To study the mechanism of mix-mode fracture and damage evolution in concrete, and analyze the influence of the mesoscale structural properties, a phase field regularized cohesive zone model (PF-CZM) was used to perform numerical simulations. The results indicated that the PF-CZM can accurately model the mesoscale fracture behavior of concrete, which is independent from the phase field scale parameter and meshing size. In the process of mix-mode fracture, damage and cracking occur at the notch tip, leading to concrete softening, cracks to expand at an angle, and eventual failure. Reducing the aggregate volume content can improve the cracking resistance. Optimizing the interfacial properties also contributes to these improvements, but the effect is weaker compared to a decrease in aggregate volume fraction.
相场模型是近年来发展较快的断裂理论模型。该模型将尖锐裂缝近似为一定宽度的正则化裂缝,并引入相场变量表征材料的损伤状态,且自带基于能量原理的裂缝扩展及方向判据,可有效弥补上述传统仿真模型的不足[22, 23]。遗憾的是,相场模型目前仍主要应用于脆性断裂问题,且具有很高的相场尺度参数敏感性[24]。直至2017年,Wu[25]提出了相场正则化黏聚区模型(Phase field regularized cohesive zone model,PF-CZM),其统一了脆性和准脆性断裂问题,并消除了网格及相场尺度参数敏感性,已成功应用于玻璃、橡胶等材料的断裂仿真研究[26-31]。但是,目前应用于混凝土混合型细观断裂的研究仍较少。
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