Numerical Modeling of Concrete Cracking
Suggested readings
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I. Carol, A. Idiart, C.M. Lopez, A. Caballero, Multiaxial behavior of concrete, a meso-mechanical approach, Revue Européenne de Genie Civil, Vol. 11, 907–926 (2007).