Goal: Understanding and implementation of computational material models for detailed 3D analysis of quasi-brittle materials.

• 3-dimensional quasi-brittle material behaviour.
• Basic frameworks for modelling of quasi-brittle materials: continuum, combination continuum-discontinuum, discrete.
• Introduction to linear and non-linear fracture mechanics.
• Size effect.
• Material models: damage,plasticity, smeared and discrete crack and microplane.
• Modeling of bond, creep and reinforcement steel.
• Application of material models to concrete.
• Regularization techniques: crack band and higher order methods.
• Adaptive meshing.