Nonlocal Peridynamic Modeling and Simulation on Crack Propagation in Concrete Structures

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Contours of horizontal displacement in concrete slab with mode I crack. (a)–(c) Material deforms continuously; (d)-(e) displacement field near the crack gets discontinuously distributed as crack grows.

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