Mechanics of Quasi-Brittle Materials

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    Pathirage, M., Di Luzio, G., Masoero, E., Bentz
    • Oct 23, 2018
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    A multiscale framework for the prediction of concrete self-desiccation

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    Pathirage, M., Bousikhane, F., D’Ambrosia, M.
    • Oct 23, 2018
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    Effect of alkali silica reaction on the mechanical properties of aging mortar bars: Experiments and

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    Lei Shen, Qingwen Ren, Linfei Zhang, Yan Han
    • Oct 30, 2017
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    Experimental and numerical study of effective thermal conductivity of cracked concrete

    The pronounced decrease of effective thermal conductivity (ETC) due to cracking behavior of concrete will change the temperature profile...
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    Gianluca Cusatis and Edward A. Schauffert
    • Oct 20, 2017
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    Cohesive Crack Analysis of Size Effect

    This paper deals with the analysis of size effect in concrete. An extensive campaign of accurate numerical simulations, based on the...
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    Lei Shen, Qingwen Ren, Ning Xia, Liguo Sun
    • Oct 1, 2015
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    Mesoscopic numerical simulation of effective thermal conductivity of tensile cracked concrete

    The pronounced decrease of effective thermal conductivity (ETC) due to cracking behavior of concrete will change the temperature profile...
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    Gianluca Cusatis, Xinwei Zhou
    • Jul 1, 2014
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    High-Order Microplane Theory for Quasi-Brittle Materials with Multiple Characteristic Lengths

    The heterogeneous internal structure of quasi-brittle materials governs several aspects of their behavior, especially in the nonlinear...
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    Mohammed Alnaggar, Gianluca Cusatis
    • Aug 1, 2013
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    Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling (LDPM) of Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR) deterioration of concrete

    A large number of structures especially in high humidity environments are endangered by Alkali–Silica Reaction (ASR). ASR leads to the...
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    Giovanni Di Luzio, Gianluca Cusatis
    • Mar 15, 2013
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    Solidification–microprestress–microplane (SMM) theory for concrete at early age: Theory, validation

    This paper presents a new constitutive model describing the mechanical behavior of concrete at early age and beyond. This model, entitled...
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