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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 12/Sept/2024
8:00am
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6:00pm
Registration
9:00am
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9:45am
PL3: Plenary lecture
Location: EI7
Chair: Bernhard Pichler
 
9:00am - 9:45am

Linearization approaches for stochastic dynamic analysis of systems endowed with non-integer order differential elements

P. Spanos

9:45am
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10:15am
Coffee Break
10:15am
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12:15pm
MS03-1: Coupled chemical, physical and mechanical processes in cementitious materials relevant to the short- and long-term behavior of R.C. and P.C. structures
Location: EI10
Chair: Roman Wan-Wendner
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Application of DIC method to identify the relationship between crack width and deflection in reinforced concrete beams

D. Meiramov, Y. Seo, H. Ju



10:35am - 10:55am

Crack healing under sustained load in concrete: an experimental/numerical study

G. Di Luzio, L. Ferrara, A. Cibelli, R. Wan-Wendner



10:55am - 11:15am

Enhancing computational efficiency in lattice discrete particle modeling for analyzing concrete failure behavior

J. Wang, J. Vorel, W. Botte, R. Wan-Wendner



11:15am - 11:35am

Evaporation in concrete early-age maturation: multiphasic model

S. Prskalo, M. H. Gfrerer, M. Schanz



11:35am - 11:55am

Mesoscopic simulation of corrosion-induced cracking of reinforced concrete

Y. Li, X. Ruan, H. A. Mang, B. Pichler



11:55am - 12:15pm

Novel meso-scale reactive-transport model for carbonation of OPC

M. Tang, Q. Phung, S. Seetharam, E. Coppens, J. Shao, R. Wan-Wendner

MS08-2: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design
Location: EI3
Chair: Stylianos Yiatros
Chair: Spyros Karamanos
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Reversible energy absorption: harnessing sequential buckling in mechanical metamaterials

A. Wadee, A. Bekele, A. Phillips, A. Koellner



10:35am - 10:55am

On the capability of gradient elasticity models to predict instabilities in Fermi-Pasta-Ulam softening chains with short and long-range interactions

N. Challamel, C. Combescure, V. Picandet, M. Ferretti, A. Luongo



10:55am - 11:15am

Interfacial phenomena in the lateral-torsional instability of sandwich beams

A. Wurf, Y. Frostig, O. Rabinovitch



11:15am - 11:35am

A multi-layered structural approach to stability of orthodontic brackets

B. Azarov, O. Rabinovitch



11:35am - 11:55am

Buckling load of an asymmetrically supported 3D column

P. Kočman, S. Schnabl



11:55am - 12:15pm

Test and design of fabricated steel I-profiles under compression

G. Langone, U. Ali, M. Shamlooei, X. Ruan, B. Rossi

MS13-3: Computational geomechanics
Location: EI9
Chair: Qi Zhang
Chair: Chengwei Zhu
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Machine learning enabled landslide hazard assessment

S. J. Semnani



10:35am - 10:55am

Slide, hold, learn: dynamic friction meets neural networks

J. Garcia-Suarez



10:55am - 11:15am

Thermal creep of clayey soils: experiments and modelling

Z.-J. Chen, W.-Q. Feng, J.-H. Yin



11:15am - 11:35am

Numerical analysis on negative skin friction considering creep under embankment loading

R. Liang, Z.-Y. Yin, J.-H. Yin



11:35am - 11:55am

Nonlinear ground response analysis of liquefiable fines-dominated deposits

D. Mistry, S. Mandal, G. R. Dodagoudar

MS14-1: Vibration-based monitoring of structural systems
Location: EI2
Chair: Charikleia Stoura
Chair: Shamim Pakzad
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Dynamic soil-structure interaction of railway bridges: simple lumped parameter models vs. detailed coupled Finite Element – Boundary Element approaches

P. König, C. Adam



10:35am - 10:55am

Frequency-domain fatigue life evaluation of a steel bridge considering vibrational characteristics of traffic loads

M. Ishihara, Y. Yaohua, D. Su, M. Kitahara, T. Nagayama



10:55am - 11:15am

Impact of the modeling strategy on the dynamic response prediction of weakly coupled multi-span bridges subjected to high-speed trains

M. Mack, B. Goller, P. König, C. Adam



11:15am - 11:35am

Residual performance estimation of a seismic-isolated bridge based on ABC model updating using seismic response data

T. Kitahara, M. Kitahara, Y. Kajita



11:35am - 11:55am

Modal identification of a railway bridge via drive-by acceleration data from a diagnostic vehicle

C. Stoura, V. Dertimanis, C. Kossmann, E. Chatzi



11:55am - 12:15pm

New methods for data-based determination of damping factors with application on railway bridges

A. Stollwitzer, L. Bettinelli, S. Loidl, J. Fink

MS16-4: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures
Location: EI7
Chair: Michael Schweigler
Chair: Markus Lukacevic
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Advanced structural modeling of cross-laminated timber buildings: from elemental analysis to comprehensive structural assessment

M. Wallner-Novak, A. Fadai



10:35am - 10:55am

A parametric framework to assess the limit states of tall timber buildings - preliminary results

A. Clerc, A. Frangi



10:55am - 11:15am

Learnings from monitoring of realized and under-construction timber buildings

M. Dorn, C. Larsson, C. Amaddeo, O. Abdeljaber



11:15am - 11:35am

Mechanical behaviour of timber chock structures for underground mine support

M. Dehghanipoodeh, J. Hashemi, H. Valipour, H. Masoumi



11:35am - 11:55am

Influence of drying shrinkage on dynamic properties of cross-laminated timber

T. Furtmüller, M. Kendlbacher

MS27: Mechanical performance and durability of novel concretes and sustainable alternatives
Location: EI8
Chair: Mija Hubler
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Characterization of functionalized binder systems by means of dynamic-mechanical analysis

L. Göbel, T. Schulz, M. Ganß



10:35am - 10:55am

Novel design of cementitious composites with the use of limestone quarry waste and silica fume

A. Kyriakidis, H. Jaber, A. Georgiou, R. Panagiotou, I. Ioannou, A. Michopoulos



10:55am - 11:15am

Recyclable bio-synthesis hydrogel-based xoncrete (Bio-HBC): investigation of strength in successive material generations

S. C. Lam, N. Liu, W. Huang, Q. Yi, J. Qiu, F. Sun



11:15am - 11:35am

Structural response of eco-UHPC with recycled steel fibers

M. A. Moustafa, A. Romero



11:35am - 11:55am

Rehabilitation of deteriorated RC beams by applying external post-tension stresses: developing machine learning prediction models of ultimate limit state

A. Badnjki, T. Öztürk

MS29: Machine learning and artificial intelligence for constrained systems
Location: EI5
Chair: Roger Ghanem
 
10:15am - 10:35am

Automatic differentiation and neural networks for parameter identification of hysteresis models

M. Kaltenbacher, E. Eniz Museljic, K. Roppert



10:35am - 10:55am

Data-driven variational method for discrepancy modeling: application to nonlinear elasticity and viscoelasticity

A. Masud, S. Goraya



10:55am - 11:15am

Influence of hemodynamics and temporal change in intracranial aneurysm shape on machine learning-based rupture prediction

Y. Watase, S. Fujimura, G. Kudo, H. Kanebayashi, T. Ishibasi, H. Ohwada, M. Yamamoto, Y. Murayama



11:15am - 11:35am

Learning mass-spring-damper dynamics via an incomplete equation of motion, Koopman operator and topology

Z. Chen, H. Sun, W. Xiong, N. Wang



11:35am - 11:55am

Physics Extraction Pods (PEP) find statistical closure

R. Ghanem



11:55am - 12:15pm

Statistical surrogate models on small datasets for aeroacoustic computational modeling in liners of turbofan engines

A. Sinha, C. Desceliers, C. Soize, G. Cunha

 
12:15pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:15pm
PL4: Plenary lecture
Location: EI7
Chair: Stefan Scheiner
 
1:30pm - 2:15pm

Memory of flow and residual stresses: from jammed soft solids to cement pastes

E. Del Gado

2:15pm
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2:30pm
Transition to Parallel Sessions
2:30pm
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3:50pm
MS03-2: Coupled chemical, physical and mechanical processes in cementitious materials relevant to the short- and long-term behavior of R.C. and P.C. structures
Location: EI10
Chair: Jan Vorel
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Phase-field-based chemo-mechanical modelling of corrosion-induced cracking in reinforced concrete

E. Korec, M. Jirasek, H. S. Wong, E. Martinez-Paneda



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Modeling two-phase mechanical behavior in lattice discrete particle models

J. Wang, J. Vorel, W. Botte, R. Wan-Wendner



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Time dependent deformations in concrete: a multi-physics multiscale model and its validation with Test Results

B. Pal, A. Ramaswamy

MS08-3: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design
Location: EI3
Chair: Spyros Karamanos
Chair: Stylianos Yiatros
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Stability and bifurcation in nonlinear mechanics

C. Stolz



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Closed-form solutions for the elastic-plastic buckling design of external pressure vessels

V. D. Do, P. Le Grognec, P. Rohart



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Propagating instabilities in collapsible tubes of nonlinear elastic materials

I. Karetsa, A. G. Stamou, I. Gavriilidis, S. A. Karamanos



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Shape grammar for optimisation of perforated plates subject to buckling

E. I. Naraidoo, B. Rossi, Z. You

MS14-2: Vibration-based monitoring of structural systems
Location: EI2
Chair: Charikleia Stoura
Chair: Shamim Pakzad
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Exploring graph neural networks for bridges SHM

G. Marasco, S. Pakzad



2:50pm - 3:10pm

A perturbation technique for natural frequency analysis of structures with cracks or other sources of additional compliance

Y. Vetyukov, R. Buchta



3:10pm - 3:30pm

The challenges of surrogate modelling of modal properties

B. Kurent, N. Friedman, S. Vallely, B. Popovics, S. Schoenwald, B. Brank

MS16-5: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures
Location: EI7
Chair: Eric Landis
Chair: Michael Schweigler
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Finite-element-based prediciton of moisture uptake and dry-out in CLT caused by water infiltration through end-grain surfaces

F. Brandstätter, M. Autengruber, M. Lukacevic, J. Füssl



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Stress development during and after kiln-drying of self-shaped Norway spruce bilayer plates

M. Naghdinasab, G. Dill-Langer, P. Grönquist



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Towards a consistent description of creep in spruce

F. K. Wittel, A. Ferrara, J. M. Maas, J. Amando de Barros



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Asymmetric cortex structures in recent and fossil plants: an inspiration for 3D reticulated actuators

T. Masselter, T. Speck

MS17-2: Up-scaling challenges in the modeling of civil engineering materials
Location: EI8
Chair: Laurent Brochard
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

Multiscale analysis of PVC geomembrane mechanical response through DEM simulations

N. Akel, A. Wautier, G. Stoltz, N. Touze, F. Nicot



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Role of the mesoscale in the mechanics of clays

L. Brochard



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Linear elasticity of transversely isotropic paper sheets: comprehensive validation of a multiscale continuum micromechanics model

P. M. Godinho, C. Hellmich

MS21-1: Computational methods for granular media
Location: EI5
Chair: Pei Zhang
Chair: Ning Guo
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

A framework for data-driven multiscale modeling of thermomechanical behavior of dense granular materials

R. L. Rangel, J. M. Gimenez, A. Franci



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Constitutive modeling of granular soils based on the shear-transformation-zone theory

N. Guo, W. Li, Z. Yang



3:10pm - 3:30pm

A temporal graph neural network-based simulator for granular materials

S. Zhao, H. Chen, J. Zhao



3:30pm - 3:50pm

Elastoplastic constitutive modeling of granular materials via thermodynamics-informed neural networks

M. Su, N. Guo

MS31-1: Collagen structure and mechanics
Location: EI9
Chair: Philipp J. Thurner
Chair: Patrick Mesquida
 
2:30pm - 2:50pm

A visco-hypoelastic model to describe the rate-dependent tensile responses of individual collagen fibrils

Y.-R. Chiang, O. G. Andriotis, C. Hellmich, P. J. Thurner



2:50pm - 3:10pm

Collagen fibrillar pre-strain, ordering and internal stress gradients modulating small-scale biomechanics of cartilage and skin

H. S. Gupta



3:10pm - 3:30pm

Heterogeneous structure and dynamics of water in a hydrated collagen microfibril

M. Vassaux

 
3:50pm
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4:20pm
Coffee Break
4:20pm
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6:00pm
MS03-3: Coupled chemical, physical and mechanical processes in cementitious materials relevant to the short- and long-term behavior of R.C. and P.C. structures
Location: EI10
Chair: Roman Wan-Wendner
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Study on the change of structural performance of RC structures building subjected to drying

R. Kurihara, N. Chijiwa



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Temperature impact on the mechanical and physical properties of lining concrete in nuclear waste disposal

S. Abdo, T. Phung Quoc, R. Caspeele, S. Seetharam, R. Wan-Wendner



5:00pm - 5:20pm

The influence of weather patterns and global warming on chloride ingress in concrete structures

H. Hamidane, O. Dehwah, Y. Xi, A. Messabhia, A. Ababneh



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Temperature profiles of concrete members placed in different geographical regions: a guideline for installation and design of bonded anchors

I. Boumakis, T. Pregartner



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Chemo-thermo-hygro-mechanical modelling of blended concretes at elevated temperatures

S. Peters, G. Meschke

MS08-4: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design
Location: EI3
Chair: Ahmer Wadee
Chair: Noel Challamel
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Path-following for structures undergoing buckling instabilities and material damage

A. Köllner



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Buckling-driven design of material extrusion manufactured stayed polymer lattices

Y. Ou, C. Völlmecke



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Instability in crack propagation of layered materials using the phase field approach

S. Mrunmayee Uday, A. Rajagopal



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Computational modelling of cold-formed steel beam for improved seismic performance using optimization

B. Kumar, A. N. R. Chowdhury, C. Kolay



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Local buckling of compressed outstand plates: an analytical approach

J. Becque

MS09-1: Hybrid and sub-structuring analyses, experimental tests and numerical modeling in civil engineering
Location: EI2
Chair: Fabrice Gatuingt
Chair: Stéphane Grange
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Hybrid simulation to investigate inelastic higher-mode effects in RC structural walls

P. Paultre, M. Aftabiazar



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Numerical modeling and experimental validation of novel, bioinspired seismic isolators

F. Fraternali, V. Adinolfi, G. Germano, J. de Castro Motta, G. Benzoni, A. Amendola



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Pseudo-dynamic testing with sub-structuring applied to progressive collapse

J. B. Charrié, D. Bertrand, C. Desprez, S. Grange



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Next generation friction damper

M. Titirla

MS13-4: Computational geomechanics
Location: EI8
Chair: Chengwei Zhu
Chair: Shabnam J. Semnani
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Kinematics of hydraulic plucking in fractured rock

M. H. Gardner



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Numerical modeling of the oscillation roller-subsoil interaction system

I. Paulmichl, R. Bergman



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Solving inverse problems in granular mechanics with differentiable simulators

K. Kumar, Y. Choi



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Molecular interactions regulate engineering properties of swelling clays

D. R. Katti, K. S. Katti



5:40pm - 6:00pm

A phase field model for frictional fracture phenomena in rock masses

S. Liu, Y. Wang

MS19-2: Engineering mechanics in tunnelling
Location: EI7
Chair: Günther Meschke
Chair: Jiao-Long Zhang
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Numerical modelling of steel fiber reinforced concrete tunnel lining segment subjected to flexure

M. Bhadury, K. Kirupakaran, R. Gettu



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Research on seismic response of prefabricated open caisson constructed by VSM method

Z. Tang, X. Liu



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Hereditary mechanics-based stress prognosis in segmented tunnel linings

A. Razgordanisharahi, M. Sorgner, T. Pilgerstorfer, B. Moritz, C. Hellmich, B. Pichler



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Research on evolution law of mechanical behavior of non-circular shield tunnel linings with cross-section geometry transformation

X. Liu, Z. Liu, Y. Ye, B. T. Cao, G. Meschke

MS21-2: Computational methods for granular media
Location: EI5
Chair: Rafael Rangel
Chair: Shiwei Zhao
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Metaball discrete element lattice boltzmann method for fluid-particle interactions with non-convex shapes

P. Zhang, S. Galindo-Torres



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Comparison of three different multiphase LBM strategies for numerically obtaining the soil water retention curve of granular materials

C. M. Toffoli, R. Hosseini, J. Grabe



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Resolved CFD-DEM modeling of debris flows, avalanches, and floods with arbitrary-shaped boulders and driftwood impacting structures and forests

Y. Kong, Z. Lai, J. Yin, J. Zhao



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Multiscale insights into the behaviour of laterally loaded pile

A. Zhang, C. Couture, F. Collin



5:40pm - 6:00pm

Modeling and application of hydraulic fracturing based on adaptive finite volume-phase field method

X. Yang, N. Guo

MS31-2: Collagen structure and mechanics
Location: EI9
Chair: Patrick Mesquida
Chair: Philipp J. Thurner
 
4:20pm - 4:40pm

Investigating stretched collagen fibrils using polarization-resolved second harmonic generation microscopy

M. Harvey, R. Cisek, D. Tokarz, L. Kreplak



4:40pm - 5:00pm

Mechanical behavior of individual collagen fibrils in force-controlled mechanical tests

M. Nalbach, M. Fuchs, N. Motoi, M. Rufin, O. Andriotis, G. Schitter, P. J. Thurner



5:00pm - 5:20pm

Towards a real-time imaging of the assembly and disassembly of collagen nanofibers

C. Garcia-Sacristan, V. G. Gisbert, K. Klein, A. Šarić, R. Garcia



5:20pm - 5:40pm

Linking the electrostatic and mechanical properties of collagen

P. Mesquida, I. Sikka, R. Dupont, E. Gachon, Z. Bai

 
6:20pm
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6:30pm
Bus leave to Conference Banquet
7:30pm
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10:00pm
Conference Banquet
Location: Heurigen-Restaurant Fuhrgassl-Huber
10:00pm
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10:30pm
Bus leave back to Conference Venue

 
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