Research Projects
Posted: July 19th, 2010 | Author: G. Cusatis | Filed under: II.3 Research Projects | No Comments »20. High Strain Rate Behavior of Dam Concrete: Experiments and Multiscale Modeling. Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security. September 2009 – September 2011 . PI: G. Cusatis.
19. Mesoscale Based Formulation of Microplane Model. Sponsor: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). August 2009 – August 2010. PI: G. Cusatis. <\p>
18. Man-made Hazard Mitigation of Reservoir Dams: Monte Carlo Simulation with Multiscale Modeling of Concrete and Accurate Fluid-Structure Interaction. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. July 2009 – July 2012. PI: G. Cusatis (60%), co-PI L. Zhang.
17. A Multiscale Multiphysics Computational Framework for the Simulation of Blast Induced Pervasive Failure. Sponsor: Defense Threat Reduction Agency. April 2009 – April 2012. PI: G. Cusatis (50%), co-PIs: A. Oberai (Rensselaer), L. Zhang (Rensselaer), J. Bishop (Sandia).
16. An Adaptive Multiscale Framework for the Simulation of Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Concrete Subjected to High Speed Penetration. September 2008 – August 2009. Sponsor: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) – subcontract through Software Systems Solutions, Inc. (ES3). PI : G. Cusatis.
15. Microplane Modeling of Size-Effect in Composite Laminates. May 2008 – September 2008. Sponsor: Office of Naval Research – subcontract through Northwestern University. PI: G. Cusatis.
14. Microplane Model for Stochastic Heterogeneous Quasi-Brittle Media. May 2008 – September 2008. Sponsor National Science Foundation – subcontract through Northwestern University. PI: G. Cusatis.
13. Mesoscale and Macroscale Approaches for the Simulation of Quasi-Brittle Fracture. April 2008 – Aug. 2008. Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratory. PI: G. Cusatis.
12. Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Algorithms for Concrete Behavior at High Strain Rate. Oct. 2005 – Aug. 2007. Sponsor: U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) – subcontract through Software Systems Solutions, Inc. (ES3). PI: G. Cusatis.
11. Discontinuous Cell Method (DCM). Sponsor: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Sep. 2007 – Dec. 2009.
10. Spectral Particle Method (SPM). Sponsor: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Jan. 2006 – Aug. 2007. PI: G. Cusatis.
09. Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for Concrete. Sponsor: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Jan. 2006 – Aug. 2009. PI: G. Cusatis.
08. Size Effect and Cohesive Crack Propagation in Quasi-Brittle Materials. Jan. 2006 – Aug. 2008. PI: G. Cusatis.
07. Concrete Cracking Simulation at the Early-Ages. Aug. 2005 – Aug. 2006. PI: L. Cedolin (Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy). Sponsor: CIS-E Consortium, Milan, Italy.
06. Microplane Model for Composite Laminates. Jun. 2004 – Jun. 2005. PI: Z.P. Bažant (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL). Sponsor: Office of Naval Research.
05. Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Behavior of Reinforced-Concrete Structures. Apr. 2002 – Jun. 2004. PI: P. Gambarova (Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy). Sponsor: Italian Minister of University and Research, Rome, Italy.
04. Adhesive Fastener Project (I-II-III). Nov. 2001 – Apr. 2003. PI: L. Cedolin (Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy). Sponsor: Hilti Corporation, Schaan, Liechtenstein.
03. UE Anchor Project: Anchorages in Normal and High-Performance Concretes Subjected to Medium and High Strain Rates. Mar. 1999 – Mar. 2001. PI: L. Cedolin (Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy). Sponsor: European Union.
02. Confinement-Shear Lattice Model for Concrete. Sep. 1998 – Mar. 2002. PI: L. Cedolin (Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy). Sponsor: Italian Minister of University and Research.
01. Microprestress-Solidification Theory for Drying and Transitional Thermal Creep. Apr. 1997 – Jul. 1998. PI: L. Cedolin (Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy). Sponsor: Politecnico di Milano.
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