Experimentally validated peridynamic fracture modelling of mortar at the meso-scale

Peridynamics (PD) model is a nonlocal theory to describe the formation of discontinuities, e.g., cracks and fractures due to deformations in the displacement field. The current study aims at implementing the Peridynamics theory on the fracture performance modelling of mortar at the meso-scale. For this purpose, a computational uniaxial tension test was performed on a multi-phase virtual specimen consisting of sand, hydrated cement paste and air...