A finite element modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior and numerical simulations of progressing spalling front

M. T. Phan, F. Meftah, S. Rigobert, P. Autuori, C. Lenglet, S. Dal Pont

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Abstract

This paper presents a coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) model enriched with a buckling-type criterion for progressive spalling. In the first part of the paper, a general fully coupled multi-phase THM model describing the behaviour of concrete at moderate and high temperatures is presented. Then the spalling criterion and its numerical implementation in the framework of the finite element method are presented. Finally, a simple 1D numerical example will illustrate the effectiveness of the implemented numerical approach.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3128-3133
Number of pages6
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Concrete
  • Finite elements
  • High temperature
  • Spalling
  • Thermo-hydro-mechanical model

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