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Session Overview
Date: Friday, 13/Sept/2024
8:00am
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1:30pm
Registration
9:00am
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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...
 
9:00am - 9:20am

Constructing an isotropic damage model from coarse graining of lattice modelling results for quasi-brittle materials

J. Khoury, G. Pijaudier-Cabot



9:20am - 9:40am

A novel DEM-based coupled 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical mesoscopic model for very-low porosity materials

M. Krzaczek, J. Tejchman



9:40am - 10:00am

Static/dynamic response of partially saturated concrete using an improved fully coupled DEM/CFD approach

M. Krzaczek, J. Tejchman



10:00am - 10:20am

Simulation on creep and stress relaxation of calcium silicate hydrate in microscale by discrete element method

Z. Zhang, G. Geng



10:20am - 10:40am

Comparison of Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling (LDPM) implementations: lessons learned and future work

G. Cusatis, E. Lale, K. Yu, M. Troemner, M. Pathirage, Y. Lyu, I. Koutromanos, J. Elias, M. Stredulova, T. Xue, M. Alnaggar

MS07: Stochastic mechanical behaviors of quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI10
Chair: Meng-Ze Lyu
 
9:00am - 9:20am

Bayesian inference of constitutive law parameters for crack localization using full-field displacement measurements

A. Jafari, K. Vlachas, E. Chatzi, J. F. Unger



9:20am - 9:40am

FE-analysis of long-term performance of an epoxy bonded anchor based on nanoindentation and CT-scan

F. Zhu, K. Bergmeister



9:40am - 10:00am

Investigation of installation effects on the fracture behavior of adhesively bonded joints

S. TerMaath, K. Bezem, A. Handy, C. Crusenberry



10:00am - 10:20am

Scaling the unscalable: bridging stochastic discrete mesoscale simulations with analytical modeling for the statistical strength of concrete

M. Vořechovský, V. Sadílek, M. Kučera



10:20am - 10:40am

Simulation of multivariate Gaussian random fields considering nonlinear probabilistic dependencies and multi-spatial variabilities

M.-Z. Lyu, Y.-Y. Liu, J.-B. Chen

MS11-1: Mechanics of multiphase-multiscale granular and particulate systems
Location: EI9
Chair: Mahdia Hattab
 
9:00am - 9:20am

A granular view of modelling a pandemic using the Discrete Element Method

M. Miot, N. Deng, A. Wautier, F. Nicot, R. Wan



9:20am - 9:40am

Density relaxation in tapped granular systems: recurrent neural network model

A. D. Rosato, V. Ratnaswamy, Y. Chung, D. J. Horntrop



9:40am - 10:00am

Simulations of poro-elastic sand structures subjected to air and water flows

J. Bomberault, Q. Rousseau, N. S. Nguyen, G. Sciarra



10:00am - 10:20am

Effect of the grains shape on the mechanical behavior of granular material

R. D. Ferraz Burgos, H. Souli, K. Bicalho, S. R. De Melo Ferreira, F. Salvatore, J. Rech



10:20am - 10:40am

Hydromechanical modeling of internal erosion in granular soils

P.-Y. Hicher



10:40am - 11:00am

Shear banding in granular assemblies as an optimal dissipative structure

F. Nicot, X. Wang, A. Wautier, R. Wan, F. Darve

MS16-6: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures
Location: EI7
Chair: Michael Dorn
Chair: Josef Füssl
 
9:00am - 9:20am

Novel olive stone biochar particle network for piezoresistive strain sensing in natural fiber-reinforced composites

S. Schulte, F. Lübkemann-Warwas, S. Kroll, A. Siebert-Raths



9:20am - 9:40am

A sustainable approach to lignin as a wood binder

J. Schindler, G. Unsinn, L. Scolari, L. Zelaya-Lainez, S. Serna-Loaiza, F. Zikeli, M. Harasek, A. Friedl, J. Füssl, M. Lukacevic



9:40am - 10:00am

A nanoindentation study on diverse technical lignins for bio-composite applications

L. Zelaya-Lainez, M. Schwaighofer, M. Königsberger, M. Lukacevic, S. Serna-Loaiza, F. Zikeli, M. Harasek, A. Friedl, J. Füssl



10:00am - 10:20am

The livMatS fiber pavillon in the Botanic Garden Freiburg: cactus wood as inspiration – flax fibers as building material

T. Speck



10:20am - 10:40am

Characterizing viscoelasticity of plant fiber-reinforced biocomposites through micromechanics modeling

M. Königsberger, S. Scheiner, J. Füssl



10:40am - 11:00am

Simulating failure in plant fiber composites: Analyzing the interplay of fiber, matrix, and interface mechanics

V. Senk, M. Königsberger, M. Lukacevic, J. Füssl

MS23-1: The mechanics, chemistry, and physics for cement and concrete decarbonization
Location: EI5
Chair: Kemal Celik
 
9:00am - 9:20am

Green’s function-based estimation of heat release in modified calorimetric tests

H. Höld, B. Pichler, H. Rechberger, P. Aschenbrenner, C. Hellmich



9:20am - 9:40am

Impact of seawater on the hydration and carbonation of reactive magnesium oxide cement

X. Wang, P. Krishnan, K. Celik



9:40am - 10:00am

Influence of the production protocol and additives on the chemo-mechanical properties of M-S-H pastes

C. Dewitte, E. Bernard, M. Neji, P. Lura



10:00am - 10:20am

Investigating carbonation and hydration of reactive magnesia cement using advanced transmission electron microscopy

N. Elmesalami, M. J. A. Qomi, K. Celik

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
 
9:00am - 9:20am

Dissipation and free energies of fractional-order quasi-linear hereditariness of biological tissues

G. Prezioso, M. Zingales



9:20am - 9:40am

Finite element analysis of buckyball-shaped microscaffolds for tissue engineering

A. Kumar, V. Kumbolder, L. Pircher, J. Fernandez Perez, R. V. Balasubramanian, A. Ovsianikov, S. Scheiner, C. Hellmich



9:40am - 10:00am

Comparative study of the bioresoption rate of PLLA/PGA scaffolds stored in different environments simulating biological intra-tissue fluid

A. Nikodem, A. Krala



10:00am - 10:20am

Non-local model of delamination of hereditary aortic lamina

G. Prezioso, M. Zingales



10:20am - 10:40am

Numerical research on the effect of nebulizer frequency in maxillary sinus airflow under post-surgical conditions created by virtual surgery

H. Luo, M. Miwa, S. Fujimura, H. Kanebayashi, Y. Watase, K. Hoshino, M. Nakamura, F. Matumoto, M. Yamamoto

MS28: Innovative experimental mechanics for fracture of heterogeneous materials
Location: EI8
Chair: Eric Landis
 
9:00am - 9:20am

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

H. Yin, S. Wang, J.-J. Song



9:20am - 9:40am

On the use of additional sensors during mechanical tests

S. Schmid, P. Pugacheva, C. Grosse



9:40am - 10:00am

Rate effects on energy dissipation mechanisms in high-performance concrete

A. Carlson, E. Landis



10:00am - 10:20am

Timelapse X-ray micro-CT imaging: adaptation to damage localisation in fresh cement mortar

P. Miarka, D. Kytýř, P. Koudelka, V. Bílek, Z. Tomičevič



10:20am - 10:40am

Quantitative evaluation of fatigue damage in cement mortar: an in-situ approach using XCT

C. Kuang, N. Bin Jamal M, A. Michel



10:40am - 11:00am

Visualizing corrosion development in cracked reinforced concrete using X-ray tomography

S. Robuschi, M. R. Geiker, K. Lundgren

 
11:00am
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11:30am
Coffee Break
11:30am
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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...
 
11:30am - 11:50am

In-plane fracturing process in dry-joint masonry walls using physics engines

A. Wang, D. Malomo



11:50am - 12:10pm

Modeling fracture in wood at the mesoscale

H. Yin, S.-A. Brown, M. Troemner, G. Cusatis



12:10pm - 12:30pm

Macroscopic stress, couple stress and flux tensors for continuous and discrete heterogeneous media

J. Elias, G. Cusatis

MS09-2: Hybrid and sub-structuring analyses, experimental tests and numerical modeling in civil engineering
Location: EI10
Chair: Magdalini Titirla
Chair: Stéphane Grange
 
11:30am - 11:50am

Impact of threaded parallel couplers on the cyclic performance of reinforced concrete columns

M. Nasser, A. Ben-dahou, L. Michel, E. Ferrier, A. Gabor, R. Gardes, R. Boisson, C. Poissonnet, J.-M. Dolo



11:50am - 12:10pm

Analysis of the structural performance of the thermal bridge in building

N. H. Cuong, T.-V. Han, K. Lee



12:10pm - 12:30pm

Predicting seismic performance of AFRP retrofitted RC column by applying machine learning-based fast running models

Q. B. To, J. Shin, K. Lee

MS11-2: Mechanics of multiphase-multiscale granular and particulate systems
Location: EI9
Chair: Francois Nicot
 
11:30am - 11:50am

Identification of pore network of clays using FIB-SEM imaging

F. Bennai, Y. Ding, J. Guyon, M. Hattab



11:50am - 12:10pm

Stress transmission in granular materials versus epidemic spreading in human societies

N. Deng, M. Miot, A. Wautier, F. Nicot, R. Wan



12:10pm - 12:30pm

Swelling behavior of clayey geomaterials: insights from multiscale modeling

H. Mhamdi Alaoui, C. Zhao, W. Niu, P.-Y. Hicher

MS12: Computational wind engineering applications and validations
Location: EI7
Chair: Rathinam Selvam
Chair: Zhi Zhang
 
11:30am - 11:50am

A study of moveable wave overtopponing barrier on shore

D. Won, J. Seo, S. Song



11:50am - 12:10pm

Arecibo telescope response investigation in Hurricane Maria

Z. Zhang, X. Chu, R. Abbasi, P. Ghisbain, L. Cao, J. Abruzzo



12:10pm - 12:30pm

Different tornado chamber effect on vortex formation using CFD

R. Selvam

MS23-2: The mechanics, chemistry, and physics for cement and concrete decarbonization
Location: EI5
Chair: Kemal Celik
 
11:30am - 11:50am

Engineered living building material (LBM) formed by binder jetting under Martian temperature and air pressure

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



11:50am - 12:10pm

Investigation of the factors affecting the performance of brucite as a construction material recovered from desalination reject brine

I. Singh, R. Hay, P. Krishnan, K. Celik



12:10pm - 12:30pm

Utilization of desert sand with belite calcium sulfoaluminate cement

P. Krishnan, X. Wang, E. P. Bescher, K. Celik

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
 
11:30am - 11:50am

Computation of COVID-19 fatality rates based on an aging, hereditary mechanics-inspired modelling strategy

N. Gjini, C. Hellmich, S. Scheiner



11:50am - 12:10pm

On modeling of human abdominal wall based on in vivo experiments

I. Lubowiecka, M. Troka, K. Szepietowska



12:10pm - 12:30pm

A mechanobiologic model of cellular signal trasduction based on non-local stability of the primary cilium

E. Bologna, M. Zingales

   
12:30pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:15pm
PL5: Plenary lecture
Location: EI7
Chair: Christian Hellmich
 
1:30pm - 2:15pm

Transfer fluxes, breakage, coalescence, and drop size distribution in turbulence

A. Soldati

2:15pm
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2:30pm
Closing Session
Location: EI7
Chair: Christian Hellmich

 
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