Abstract: Hysteretic rate-independent constitutive laws are introduced within the framework of continuum thermodynamics with internal variables and revisited using concepts and arguments related to dynamical system theory. The ...

Abstract: The design of shear strengthening with fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) is currently based on an additive formula where the contribution of the substrate is added to that of the FRCM. This latter, in current ...