Mixed mode fracture in plain and reinforced concrete: some results on benchmark tests

Three different models for concrete based on local and non-local approaches have been adopted to investigate the mechanical behaviour of plain and reinforced concrete when undergoing mixed-mode fracture. The purpose of the research is to understand the results of some benchmark tests, to compare the models with each other and with experiments, and to estimate the reliability of the modelling. To create a sound basis for the comparison, the discretizations, the boundary conditions and the material data are considered, when possible, as unified parameters for the different models in each benchmark test.

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