uniqueness of the solution and objectivity of the rate of intergranular strain is added. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    An experimental and theoretical study of a partially saturated collapsible rock (1997)
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    Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials 2 (1997), S. 251-278 
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    Keywords: Pietra Leccesse chalk ; laboratory tests ; constitutive modelling ; capillary forces ; partial saturation ; collapsible rocks ; Engineering ; Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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    Notes: Experiments on Pietra Leccese chalk revealed that many of the material parameters describing its mechanical behaviour, such as the Young's modulus, the uniaxial compressive strength and the plastic yield stress, depend strongly on the water saturation and the ensuing capillary suction. The experimental results show that Bishop's generalized effective stress is not by itself adequate to explain the observed behaviour and in particular the spontaneous collapse which may occur upon water injection under stress. An elastoplastic constitutive model for partially-saturated collapsible rocks is proposed where the capillary suction is assumed to affect primarily the material properties related to the intergranular cohesion, such as the elastic stiffness, the plastic tension cut-off and pressure cap parameters. The model builds upon the well- established Mohr-Coulomb theory of elastoplasticity by including a pressure cap and considering the water saturation as an internal variable. In low levels of water saturation, as is often the case in oil reservoir formations, the experimental and theoretical results demonstrate the potential significance of capillary effects on the response of reservoir rocks, a mechanism that has been largely underestimated in the petroleum industry. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Comparison of Nordtest FIRE 007, CEN draft proposal (Radiant Panel) and Cone Calorimeter methods in the fire testing of floor coverings (1993)
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    Fire and Materials 17 (1993), S. 185-190 
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    Notes: Different types of floor coverings were tested using three different methods: the Cone Calorimeter (ISO 5660), the Nordtest floor covering test NT FIRE 007 and the German Radiant Panel Method (DIN 4102 Teil 14). The results of the comparisons between both flame spread and smoke production are given. Some correlation is found between the results of the Cone Calorimeter and the NT FIRE 007. Between other methods, no correlations seem to exist.
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    Time-dependent mass loss rate behavior of wall materials under external radiation (1993)
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    Fire and Materials 17 (1993), S. 249-254 
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    Notes: External radiation in enclosure fires can significantly enhance flame spread and fire growth. One of the effects of external radiation is to increase the mass loss rate of the fuel, which in turn produces larger flames. In this work, a measurement of mass loss with and without applied radiation was made as a function of time for three types of materials: a plastic (polymethylmethacrylate), wood-based products (particle board and hardboard), and a paper-based product (cardboard). The levels of applied radiation ranged from 0 to nearly 12 kWm-2. The purpose of the investigation was to (1) quantitatively determine the effect of external radiation on the mass loss of various materials,(2) measure various parameters which may be used to characterize the mass loss rate history of the materials and (3) determine a method for expressing the mass loss rate as a function of time for input into numerical models. Higher levels of external radiation resulted in higher peak mass loss rates and quicker consumption of the material. Quantities which are useful for ranking the flammability of materials have been measured for the samples tested and are tabulated.
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    Masthead (1993)
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    An Intermediate-Scale Calorimeter for building materials and assemblies (1993)
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    Fire and Materials 17 (1993), S. 259-263 
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    Notes: A new Intermediate Scale Heat Release Rate Test Method is being developed primarily for testing assemblies in the vertical mode. Using the oxygen consumption calorimetry methodology and exhaust collection systems that already exist in many laboratories in the US and around the world, the apparatus is very economical to install. The sample size lends itself to reptitive testing in a short period of time. Sample preparation is generally quick and easy. Further development of the method should progress now that the method has been introduced at ASTM and will be introduced formally into ISO in the near future. There has been a favorable response by several laboratories who are considering construction of the apparatus. Additional assemblies tests are already underway and additional data will be presented in the near future.
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    Assessment of effectiveness of smoke suppressants - using a He-Ne laser in a flow system (1993)
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    Fire and Materials 17 (1993), S. 271-277 
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    Notes: In the study of smoke suppressants the measurement of gross amount of smoke from a given sample is essential. However, smoke being a complex phenomenon, its measurement with optical methods presents practical problems. The paper describes a flow system for the measurement of smoke production. Effectiveness of smoke-suppressant formulations for poly(vinyl chloride) as assessed in a flow system is reported. Results of experiments conducted to probe and establish the capability of smoke measurement in a flow system using a helium-neon laser are discussed.
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    The flammability of polyacrylonitrile and its copolymers III. Effect of flame retardants (1994)
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    Fire and Materials 18 (1994), S. 231-241 
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    Notes: This paper extends previously reported work 1,2 and describes the influence that a range of selected flame retardants have on the burning behaviour and pyrolyses of homo-and copolymers of acrylonitrile. Various inorganic and organic phosphorus and nitrogen- or sulphur-containing, halogen-containing (in the absence and presence of halogen or antimony (III) oxide) and nitrogen-containing flame retardants and red phosphorus were studied using LOI, TGA, DSC and residual char measuring techniques. Flame retardancy relates directly to char-forming tendency for all retardants and their ability to reduce the dominance of flammable volatiles formed during the first stage of acrylic polymer pyrolysis. Ammonium phosphates are particularly effective flame retardants for the selected copolymers. Possible mechanisms of retardant activity are discussed, including the char-forming tendency of antimony-bromine combiniations.
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    Short communication: Temperature profiles in wood members exposed to fire (1994)
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    Fire and Materials 18 (1994), S. 263-265 
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    Experimental and analytical protocol for ignitabiilty of common materials (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 89-94 
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    Notes: In this study, a protocol was developed to increae accuracy, generality and efficiency when determining piloted ignition properties. A new procedure for calibrating the radiative and convective heat flux protiels on exposed speciments, such as Douglas-fir plywood, has been implemented for the lateral ignition and flame spread test (LIFT) apparatus. The boundary conditions needed for heat transfer anylysis are made unambiguous by including a simple, direct measure f surface emissivity. A new aluminum foil shutter improves accuracy for measuring ignition time. A recently developed theroy of ignitanility provides a formula to account for the transition form thick to thin thermal behaior, allowing specimens of finite thicknesses and a fuln range of test irradiances.
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    Concepts for fire protection of passenger rail transportation vehicles: Past, present, and futureThis paper was prepared under the auspices of the US Government and is therefore not subject to copyright. (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 71-87 
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    Notes: Recent advances in passenger rail transportation, fire test methods, and hazard analysis necessitate re-examination of requirements for fire safety. Several studies have indicated nearly random ability of current bench-scale tests to predicts actual fire behavior. Fire safety in any application, including transportation, requires a multi-faceted approach. The effects of vehicle design, material selection, detection and suppression systems, and emergency egress and their interaction, on the overall fire safety of the passenger trains must all be considered. The strengths and weakness of current methods for measuring the fire performance of rail transportation systems are evaluated. A systems approach to fire safety which address typical passenger train fire scenatios is analyzed. A rationale is presented for the direction in which most fire science-oriented organizations in the world are clearly headed - the use of fire hazard and fire risk assessment methods supported by measurement methods based on heat release rate.
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    Masthead (1995)
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    Masthead (1995)
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    Heat release and classification of fire retardant wood products (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 253-258 
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    Notes: A comparison is presented of cone calorimeter heat release data between fire retardant treated and untreated wood products. The test results show significant differences between these two groups. The parameters included in the comparison are time to ignition, rate of heat release (peak and average values) and total heat release. The wood-based products were also tested in different small-scale national standard fire tests and in the full-scale room fire test. Fire retardant wood products achieve an improved classification both in present national systems and in possible new systems based on the cone calorimeter and the room fire test.
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    Specimen heat fluxes for bench-scale heat release rate testing (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 243-252 
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    Notes: When a specimen is testd for its heat release rate (HRR) behaviour using a bench-scale such as ISO 5660 or equivalent, one very important test condition is not pre-standaridized and must be set: the heat flux to be imposed on the specimen by the heater. The heat flux cannot be ligitimately standardized, since the value appropriately to be used will differ according to purpose or application. The present paper sets forth the considerations which should govern the correct choice of heat flux. A discussion is given of minimum ignitiability level; statistical variability at low heat fluxes; the ranges of heat fluxes associated with small actual ignition sources; the heat fluxes associated with fires away from the ignition sources, all the way up to fully-involved room fires; the application of the product; and the needs associated with mathematical modeling of room fires. Correlational approaches are also illustrated and contrasted to physics-based ones. Finally, the empirical nature of the present situation is emphasized. Judged from first principles, it would appear that successful prediction of room fire results from bench-scale test data would require both the testing at a large number of different heat fluxes and the use of algorithms to permit time-dependent interpolation. Such algorithms have been proposed; however, some very successful predictions are noted with much simpler techniques.
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    Studies on magnesium hydroxide in polypropylene using simultaneous TG-DSC (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 283-285 
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    Notes: A simultaneous TG-DSC system (STA-625) has been used to investigate the suitability of using magnesium hydroxide (MH) as a flame retardant and smoke suppressant in polypropylene (PP) formulations. Several MH/PP formulations were examined at differing concentrations. The presence of MH in the system greatly alters the thermal degradation character of PP. This work forms the first in a series of application notes using various Theometric Scientific Thermal Analysis instruments.
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    Numerical prediction of fire spread over vegetation in aribitrary 3D terrain (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 265-273 
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    Notes: Forest fires involve a wide range of unknown variables, e.g. wind flow over complex terrain, atmospheric stability, vegetation burning characteristics, location and fuel type, etc. The main objective of the present work is to incorporate the Rothermel simplified combustible model into a 3D unsteady flow solver appropriated for convective atmospheric flows over complex terrain. The released combustion energy is taken into account in the enthalpy equation. The unsteady byouant plume strongly influences the local wind speed direction and magnitude. A speical interactive coupling procedure was developed that links the calculated location of fire front and fire energy release to the momentum and energy transport for each time step. The general computer algorithm includes several other features such as the effect-drag of trees on the momentum transport and the consequent modifications in the k and ε turbulence model employed. The results include the prediction of fire development in flat terrain and in a valley and over hills covered by vegetation. A parametric study was conducted to detect the influence of wind speed, vegetation and fuel content on burning area, burning speed and wind speed direction.
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    The role of flame flux in opposed-flow flame spread (1995)
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    Fire and Materials 19 (1995), S. 275-281 
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    Notes: The flame spread process is driven by the net heat flux to the specimen surface, including the flux from the flame itself. This flame flux is important since it comprises a major part of the driving force causing flame fluxes were obtained. The values which are reported do not appear consistent and show more deviation among materials than would be anticipated. The most common fire test used for obtaining engineering data on flame spread (ASTM E 1321) also is not formulated in terms of flame flux as a driving force. This motivated an experimental programme, whereby six materials have been studied using the flame spread geometry of the ASTM E 1321 test, but with additional instrumentation for recording heat fluxes. The flame fluxes obtained experimentally in this study show much less variation among materials than the comparable data from the literature survey.
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    Mineral Fillers in Intumescent Fire Retardant Formulations  -  Criteria for the Choice of a Natural Clay Filler for the Ammonium Polyphosphate/Pentaerythritol/Polypropylene System (1996)
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    Fire and Materials 20 (1996), S. 39-49 
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    Notes: Addition of natural clay materials in intumescent polypropylene-based formulations (additive: ammonium polyphosphate and pentaerythritol) leads either to a decrease or to an increase of their fire retardant performances versus the chemical or the physical characteristics of the clay materials. A study of the factors affecting these performances has been carried out using linear and principal components analysis. This analysis shows that the results of the evaluation tests (LOI and UL 94) are affected in different ways by the adduct of the different clay material and that an increase in the LOI is not necessarily related to an increase in the UL 94 classification. LOI values are improved by the presence of the montmorillonite and of illite clay minerals which may react with acidic phosphate to form active carbonization catelysts, in addition, the results of the LOI test are improved by the presence of quartz and other foreign minerals in the clay materials. This study discusses the part played by the different constitutive minerals in the formation of defects in the polymer chain during the mixing process. It is proposed that the presence of these defects leads to a change in fire retardant performance.
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    Masthead (1996)
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    Letter to the Editor: Fire Resistance of Doors (1996)
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    Fire and Materials 20 (1996), S. 111-111 
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    A Comparative Study of the Fire Performance of Halogenated and Non-Halogenated Materials for Cable Applications. Part II Tests on Cable (1996)
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    Fire and Materials 20 (1996), S. 17-37 
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    Notes: A total of 21 electrical cables were made, all with essentially identical construction but differing in the chemical composition of sheath and/or insulatiòn, which were all commercially available materials, both halogenated and non-halogenated. All cables were tested in two large-scale cable tray tests, ASTM D5424 (CSA FT-4 protocol), with a total length of 2.44 m and IEC 332-3, with a total length of 3.5 m. The cables were also tested in a number of small- and medium-scale tests for flame spread (IEC 695-2-2, IEC 332-1, UL 1581 Part VW1, BS 476 Part 12E, DIN 4102 Part 16), temperature increase (DIN 4102 Part 16) and smoke obscuration (IEC 1034-2, BS 476 Part 12E). Finally, all cables were tested in the cone calorimeter (ISO 5660), horizontally, at incident fluxes of 20, 40 and 70 kW m-2. All the cables passed the mild flammability tests, but distinctions could be made based on the afterflame time observed, where halogenated cables outperformed non-halogenated cables by a significant margin. It was also possible to distinguish between the halogenated and non-halogenated cables on the basis of the cable length charred in some tests. In terms of smoke obscuration, it was found that the rankings offered by the various tests were very different. While non-halogenated cables had improved smoke performance over traditional vinyl types, fluorinated cables performed very well. This confirms the importance of material selection by performance rather than by chemical composition. Almost all cables performed sufficiently well that they generated relatively limited amounts of smoke under realistic end-use fire test conditions. The peak heat release rate in the large-scale cable tray test (ASTM D5424) served as an excellent criterion for discriminating between the fire performance of the various cables (the traditional criterion being char length). The average rate of heat released also served to distinguish between different levels of cable fire performance. Moreover, cables passing the test tended to release less heat and smoke than those that failed. The trends observed in the cone calorimeter heat release test were similar to those in the large-scale test and show good correlation between cable tray char length and cone calorimeter heat release. It was observed that the halogenated cables tested performed better than the non-halogenated cables in terms of heat release rate by factors ranging from two to greater than five. The results indicate that cables with excellent fire performance can be constructed by using a variety of materials. It is thus important to specify fire performance and leave material choice to manufacturers.
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    The Accumulation of Flammable Gases in Cone Calorimeter Tests is Responsible for Flash Ignition of Wool and Cotton Samples (1996)
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    Fire and Materials 20 (1996), S. 107-109 
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    Notes: In this paper a possible explanation is presented for the differences found between the fire behaviour of materials in small-scale cone calorimeter tests and the large-scale furniture calorimeter. The results obtained with cone calorimeter/FTIR equipment at 35 kW m-2 will show that the early flash ignitions of typical materials like cotton and wool are due to the liberation of flammable gases during the pyrolysis phase and the typical ignition situation on the cone calorimeter, that is, the presence of a sparking igniter above the sample. This fast flash ignition and the early heat release behaviour on the cone calorimeter may be in contradiction to the early fire growth in other fire tests where the ignition conditions are clearly different from pyrolysis circumstances, that is, ignition via a burning newspaper, match, gas flame, etc.
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    Influence of Ignition Sources on Heat Release Rate in the Furniture Calorimeter (1996)
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    Fire and Materials 20 (1996), S. 61-67 
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    Notes: When measuring the production rates of heat and smoke of upholstered furniture the ignition source must not influence the test results. In this paper variations in the strength, application time and geometry of the ignition burner used in the furniture calorimeter are studied. Results from replicate furniture calorimeter chair test show that the burning behaviour is almost independent of the burner intensity in the applied regime.Tests on six different furniture items were performed in the furniture calorimeter. The test objects were exposed to three intensity levels of ignition source. The sources were: a large propane burner giving 30 kW during 120 s and a smaller propane burner used at two levels of heat output, 1.7 and 5.8 kW during 90 s. The results showed that the burning behaviour of the furniture was very similar regardless of which burner was used. This was especially evident when the time regime between 50 and 400 kW was studied. The length of this period is a measurement on how quick untenable conditions are developing in a single, well-ventilated compartment.
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    Design of Light Steel-framed Walls for Fire Resistance (1996)
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    Notes: Light steel-frame building systems are becoming more prevalent in commercial, industrial and residential construction in New Zealand. Tested fire resistance ratings are generally available for non-load-bearing systems, but not for load-bearing applications. This study investigates the performance of load-bearing light steel-frame systems exposed to fire. Methods are presented for calculating the reduction of steel strength and stiffness at elevated temperatures, and for predicting the deflections resulting from temperature gradients and P-Δ effects. Heat transfer modelling by computer is used to predict steel framing temperatures for systems exposed to the standard ISO 834 time-temperature curve and real fires. Three full-scale furnace tests were carried out to evaluate analytical predictions. A design procedure is proposed.
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    Relationship between fire resistance and fire toleranceThis paper is a contibution from the Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada and is published with the approval of the Director of the Division. (1978)
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    Fire and Materials 2 (1978), S. 154-162 
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    Notes: Much of the information accumulated on the fire resistance of ‘dividing’ elements can be utilized in the design of buildings for fire safety, if the fire tolerance values are converted into fire resistance. Three methods of conversion, one based on the concept of equal temperature-time areas, the second on the concept of equal maximum temperatures, and the third, Law method, are critically examined and handy conversion tools presented. In the case of the ‘key’ elements of buildings, basing the fire safety design on fire resistance information is not recommended.
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    Anomalous behaviour in certain versions of the critical oxygen index test (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 6-13 
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    Notes: Measured Critical Oxygen Index values at 40°C for Opal polymethylmethacrylate (Perspex) sheet have been found to be remarkably dependent on the gas velocity within the column of the Hot Flammability Test Apparatus. Investigation of the atmosphere present in the column has indicated that the effect is almost solely attributable to varying quantities of ambient air entering the column as the flow rate is altered. A modification to the apparatus is proposed that successfully prevents this entrainment of air at normal testing flow rates.
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    A computational study of physical and chemical inhibition in a perfectly stirred reactor (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 14-23 
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    Notes: This paper reports a set of modeling studies that were undertaken to acquire a more detailed knowledge of combustion inhibition mechanisms. Mixtures of H2/O2/Ar reacting in the idealized perfectly stirred reactor were investigated. Three H2/O2 kinetic mechanisms were considered, differing from one another by the number of HO2 reactions included. Two physical inhibitors, Ar and N2, and one chemical inhibitor, HBr, were investigated. Additional parameters considered were pressure, equivalence ratio, inhibitor concentration and rate coefficient variation. The most effective inhibitor was HBr which acted chemically and caused substantial reduction in radical concentrations in the mixtures considered. The molecules Ar and N2 acted as physical diluents with N2, the more effective of the two due to its larger heat capacity.
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    Comparative studies of the burning behaviour of textiles from polyester/cotton and pure cotton (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 24-32 
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    Notes: A test device consisting of an asbestos covered wooden cylinder was developed to study the burning behaviour of textiles relative to transmitted thermal energy and heat flux registered at 20 sensor points on the cylinder. In order to simulate a ‘line situation’ a reproducible procedure was used for igniting the fabrics at the hem edge by open flames. By linking known tolerance thresholds for second degree burn injuries in humans to the measured time patterns of transmitted thermal energy, the burning behaviour of a pure cotton twill, a 35/65% polyester-cotton twill and a 65/35% polyester-cotton twill was compared. All fabrics, which had no fire-retardant finishes, were also tested in combination with cotton underwear and in some of the experiments they were soaked with an inflammable solvent before ignited. In contrast to customary opinions it could be shown that in apparel burn accidents without inflammable solvents fabrics made from polyester-cotton blends are more advantageous with regard to the thermal energy transmitted to the skin of the wearer than fabrics made from cotton. Even when the burning clothes are soaked with an inflammable solvent, polyester-cotton blends are practically not more disadvantageous than 100% cotton fabrics.
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    Comparison between different reaction to fire test methods on wall-lining and flooring materials (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 77-84 
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    Notes: For building control purposes of wall-lining and flooring materials in Europe several empirical reaction to fire tests are used. This paper examines the correlation between a number of different tests looking at some 42 different materials, and comments thereon.
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    A correction to standard test equations for use with the hot flammability test apparatus (HFTA) (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 85-85 
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    New regional editor (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. i 
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    Masthead (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981) 
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    Diary (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. iii 
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    The fire resistance test and its relation to real-world fires (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 112-122 
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    Notes: The characteristics of fire resistance test furnaces are examined. It is shown that the efficiency of a furnace, as measured in terms of the heat load it imposes on a test specimen, depends markedly on the size of the furnace and the nature of the furnace gas. Only with large furnaces heated by gases of high radiation potential (near-black gases) can the test results be regarded as meaningful and reproducible. Reling a defective furnace with a material of very low thermal inertia, though helpful, is unlikely to bring its performance up to the required level. Methods of determining the efficiency of test furnaces are outlined. The theorem of uniformity heat load is recognized as a succinct descriptor of fires with respect to their destructive potential. As such, it forms the basis for correlating real-world fires with standard test fires.
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    Heat transfer during polymer combustion (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 128-130 
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    The influence of sample dimension on the critical oxygen index of thin polypropylene films (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 123-127 
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    Notes: This investigation examines the influence of sample dimensions on the Critical Oxygen Index, as determined on a Stanton Redcoft Hot Flammability Test Apparatus instrument. The materials used were polypropylene films in a range of thicknesses from 40 μm up to 300 μm and polymethylmethacrylate of 1600 μm thickness. Both the Critical Oxygen Index and the rate of spared of burn in the samples were determined. It is concluded that, for polypropylene, the sample dimensions were important in determining the Critical Oxygen Index and the rate of spread of burn and, further, that the ratio of the volume of material burned in unit time to the volume flow of oxygen in the same time remains constant, the value of the constant being 2.5 × 10 -4. For polymethlmethacrylate, in confirmation of the work of Fenimore and Jones, the sample dimensions were unimportant when investigating the Critical Oxygen Index, although the rate of burn by volume showed a significant increase with sample width. The volume ratio showed a corresponding increase.
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    Correction to a table of relationship between rate of burning and oxygen concentration (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 131-131 
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    Masthead (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981) 
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    News (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. iii 
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    Short-term creep of concrete at elevated temperatures (1981)
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    Fire and Materials 5 (1981), S. 142-148 
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    Notes: Results of a study of time-dependent deformation of concrete over a period of five hours at room and elevated temperatures (22 to 649°C) are described. The influences of load, temperature and material variables are examined and data compared with several mathematical models commonly used to describe concrete creep behavior. Information obtained from this study will help in evaluation of the design of concrete structures to withstand fire and other high temperature environments.
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