TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Based on the random aggregate model of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), this paper aims to focus on the effect of loading rate on the failure pattern and the macroscopic mechanical properties.Design/methodology/approach RAC is regarded as a five-phase inhomogeneous composite material at the mesoscopic level. The number and position of the aggregates are modeled by the Walraven formula and Monte–Carlo stochastic method, respectively. The RAC specimen is divided by the finite-element mesh to establish the dynamic base force element model. In this model, the element mechanical parameters of each material phase satisfy Weibull distribution. To simulate and analyze the dynamic mechanical behavior of RAC under axial tension, flexural tension and shear tension, the dynamic tensile modes of the double-notched specimens, the simply supported beam and the L specimens are modeled, respectively. In addition, the different concrete samples are numerically investigated under different loading rates.Findings The failure strength and failure pattern of RAC have strong rate-dependent characteristics because of the inhomogeneity and the inertial effect of the material.Originality/value The dynamic base force element method has been successfully applied to the study of recycled concrete.
VL  - 37
IS  - 6
SN  - 0264-4401
DO  - 10.1108/EC-05-2019-0214
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-05-2019-0214
AU  - Ying Liping
AU  - Peng Yijiang
AU  - Kamel Mahmoud M.A.
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Mesoscopic numerical analysis of dynamic tensile fracture of recycled concrete
T2  - Engineering Computations
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1899
EP  - 1922
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -