EMI 2024 IC
ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute
2024 International Conference
September 11-13, 2024 | Vienna, Austria

Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Friday, 13/Sept/2024 | ||||
8:00am - 1:30pm |
Registration |
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9:00am - 11:00am |
MS01-1: Discrete models for the simulation of infrastructure materials Location: EI2 Chair: Jan Elias Chair: Gilles Pijaudier-Cabot This mini-symposium will provide a forum for international experts and researchers to discuss recent advances in discrete modeling. Topics of interest include fracture and creep, multiscale modeling, coupled formulations for mass transport, heat transfer, and mechanics in concrete and timber. Computational approaches of interest include, but are not limited to the Lattice Discrete Particle Model...
Constructing an isotropic damage model from coarse graining of lattice modelling results for quasi-brittle materials 9:20am - 9:40am A novel DEM-based coupled 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical mesoscopic model for very-low porosity materials 9:40am - 10:00am Static/dynamic response of partially saturated concrete using an improved fully coupled DEM/CFD approach 10:00am - 10:20am Simulation on creep and stress relaxation of calcium silicate hydrate in microscale by discrete element method 10:20am - 10:40am Comparison of Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling (LDPM) implementations: lessons learned and future work |
MS07: Stochastic mechanical behaviors of quasi-brittle materials Location: EI10 Chair: Meng-Ze Lyu Bayesian inference of constitutive law parameters for crack localization using full-field displacement measurements 9:20am - 9:40am FE-analysis of long-term performance of an epoxy bonded anchor based on nanoindentation and CT-scan 9:40am - 10:00am Investigation of installation effects on the fracture behavior of adhesively bonded joints 10:00am - 10:20am Scaling the unscalable: bridging stochastic discrete mesoscale simulations with analytical modeling for the statistical strength of concrete 10:20am - 10:40am Simulation of multivariate Gaussian random fields considering nonlinear probabilistic dependencies and multi-spatial variabilities |
MS11-1: Mechanics of multiphase-multiscale granular and particulate systems Location: EI9 Chair: Mahdia Hattab A granular view of modelling a pandemic using the Discrete Element Method 9:20am - 9:40am Density relaxation in tapped granular systems: recurrent neural network model 9:40am - 10:00am Simulations of poro-elastic sand structures subjected to air and water flows 10:00am - 10:20am Effect of the grains shape on the mechanical behavior of granular material 10:20am - 10:40am Hydromechanical modeling of internal erosion in granular soils 10:40am - 11:00am Shear banding in granular assemblies as an optimal dissipative structure |
MS16-6: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures Location: EI7 Chair: Michael Dorn Chair: Josef Füssl Novel olive stone biochar particle network for piezoresistive strain sensing in natural fiber-reinforced composites 9:20am - 9:40am A sustainable approach to lignin as a wood binder 9:40am - 10:00am A nanoindentation study on diverse technical lignins for bio-composite applications 10:00am - 10:20am The livMatS fiber pavillon in the Botanic Garden Freiburg: cactus wood as inspiration – flax fibers as building material 10:20am - 10:40am Characterizing viscoelasticity of plant fiber-reinforced biocomposites through micromechanics modeling 10:40am - 11:00am Simulating failure in plant fiber composites: Analyzing the interplay of fiber, matrix, and interface mechanics |
MS23-1: The mechanics, chemistry, and physics for cement and concrete decarbonization Location: EI5 Chair: Kemal Celik Green’s function-based estimation of heat release in modified calorimetric tests 9:20am - 9:40am Impact of seawater on the hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement 9:40am - 10:00am Influence of the production protocol and additives on the chemo-mechanical properties of M-S-H pastes 10:00am - 10:20am Investigating carbonation and hydration of reactive magnesia cement using advanced transmission electron microscopy |
MS25-1: Innovative modelling in bioengineering Location: EI3 Chair: Massimiliano Zingales old title of MS (wrongly indicated in printed program): Non-local mechanics for unconventional modelling in bioengineering and advanced manufacturing
Dissipation and free energies of fractional-order quasi-linear hereditariness of biological tissues 9:20am - 9:40am Finite element analysis of buckyball-shaped microscaffolds for tissue engineering 9:40am - 10:00am Comparative study of the bioresoption rate of PLLA/PGA scaffolds stored in different environments simulating biological intra-tissue fluid 10:00am - 10:20am Non-local model of delamination of hereditary aortic lamina 10:20am - 10:40am Numerical research on the effect of nebulizer frequency in maxillary sinus airflow under post-surgical conditions created by virtual surgery |
MS28: Innovative experimental mechanics for fracture of heterogeneous materials Location: EI8 Chair: Eric Landis Experimental study on joint closure and slip behavior of rock like specimens with non-penetrating long joints under uniaxial compression based on surface displacement monitoring 9:20am - 9:40am On the use of additional sensors during mechanical tests 9:40am - 10:00am Rate effects on energy dissipation mechanisms in high-performance concrete 10:00am - 10:20am Timelapse X-ray micro-CT imaging: adaptation to damage localisation in fresh cement mortar 10:20am - 10:40am Quantitative evaluation of fatigue damage in cement mortar: an in-situ approach using XCT 10:40am - 11:00am Visualizing corrosion development in cracked reinforced concrete using X-ray tomography |
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11:00am - 11:30am |
Coffee Break |
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11:30am - 12:30pm |
MS01-2: Discrete models for the simulation of infrastructure materials Location: EI2 Chair: Gilles Pijaudier-Cabot Chair: Jan Elias This mini-symposium will provide a forum for international experts and researchers to discuss recent advances in discrete modeling. Topics of interest include fracture and creep, multiscale modeling, coupled formulations for mass transport, heat transfer, and mechanics in concrete and timber. Computational approaches of interest include, but are not limited to the Lattice Discrete Particle Model...
In-plane fracturing process in dry-joint masonry walls using physics engines 11:50am - 12:10pm Modeling fracture in wood at the mesoscale 12:10pm - 12:30pm Macroscopic stress, couple stress and flux tensors for continuous and discrete heterogeneous media |
MS09-2: Hybrid and sub-structuring analyses, experimental tests and numerical modeling in civil engineering Location: EI10 Chair: Magdalini Titirla Chair: Stéphane Grange Impact of threaded parallel couplers on the cyclic performance of reinforced concrete columns 11:50am - 12:10pm Analysis of the structural performance of the thermal bridge in building 12:10pm - 12:30pm Predicting seismic performance of AFRP retrofitted RC column by applying machine learning-based fast running models |
MS11-2: Mechanics of multiphase-multiscale granular and particulate systems Location: EI9 Chair: Francois Nicot Identification of pore network of clays using FIB-SEM imaging 11:50am - 12:10pm Stress transmission in granular materials versus epidemic spreading in human societies 12:10pm - 12:30pm Swelling behavior of clayey geomaterials: insights from multiscale modeling |
MS12: Computational wind engineering applications and validations Location: EI7 Chair: Rathinam Selvam Chair: Zhi Zhang A study of moveable wave overtopponing barrier on shore 11:50am - 12:10pm Arecibo telescope response investigation in Hurricane Maria 12:10pm - 12:30pm Different tornado chamber effect on vortex formation using CFD |
MS23-2: The mechanics, chemistry, and physics for cement and concrete decarbonization Location: EI5 Chair: Kemal Celik Engineered living building material (LBM) formed by binder jetting under Martian temperature and air pressure 11:50am - 12:10pm Investigation of the factors affecting the performance of brucite as a construction material recovered from desalination reject brine 12:10pm - 12:30pm Utilization of desert sand with belite calcium sulfoaluminate cement |
MS25-2: Innovative modelling in bioengineering Location: EI3 Chair: Emanuela Bologna old title of MS (wrongly indicated in printed program): Non-local mechanics for unconventional modelling in bioengineering and advanced manufacturing
Computation of COVID-19 fatality rates based on an aging, hereditary mechanics-inspired modelling strategy 11:50am - 12:10pm On modeling of human abdominal wall based on in vivo experiments 12:10pm - 12:30pm A mechanobiologic model of cellular signal trasduction based on non-local stability of the primary cilium |
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12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:30pm - 2:15pm |
PL5: Plenary lecture Location: EI7 Chair: Christian Hellmich Transfer fluxes, breakage, coalescence, and drop size distribution in turbulence |
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2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Closing Session Location: EI7 Chair: Christian Hellmich |
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