A fatigue model under Cosserat peridynamic framework for concrete fatigue cracking

Abstract

A novel fatigue model under Cosserat peridynamic framework is proposed to investigate concrete fatigue performance. In this model, a novel cyclic bond failure criterion is established to measure the combined tension/compressive-shear fatigue failure in concrete, which is derived from the Bresler-Pister criterion. Three benchmarks with different fatigue crack modes in concrete are designed. Results show that the mode I and mixed mode I-II fatigue crack patterns are predicted. In the three-point-bend beam fatigue test, the numerical result matches well with the experimental result, in the uniaxial compressive fatigue test, the effects of Cosserat parameters on fatigue crack patterns are discussed. Results found that the Cosserat parameters reflect the effects of concrete microstructures on crack patterns, and the larger Cosserat shear modulus accelerates the fatigue crack propagation process.