5. Glossary

Containment; confinement

Stresses applied to a material resulting in a state of multiaxial compression within it.

Ductility; ductility

Ductility refers to the ability of concrete to be stretched, extended, bent or deformed without breaking.

Hysteresis effect; hysteretic effect

Persistence of an effect after the cause has been eliminated, characterized by energy dissipation and loops in the material response curve.

Endommagement; damage

Non-linear mechanical behavior of a material characterized by the development of microcracks within the medium and a decrease in the material's stiffness.

Enrobage ; cover

Thickness of concrete (generally 2.5 to 4 cm in the building industry)...