Title : 
Comparative study on the calculation of the orientation and weight of micro-plane constitutive
         
        
            Author : 
Yunguo, Long ; Wei, Cheng
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Bridge Eng., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In this paper, three methods, the optimized approximate method, the cube grid projection method and the regular polyhedron projection method, used to calculate orientations and weights for micro-plane constitutive model were introduced. The orientation uniformity, efficiency and practicality of these methods were discussed and evaluated, and some practical suggestions were proposed.
         
        
            Keywords : 
approximation theory; concrete; elasticity; geometry; cube grid projection method; microplane constitutive model; optimized-approximate method; regular polyhedron projection method; Atmospheric modeling; Bridges; Calibration; Computational modeling; Concrete; Kinematics; Rocks; elastic stiffness matrix; micro-plane constitutive model; non-uniform weight factor; orientation; weight;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electric Technology and Civil Engineering (ICETCE), 2011 International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Lushan
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-0289-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICETCE.2011.5775935