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Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete
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| author | Braun, Simon |
| author2 | Skatulla, Sebastian |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10177 Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete Braun, Simon Skatulla, Sebastian Reddy B Daya Civil Engineering Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-90). Classical continuum mechanics assumes that constitutive parameters are associated with a so-called Representative Volume Element (RVE) and are a statistical average. This concept is based on the presumption that the specimen size is much larger than the size of its constituents, so that the behaviour of a single constituent can be neglected. This presumption does not hold true if the considered problem domain is smaller than the RVE. The size of material constituents in relation to the dimension of the specimen can then not be considered negligible and the interaction between the constituents needs to be addressed. In this context, so-called generalised continuum formulations have proven to provide a remedy. 2014-12-27T13:53:26Z 2014-12-27T13:53:26Z 2010 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10177 eng application/pdf Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Civil Engineering Braun, Simon Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete |
| title_full | Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete |
| title_fullStr | Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete |
| title_short | Multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size-scale effects in concrete |
| title_sort | multiscale modelling and an experimental investigation on size scale effects in concrete |
| topic | Civil Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10177 |
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