Numerical analysis of the failure of recycled aggregate concrete by considering the random composition of old attached mortar

Considering the randomness in properties of old adhered mortar (OM) around recycled aggregate (RA), a statistical analysis on its composition has been performed. The random effect of OM on the fracture behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) at the mesoscopic scale has then been studied. This numerical approach explicitly takes into account an effective interphase (EI) between RA and cement mortar, which is composed of unknown OM and new...