Orthotropic damage coupled with localized crack reclosure processing: Part II: Applications

This paper is concerned with the application of the orthotropic damage model described in the accompanying paper (Part I). The part I of the paper deals with several theoretical cases illustrating model’s abilities to treat unilateral behaviour aspect, anisotropic loading and non radial loading pass. The second part illustrates the model’s capabilities to simulate traditional laboratory tests using 3D FEM which include three points bending tests of notched beams, and examples which involve curved crack propagation, strongly anisotropic loading, and multiple cracks propagation in reinforced concrete beams.

► Theoretical tests for anisotropic damage models. ► Experimental tests simulation to verify scale effect managements. ► Experimental test simulation to verify mesh size independence. ► Experimental test simulation to verify strongly anisotropic loading. ► Experimental test simulation to control ability computing multiple localized cracks propagation and behaviour in a composite structures (reinforced concrete beam).