FRACTURE ENERGY OF FOAMED CONCRETE: NUMERICAL MODELLING USING THE COMBINED FINITE-DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD

Foamed concrete is known as lightweight concrete that proven in the low range of densities with good strength.Numerous studies were conducted to investigate its performance in term of mechanical properties.However, these investigations are still not adequate in the requirement of failure and damage mechanisms.This is due to the lack of knowledge on

Magnesium and its alloys are attractive materials for use in automotive and aerospace applications because of their low density and good mechanical properties.However, difficulty in forming magnesium and the limited number of caruso rhodiola available commercial alloys limit their use.The present work reviews the efforts to improve the attractivene