Crack patterns in thin layers under temperature loading Part II: Cyclic loading

The paper presents an analysis of cracking and delamination of an elastic plate bonded to a rigid substrate. The plate is subjected to a cyclic temperature loading. The bond between the plate and the substrate is simulated using rigid–frictional and rigid–cohesive–frictional interface models. The states of adaptation or incremental failure are distinguished in the case of the softening interfacial law. The proposed modelling is validated to predict fragmentation of a concrete pavement subjected to temperature loading. The obtained results can serve as reference solutions for numerical calculations of more complex cases.