• A continuous-discontinuous model to introduce fluid pressure in a crack. 

      Casado Antolín, Montserrat (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-14)
      Treball Final de Grau
      Accés obert
      Cracking of quasi-brittle materials (such as concrete, rocks,) may be modelled by means of continuous, discontinuous or continuous-discontinuous models. The latter combine a continuous damage model for the initial stages ...
    • A continuous-discontinusous model to simulate crack branching in quasi-brittle failure 

      Feliu Fabà, Jordi (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-20)
      Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
      Accés obert
      Understanding the material failure of quasi-brittle materials, such as concrete, is of vital importance in civil engineering. A continuous-discontinuous model using X-FEM enrichment can be useful when an explicit representation ...