A bilinear cohesive zone model tailored for fracture of asphalt concrete considering viscoelastic bulk material

2006 ◽  
Vol 73 (18) ◽  
pp. 2829-2848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Hyeok Song ◽  
Glaucio H. Paulino ◽  
William G. Buttlar
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Zone Model

Effects of asphalt concrete characteristics on cohesive zone model parameters of hot mix asphalt mixtures

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Pirmohammad ◽  
H. Khoramishad ◽  
M.R. Ayatollahi
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Cohesive Energy ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Hot Mix Asphalt ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Binder Type ◽  
Air Void

In this paper, the effects of the main asphalt concrete characteristics including the binder type and the air void percentage on the cohesive zone model (CZM) parameters were studied. Experimental tests were conducted on semi-circular bend (SCB) specimens made of asphalt concrete and the fracture behavior was simulated using a proper CZM. The CZM parameters of various hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures were determined using the SCB experimental results. Five types of HMA mixtures were tested and modeled to consider the effects of binder type and air void percentage on the CZM parameters. The results showed that as the binder in HMA mixture softened, the cohesive energy strength increased, whereas enhancing the air void percentage led to reduction of the cohesive energy and strength values. Among the studied HMA mixtures, the highest values of CZM parameters were found for the HMA mixture containing a copolymer called styrene-butadiene-styrene.

Multiscale cohesive zone modeling and simulation of high-speed impact, penetration, and fragmentation

2018 ◽  
Vol 03 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1850003
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Dandan Lyu
Keyword(s):  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Cohesive Zone Modeling ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Spall Fracture ◽  
Weak Formulation ◽  
High Speed Impact ◽  
Different Characteristics

In this work, a multiscale cohesive zone model (MCZM) is developed to simulate the high-speed penetration induced dynamic fracture process such as fragmentation in crystalline solids. This model describes bulk material as a local quasi-continuum medium which follows the Cauchy–Born rule while cohesive zone element is governed by an interface depletion potential, such that the cohesive zone constitutive descriptions are genetically consistent with that of bulk element. This multiscale method proved to be effective in describing material inhomogeneities and it is constructed and implemented in a cohesive finite element Galerkin weak formulation. Numerical simulations of high-speed penetration with different shape of penetrators, i.e., square, circle and parabola nose penetrators are performed. Results show that the proposed MCZM can successfully capture spall fracture, the penetration process and different characteristics of fragmentation under different shape of penetrators.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Cracking in Asphalt Concrete Through Continuum and Discrete Damage Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2018--2020
Author(s):  
Javed Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Fracture Behaviour ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Concrete Damage

Abstract: This study describes the development of Continuum and Discrete Damage Models in commercial finite element code Abaqus/Standard. The Concrete Damage Plasticity Model has been simulated, analysed, and compared the result with the experimental data. For verification, the Cohesive Zone Model has been simulated and analysed. Furthermore, the Extended Finite Element Model and concrete damage model are discussed and compared. The continuum damage model tends to simulate the complex fracture behaviour like crack initiation and propagation along with the invariance of the result, while the cohesive zone model can simulate and propagate the crack as well as the good agreement of the result. Further work in the proposed numerical models can better simulate the fracture behaviour of asphalt concrete in near future. Keywords: Model, Concrete, Cohesive Zone, Finite element, Abaqus.

A comparative study of cohesive zone models for predicting delamination fracture behaviors of arterial wall

Open Physics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 467-477
Author(s):  
Ting Miao ◽  
Liqiong Tian ◽  
Xiaochang Leng ◽  
Zhangmu Miao ◽  
Jingjing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Arterial Wall ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Fracture Failure ◽  
Delamination Fracture ◽  
Cohesive Models ◽  
Arterial Tissue

AbstractArterial tissue delamination, manifested as the fracture failure between arterial layers, is an important process of the atherosclerotic plaque rupture, leading to potential life-threatening clinical consequences. Numerous models have been used to characterize the arterial tissue delamination fracture failure. However, only a few have investigated the effect of cohesive zone model (CZM) shapes on predicting the delamination behavior of the arterial wall. In this study, four types of CZMs (triangular, trapezoidal, linear–exponential, and exponential–linear) were investigated to compare their prediction of the arterial wall fracture failure. The Holzapfel–Gasser–Ogden (HGO) model was adopted for modeling the mechanical behavior of the aortic bulk material. The CZMs optimized during the comparison of the aortic media delamination simulations were also used to perform the comparative study of the mouse plaque delamination and human fibrous cap delamination. The results show that: (1) the numerical predicted the relationships of force–displacement in the delamination behaviors based on the triangular, trapezoidal, linear–exponential, and exponential–linear CZMs match well with the experimental measurements. (2) The traction–separation relationship results simulated by the four types of CZMs could react well as the corresponding CZM shapes. (3) The predicted load–load point displacement curves using the triangular and exponential–linear CZMs are in good agreement with the experimental data, relative to the other two shapes of CZMs. All these provide a new method combined with the factor of shape in the cohesive models to simulate the crack propagation behaviors and can capture the arterial tissue failure response well.

Nanomechanics Modeling of Interface Interactions in Asphalt Concrete: Traction and Shearing Failure Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 1841004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Lu ◽  
Linbing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Loading Modes ◽  
Interface Bonding Strength

The interface bonding strength is critical for asphalt concrete performance under external load applications. A thorough understanding of the load transfer mechanism bridging the nanoscale interfacial details and the macroscale properties is required to accurately predict the performance of asphalt concrete. This research presents a multiscale analysis procedure for the modeling of interface behaviors, in which material properties are evaluated by atomic scale interactions, emphasizing the complex shearing and separation mechanisms under various loading modes. The representative model system was established based on multiscale experimental characterization of the tight-bonding interface between asphalt and aggregate. Interfacial load transfer and failure studies were conducted for investigating the effect of tension and compression on shearing mode separation. The cohesive zone model parameters, such as peak traction and energy of separation were evaluated for each loading mode. Different boundary conditions were applied to obtain the representative volume element (RVE) and connection to continuum level properties. Results indicated that depending on the various loading modes, the failure of the nanoscale interface system may occur within the asphalt phase or at the interface. These results set the basis for continuum length-scale micromechanical models which may be used to determine the bulk material response, incorporating interfacial phenomena. The findings presented in this paper are consistent with observations reported in previous studies and expand on the understanding of the relationship between molecular structures and combined shearing separation failure properties of asphalt concrete interfaces.

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