Abstract: This paper presents a review of the different models for concrete based on continuum damage theory, formulated at the Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie (Cachan, France). Derived in the framework of the thermodynamics ...

Abstract: Reliable predictions of the long-term behavior of concrete structures require both an accurate knowledge of the various degradation mechanisms that affect the structures over their lifetime and the use of simulation tools. ...

Abstract: Fracture mechanics is very often employed in analyses of cracked structural components. We present here another technique that is based on the equivalence between a crack, its process zone, and a distribution of damage. ...