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Table 4 Mesoscopic strength parameters of the MPB.

From: Simulating Tensile and Compressive Failure Process of Concrete with a User-defined Bonded-Particle Model

Zone

Tensile strength

Compressive strength

Cohesive force

ITZs

\(\lambda _1 \cdot \sigma _t\)

\(\lambda _2 \cdot \sigma _c\)

\(\lambda _3 \cdot c\)

Mortar–mortar

\(\sigma _t\)

\(\sigma _c\)

c