An approach for the modeling of interface-body coupled nonlocal damage

• Main Authors: J. Toti, E. Sacco, S. Marfia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2010-04-01
• Series: Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale
• Subjects: Interface damage; Body damage; Coupled model; FRP strengthening
• Online Access: http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero12/numero_12_art_2.pdf

Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) can be used for strengthening concrete or masonry constructions. One of the main problem in the use of FRP is the possible detachment of the reinforcement from the support material. This paper deals with the modeling of the FRP-concrete or masonry damage interface, accounting for the coupling occurring between the degradation of the cohesive material and the FRP detachment. To this end, a damage model is considered for the quasi-brittle material. In order to prevent strain localization and strong mesh sensitivity of the solution, an integral-type of nonlocal model based on the weighted spatial averaging of a strain-like quantity is developed. Regarding the interface, the damage is governed by the relative displacement occurring at bond. A suitable interface model which accounts for the mode I, mode II and mixed mode of damage is developed. The coupling between the body damage and the interface damage is performed computing the body damage on the bond surface. Numerical examples are presented.