All Outputs (3)

A fully automatic polygon scaled boundary finite element method for modelling crack propagation (2014)
Journal Article
Dai, S., Augarde, C., Du, C., & Chen, D. (2015). A fully automatic polygon scaled boundary finite element method for modelling crack propagation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 133, 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2014.11.011

An automatic crack propagation remeshing procedure using the polygon scaled boundary FEM is presented. The remeshing algorithm, developed to model any arbitrary shape, is simple yet flexible because only minimal changes are made to the global mesh in... Read More about A fully automatic polygon scaled boundary finite element method for modelling crack propagation.

Optimum water content tests for earthen construction materials (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, J., & Augarde, C. (2014). Optimum water content tests for earthen construction materials. Construction Materials, 167(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.12.00040

There is considerable interest in earthen construction materials, owing to their inherent sustainability, and also in the conservation of heritage structures. For new-build in situ construction a key aspect of quality control is the achievement of fu... Read More about Optimum water content tests for earthen construction materials.

Fracture Energy of Stabilised Rammed Earth (2014)
Journal Article
Corbin, A., & Augarde, C. (2014). Fracture Energy of Stabilised Rammed Earth. Procedia materials science, 3, 1675-1680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2014.06.270

Unstabilised rammed earth (RE) is the name given to both a construction method and a material that has been used by Man for thousands of years. Recently, it has received renewed interest as the desire for sustainable construction methods has increase... Read More about Fracture Energy of Stabilised Rammed Earth.