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Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, 11/Sept/2024
7:30am
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6:00pm
Registration
8:45am
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9:00am
Opening Session
Location: EI7
Chair: Christian Hellmich
9:00am
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9:45am
PL1: Plenary lecture
Location: EI7
Chair: Christian Hellmich
 
9:00am - 9:45am

Mechanics and electrochemistry for bulk energy storage in concrete materials & structures

F.-J. Ulm

9:45am
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10:15am
Coffee Break
10:15am
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12:15pm
MS05-1: Bone mechanobiology: experimental and computational assessment across the scales
Location: EI8
Chair: Peter Pivonka
Chair: Francisco Javier Martínez Reina
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Importance of drug order in sequential treatments against osteoporosis involving denosumab and romosozumab

F. J. Martínez Reina, R. Ruiz Lozano, J. L. Calvo Gallego, P. Pivonka



10:35am - 10:55am

Bone micro-mechanobiology of implant-femur interaction: a multi method approach combing CT and SASTT imaging with analytical mechanics

L. Pircher, T. A. Grünewald, H. Lichtenegger, M. Liebi, A. Weinberg, C. Hellmich



10:55am - 11:15am

Deep-learning based framework for automated mechanobiological analysis of bone response using micro-CT imaging data of mouse tibiae

P. Pivonka, A. Lagzouli, N. Muhl-Castoldi, V. Sansalone, D. M. Cooper, A. Othmani



11:15am - 11:35am

Digital volume correlation resolves load-induced high articular strain foci in osteoarthritis-prone joints

A. Sharma, L. Evans, A. Parmenter, J. Brunet, K. Madi, K. Staines, P. Lee, A. Pitsillides



11:35am - 11:55am

A multiscale bone cell population model based on a 2-state receptor model accounting for cellular responsiveness to PTH

C. Modiz, N. Muhl-Castoldi, S. Martelli, S. Scheiner, V. Sansalone, P. Pivonka

MS06-1: Structural vibration control
Location: EI10
Chair: Christoph Adam
Chair: Antonina Pirrotta
 
10:15am - 10:45am

Use of a hysteretic device in vibration mitigation (Keynote Lecture)

F. Vestroni, P. Casini



10:45am - 11:15am

A theoretical and experimental study on the optimal design of Sliding Tuned Liquid Column Dampers for structural vibration control (Keynote Lecture)

C. Masnata, C. Adam, A. Pirrotta



11:15am - 11:35am

Implementation of tuned mass damper control concept for integrated seismic and energetic retrofit of existing buildings

M. Basili, M. De Angelis, F. Busato



11:35am - 11:55am

A fundamental study on active vibration control of cross-laminated timber members

N. Hirschfeldt, T. Furtmüller, C. Adam



11:55am - 12:15pm

Nanoscale modeling for structural vibration control

R. Barretta, R. Luciano, F. Marotti de Sciarra, M. S. Vaccaro

MS13-1: Computational geomechanics
Location: EI9
Chair: Yunteng Wang
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Efficient approaches for simulating large deformation problems

J. P. Hambleton



10:35am - 10:55am

Particle finite element method for large deformation simulation of geotechnical hazards under fluid-solid interaction

W. Sun, W. Zhang, W.-H. Yuan



10:55am - 11:15am

Implicit SNS-PFEM with dual mortar method for thermo-hydro-mechanical large deformation problems

X.-H. Wu, Q. Zhang, W.-Q. Feng, Z.-Y. Yin, H.-C. Fang



11:15am - 11:35am

Hybrid FEM and Peridynamic simulation of forerunning fracture in porous media

T. Ni, B. Schrefler



11:35am - 11:55am

Modelling multi-physical field coupling process of rock by discretized virtual internal bonds

Z. Zhang



11:55am - 12:15pm

Microfiber-reinforced bentonite clay for geological repositories of nuclear spent fuel: multiphysical laboratory tests and computational modeling

A. Azzam, M. Rahmani, Y.-R. Kim, J. Eun, S. Kim

MS15: Fundamental and practical insights into characterizing, measuring, and mitigating shrinkage and creep in cementitious materials
Location: EI3
Chair: Agathe Robisson
Chair: Dana Daneshvar
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Creep and shrinkage of a limestone calcined clay cement paste determined in hourly performed three-minute creep tests

S. J. Schmid, O. Lahayne, L. Zelaya, B. Pichler



10:35am - 10:55am

Basic creep properties of the hydration products in mature slag-based CEM II concretes

M. Sorgner, R. Díaz Flores, T. Pilgerstorfer, B. Moritz, B. Pichler, C. Hellmich



10:55am - 11:15am

Early-age elastic and creep properties of graphene oxide cement paste determined by three-minute-long creep tests

M. Shahid, S. J. Schmid, O. Lahayne, A. Robisson, B. Pichler



11:15am - 11:35am

Influence of cracking and viscoelasticity on nonlinear creep of concrete

R. Díaz Flores, C. Hellmich, B. Pichler



11:35am - 11:55am

Long-term concrete strain measurements of large-scale experiments using vibrating wire strain gauges

W. Bachofner, J. Kollegger



11:55am - 12:15pm

Characterization of time-dependent restrained shrinkage in thin ultra-high performance concrete overlays

D. Daneshvar, P. Preinstorfer, K. Deix, B. Shafei, A. Robisson

MS16-1: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures
Location: EI7
Chair: Markus Lukacevic
Chair: Michael Dorn
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Variations in experimental investigations of clear wood: to what extend can multiscale micromechanical models explain them?

E. Binder, M. Schweigler, T. K. Bader



10:35am - 10:55am

Phase field method-based modeling of wood fracture

S. Pech, M. Lukacevic, J. Füssl



10:55am - 11:15am

Characterizing a novel strand based engineered wood product for the use in construction

A. Ghazanfari, B. Kromoser



11:15am - 11:35am

Analytical and experimental study on glulam trusses with birch plywood gusset plates

M. Debertolis, Y. Wang, T. Wang, R. Crocetti, M. Wålinder, L. Blomqvist, S. Rossi, A. Polastri, P. Rigo



11:35am - 11:55am

Analyzing the failure probability of glued laminated timber beams across varying sizes using the finite weakest-link theory

C. Vida, S. Pech, M. Lukacevic, J. Füssl



11:55am - 12:15pm

Preparation of samples for the production of Glued Solid Timber (GST) beams according to EN 14080

B. Jashari, R. Sejdiu, L. Idrizi, A. Bajraktari

MS18-1: Computational methods for stochastic engineering mechanics
Location: EI2
Chair: Ioannis P. Mitseas
 
10:15am - 10:35am

An approximate analytical technique for transient response PDF of a linear oscillator under a non-Gaussian colored noise

T. Tsuchida, K. Kimura



10:35am - 10:55am

Demonstration of continuous gamma process for site specific structural capacity quantification for aging infrastructure

T. Micic



10:55am - 11:15am

Uncertainty quantification on seismic response of an RC bridge pier considering varying material properties

M. Kitahara, R. Kurihara



11:15am - 11:35am

Structural reliability of complex nonlinear systems exposed to evolutionary stochastic excitation

I. P. Mitseas, M. Beer



11:35am - 11:55am

Probabilistic model selection of the Ground Motion Prediction Models for Northern South America

B. Salazar, A. Ortiz, J. Marulanda

RS01: Various topics
Location: EI5
Chair: Herbert A. Mang
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Analysis of the behavior of the structure under internal ANFO explosion

S. Ko, S. Choi, J. J. Kim, W. Kwon



10:35am - 10:55am

Bay Bridge

J. S Plachta

 
12:15pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:15pm
PL2: Plenary lecture
Location: EI7
Chair: Stefan Scheiner
 
1:30pm - 2:15pm

Development of microstructural heterogeneities in cementitious slurries and mortars at rest and under flow: a hypothesis for pumping blockage and material defects

A. Robisson

2:15pm
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2:30pm
Transition to Parallel Sessions
2:30pm
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3:50pm
MS04-1: Continuum models for material failure: nonlocal, gradient-enhanced, micromorphic, and phase-field approaches
Location: EI5
Chair: Matthias Neuner
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

An elasto-plastic finite-deformation micropolar material point method for strain localisation problems

T. J. O'Hare, P. A. Gourgiotis, W. M. Coombs, C. E. Augarde



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Strain localization analysis of an infinitesimal micropolar elastoplastic constitutive model rooted in critical state soil mechanics

P. Hofer, M. Neuner, P. Gamnitzer, G. Hofstetter



3:10pm - 3:30pm

A return-free plastic integration for mixed control problems and its applications in elastoplasticity of materials

L.-W. Liu, P.-H. Chen



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Finite element analysis of shear failure in sand using micropolar hypoplasticity

K. V. Basche, M. Schreter-Fleischhacker, G. Medicus, M. Neuner, G. Hofstetter

MS05-2: Bone mechanobiology: experimental and computational assessment across the scales
Location: EI8
Chair: Francisco Javier Martínez Reina
Chair: Peter Pivonka
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Efficient algorithmic formulation of trabecular bone remodelling using a two-scale model of trabecular bone

A. Papastavrou, P. Pivonka, P. Steinmann



2:50pm - 3:10pm

In silico-aided design of functionally graded porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

P. Posabella, M. Heljak, M. Costantini, W. Święszkowski



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Osteogenic control of bone mechanobiology through BMP loaded interlocked scaffolds

K. Katti, S. Jaswandkar, K. Kundu, D. Katti



3:30pm - 3:50pm

The efficient numerical tool to simulate the phenomenon of trabecular bone remodeling for multiple load cases

M. Nowak, J. Polak

MS06-2: Structural vibration control
Location: EI10
Chair: Christoph Adam
Chair: Antonina Pirrotta
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Vertical vibration control of a cross-laminated timber plate through fluid inerter

M. Chillemi, T. Furtmüller, C. Adam, A. Pirrotta



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Stochastic parameter identification of a fluid inerter-based control device

B. Goller, M. Chillemi, T. Furtmüller, C. Adam



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Water-tank metabarriers for seismic surface waves attenuation

G. Failla, A. F. Russillo



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Thermoacoustic Fano-based bistable energy converters: a novel paradigm of thermodynamic cycles for waste-energy recovery

S. Buonocore, A. Hubarevich, F. De Angelis

MS16-2: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures
Location: EI7
Chair: Sebastian Pech
Chair: Markus Lukacevic
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Experimental investigations on horizontally restrained CFRP reinforced glued laminated timber beams

L. Esser, A. Frangi



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Layerwise model for the failure analysis of Cross Laminated Timber

G. Blondet, J. Bleyer, A. Lebée



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Long-term behavior of novel solid wood-concrete-composite floors with combined shear connectors

A. Müllner, A. Fadai



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Multi-scale multi-physics modelling of timber-concrete hybrid structures

L. Wan-Wendner

MS17-1: Up-scaling challenges in the modeling of civil engineering materials
Location: EI9
Chair: Laurent Brochard
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Homogenization of weakly nonlinear phenomena in electroactive fluid saturated porous media with multiple time scales

E. Rohan, V. Lukeš, F. Moravcová, R. Cimrman



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Impact of various uncertainties on the modeling of sorption-induced deformations

J. Leng, P. Dangla, M. Vandamme



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Study of crystallization pressure by molecular simulation

B. Mahmoud Hawchar, T. Honorio, M. Vandamme, F. Osselin, J.-M. Pereira, L. Brochard



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Towards a DFT approach to the mechanical properties of solids

A. Kahlal, V. Sermoud, G. Pijaudier-Cabot, D. Grégoire, C. Miqueu

MS19-1: Engineering mechanics in tunnelling
Location: EI3
Chair: Wei Song
Chair: Günther Meschke
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Stability of unlined circular tunnel in layered rock masses

S. Sahu, J. P. Sahoo, G. Tiwari



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Multiphase modeling of ground freezing-shotcrete interaction in tunneling construction

R. J. Williams M., G. Meschke



3:10pm - 3:30pm

A deep learning-based method for detecting joints and evaluating segment deformation in shield tunnels

B. Zhang, W. Song, X. Liu



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Will a concept of pre-structure be applicable to tunnels in squeezing ground?

Y. Yuan, B. Shi, Y. He, J.-L. Zhang

   
3:50pm
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4:20pm
PS01: Coffee Break & Poster Session
 

Integrated evaluation of blast loads on reinforced concrete structures: a strength and ductility approaches

Y. Kim, S. Kim, J. Shin



Machine-learning based optimum retrofit scheme for reinforced concrete frame structures: a case study on 1980s school buildings

S. Kim, Y. Kim, J. Shin



Neural network-driven representation and computational particle mechanics via signed distance fields

Z. Lai, L. Huang



Shape-based vision system optimized for seismic damage detections of nonstructural components in buildings

I. Choi, B. K. Oh, H. W. Oh

4:20pm
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6:00pm
MS02: Structural dynamics and control for offshore wind turbines, including floating systems
Location: EI2
Chair: Breiffni Fitzgerald
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

A machine learning approach for offshore wind turbine tower fatigue and fragility analysis

J. McAuliffe, S. Baisthakur, B. Fitzgerald



4:40pm - 5:00pm

A study on optimal sensor placement of multi-linked floating offshore structure for prediction accuracy improvement of structural response using distortion base mode method

K. Sim, K. Lee, M. Ki



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Advancing wind farm fatigue analysis: insights from high-fidelity modelling and machine learning

A. Alazhare, B. Fitzgerald



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Blade pitch control of floating offshore wind turbines for mitigating corrosion fatigue deterioration and enhancing structural reliability

Y. Pu, J. Zhang, Y. Dong, B. Fitzgerald

MS04-2: Continuum models for material failure: nonlocal, gradient-enhanced, micromorphic, and phase-field approaches
Location: EI5
Chair: Peter Gamnitzer
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Phase field simulation of hydrogen-assisted fatigue

C. Cui, E. Martínez-Pañeda



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Robust and efficient implementation of generalized continuum models based on automatic differentiation with hyper-dual numbers

A. Dummer, M. Neuner, P. Gamnitzer, G. Hofstetter



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Homogenized post-peak response of composites from phase-field fracture simulation at microscale

S. Sagar, S. R. Chowdhury



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Comparison between block preconditioner and monolithic preconditioner for iterative solution of coupled multi-field problems from generalized continuum models

N. Alkmim, P. Gamnitzer, G. Hofstetter



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Microstructural characterization of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites using micro-CT measurements and evaluation of their mechanical behavior using simulations

J. Suh, T.-S. Han

MS06-3: Structural vibration control
Location: EI10
Chair: Christoph Adam
Chair: Antonina Pirrotta
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Multifidelity reliability and sensitivity analysis

C. Proppe



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Active mass dampers for cross laminated timber floors - comparison between experimental and numerical investigations

T. Hillberger, T. Furtmüller, R. Maderebner



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Experimental investigation of track nonlinear energy sink with rotational mass using real-time hybrid simulation

C.-M. Chang, T.-L. Kao



5:20pm - 5:40pm

An investigation of the behavior of reinforced concrete coupling beams

D. Bhunia, R. P. West, J. K. Bhaskar

MS08-1: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design
Location: EI3
Chair: Noel Challamel
Chair: Ahmer Wadee
 
4:20pm - 4:50pm

On the effects of the precritical nonlinearities on buckling of flexible systems (Keynote Lecture)

A. Luongo, M. Ferretti



4:50pm - 5:20pm

Variational criteria for extreme values of the stiffness of proportionally loaded structures as solutions of an inverse problem (Keynote Lecture)

H. A. Mang



5:20pm - 5:40pm

The behaviour of thin composite plates with extension-bending coupling under harmonic compressive load

T. Kubiak, M. Bohlooly Fotovat



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Large displacement analysis of angle-ply beam-type structures considering shear deformation effects

D. Banić, G. Turkalj, D. Lanc

MS10: Advanced computational analyses for geotechnical and underground engineering
Location: EI8
Chair: Boshan Zhang
Chair: Hui Wang
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Multi-scale analyses on interfacial behavior between normal concrete (NC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)

B. Zhang, J. Yu, W. Chen, H. Liu



4:40pm - 5:00pm

A super-ellipsoid convex model based reliability analysis of rock tunnel with rock properties modelled via mixed uncertainty models based on available data

S. Maurya, G. Tiwari



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Thermal stresses in concrete beams as a result of multiscale constraints

H. Wang, Y. Yuan, H. Mang, Q. Ai, X. Huang, B. Pichler



5:20pm - 5:40pm

3D numerical modelling of inter-seasonal heat harvesting of a geothermal road in the UK

J. Lyu, N. Makasis, L. Cui, B. Cao



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Utilization of phase change materials in the support structure of geothermal tunnel: efficacy in geothermal hazard mitigating and heat energy storage

Q. Wang, H. Wang, J.-L. Zhang, E. Koenders, Y. Yuan

MS13-2: Computational geomechanics
Location: EI9
Chair: Shabnam J. Semnani
Chair: Qi Zhang
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

SPH implementation to large deformation of granular mass using an advanced hypoplastic constitutive model

C. Zhu, W. Wu, C. Peng, S. Wang



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Numerical and analytical analysis of fracture closure modes and their importance in data interpretations

A. Dahi Taleghani, R. Wang



5:00pm - 5:20pm

A pioneering framework for accurate reconstruction of arbitrary granular materials

R. Li, Z. Yin



5:20pm - 5:40pm

A novel clump-based breakage model in discrete element method for simulating crushable aggregates

C. Xu, Z.-Y. Yin, P. Wang

MS16-3: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures
Location: EI7
Chair: Sebastian Pech
Chair: Eric Landis
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Predicting the performance of glued-in rod joints

S. K. Alavi, H. R. Valipour, M. A. Bradford



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Numerical assessment of brittle failures in dowel-type timber connections loaded parallel to the grain

C. Dapieve Aquino, M. Schweigler, L. Rodrigues, J. M. Branco, T. K. Bader



5:00pm - 5:20pm

The effective timber thickness for brittle failure assessment of dowel-type connections

C. Dapieve Aquino, M. Schweigler, L. Rodrigues, J. M. Branco, T. K. Bader



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Single-dowel steel-to-timber connections under cyclic and high strain rate loading

K. Sroka, A. S. Cao, P. Palma



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Beam-on-foundation modelling of dowel-type timber connections under cyclic loading

A. Weese, M. Schweigler, C. Sandhaas, T. K. Bader

 
6:30pm
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9:00pm
Welcome Cocktail
Location: Cupola Hall

 
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