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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
    • 1 min

    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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    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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