Single and multiple fragmentation of brittle geomaterials

François Hild (1) , Pascal Forquin (1, 2) , Ana Rita Cordeiro da Silva (3)

1 LMT - Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie
2 CTA - Centre Technique d'Arcueil
3 Department of Structural Engineering

The degradation and failure of brittle or quasi-brittle geomaterials are analyzed in this Lecture. The main emphasis is put on the discrimination between discrete and continuum approaches to describe damage and fracture. The materials studied herein are cement, high-performance concrete and rocks.

Mots clés: Brittle fracture; quasi-brittle behavior; probabilistic approach; Continuum Damage Mechanics; cement; concrete; rock

Domaines: Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]

François Hild, Pascal Forquin, Ana Rita Cordeiro da Silva. Single and multiple fragmentation of brittle geomaterials. Revue Française de Génie Civil , 2003, 7, pp.973-2003. ⟨hal-00002911⟩