1. Reference problem#

1.1. Geometry and boundary conditions#

Volume element materialized by a cube with a unit side (\(m\)):

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Figure 1.1-a: Geometry

The load is such that a state of uniform stress and deformation is obtained in the volume.

The bottlenecks are as follows:

  • side \(\mathit{ABCD}\): \(\mathit{DZ}\mathrm{=}0\)

  • side \(\mathit{BCGF}\): \(\mathit{DX}\mathrm{=}0\)

  • side \(\mathit{ABFE}\): \(\mathit{DY}\mathrm{=}0\)

  • face \(\mathit{EFGH}\): movement \(\mathit{Uz}(t)\)

Temperature \(T(t)\) is assumed to be uniform across the cube; the reference temperature is \(0°C\).

\(\mathit{Uz}\) and \(T\) vary over time as follows:

instant \(t\)

0

0

100

200

300

\(\mathit{Uz}(t)\)

\(0\mathit{m.}\)

\(–{10}^{\mathrm{-}3}\mathit{m.}\)

\(–{10}^{\mathrm{-}3}\mathit{m.}\)

\(–{10}^{\mathrm{-}3}\mathit{m.}\)

\(T(t)\)

\(0°C\)

\(0°C\)

\(200°C\)

\(0°C\)

A purely mechanical loading is therefore carried out, then heating is carried out by blocking the direction \(\mathit{Uz}\), before cooling. This makes it possible to verify the separation of thermal and mechanical deformations as well as the non-recovery of mechanical properties after heating.

1.2. Material properties#

For the Mazars model, the following parameters were used (value at \(0°C\)):

Elastic behavior:

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Thermal characteristics:

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Damaging behavior:

\({\epsilon }_{d0}=1.0{\text{10}}^{-4};\phantom{\rule{2em}{0ex}}{A}_{c}=1.15;\phantom{\rule{2em}{0ex}}{A}_{t}=1.0;\phantom{\rule{2em}{0ex}}{B}_{c}=2000.0;\phantom{\rule{2em}{0ex}}{B}_{t}=10000.0;\phantom{\rule{2em}{0ex}}k=0.7\)

It is also considered that \(E\) and \({B}_{c}\) vary with temperature. Their evolution is given in figures [Figure 1.2-a] and [Figure 1.2-b].

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Figure 1.2-a: Evolution of Young’s modulus with temperature

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Figure 1.2-b: Evolution of \({B}_{C}\) with temperature