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: Tuesday, 10/Sept/2024 | |
3:00pm - 6:00pm |
Registration |
Date: Wednesday, 11/Sept/2024 | ||||
7:30am - 6:00pm |
Registration |
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8:45am - 9:00am |
Opening Session Location: EI7 Chair: Christian Hellmich |
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9:00am - 9:45am |
PL1: Plenary lecture Location: EI7 Chair: Christian Hellmich Mechanics and electrochemistry for bulk energy storage in concrete materials & structures |
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9:45am - 10:15am |
Coffee Break |
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10:15am - 12:15pm |
MS05-1: Bone mechanobiology: experimental and computational assessment across the scales Location: EI8 Chair: Peter Pivonka Chair: Francisco Javier Martínez Reina Importance of drug order in sequential treatments against osteoporosis involving denosumab and romosozumab 10:35am - 10:55am Bone micro-mechanobiology of implant-femur interaction: a multi method approach combing CT and SASTT imaging with analytical mechanics 10:55am - 11:15am Deep-learning based framework for automated mechanobiological analysis of bone response using micro-CT imaging data of mouse tibiae 11:15am - 11:35am Digital volume correlation resolves load-induced high articular strain foci in osteoarthritis-prone joints 11:35am - 11:55am A multiscale bone cell population model based on a 2-state receptor model accounting for cellular responsiveness to PTH |
MS06-1: Structural vibration control Location: EI10 Chair: Christoph Adam Chair: Antonina Pirrotta Use of a hysteretic device in vibration mitigation (Keynote Lecture) 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) 11:15am - 11:35am Implementation of tuned mass damper control concept for integrated seismic and energetic retrofit of existing buildings 11:35am - 11:55am A fundamental study on active vibration control of cross-laminated timber members 11:55am - 12:15pm Nanoscale modeling for structural vibration control |
MS13-1: Computational geomechanics Location: EI9 Chair: Yunteng Wang Efficient approaches for simulating large deformation problems 10:35am - 10:55am Particle finite element method for large deformation simulation of geotechnical hazards under fluid-solid interaction 10:55am - 11:15am Implicit SNS-PFEM with dual mortar method for thermo-hydro-mechanical large deformation problems 11:15am - 11:35am Hybrid FEM and Peridynamic simulation of forerunning fracture in porous media 11:35am - 11:55am Modelling multi-physical field coupling process of rock by discretized virtual internal bonds 11:55am - 12:15pm Microfiber-reinforced bentonite clay for geological repositories of nuclear spent fuel: multiphysical laboratory tests and computational modeling |
MS15: Fundamental and practical insights into characterizing, measuring, and mitigating shrinkage and creep in cementitious materials Location: EI3 Chair: Agathe Robisson Chair: Dana Daneshvar Creep and shrinkage of a limestone calcined clay cement paste determined in hourly performed three-minute creep tests 10:35am - 10:55am Basic creep properties of the hydration products in mature slag-based CEM II concretes 10:55am - 11:15am Early-age elastic and creep properties of graphene oxide cement paste determined by three-minute-long creep tests 11:15am - 11:35am Influence of cracking and viscoelasticity on nonlinear creep of concrete 11:35am - 11:55am Long-term concrete strain measurements of large-scale experiments using vibrating wire strain gauges 11:55am - 12:15pm Characterization of time-dependent restrained shrinkage in thin ultra-high performance concrete overlays |
MS16-1: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures Location: EI7 Chair: Markus Lukacevic Chair: Michael Dorn Variations in experimental investigations of clear wood: to what extend can multiscale micromechanical models explain them? 10:35am - 10:55am Phase field method-based modeling of wood fracture 10:55am - 11:15am Characterizing a novel strand based engineered wood product for the use in construction 11:15am - 11:35am Analytical and experimental study on glulam trusses with birch plywood gusset plates 11:35am - 11:55am Analyzing the failure probability of glued laminated timber beams across varying sizes using the finite weakest-link theory 11:55am - 12:15pm Preparation of samples for the production of Glued Solid Timber (GST) beams according to EN 14080 |
MS18-1: Computational methods for stochastic engineering mechanics Location: EI2 Chair: Ioannis P. Mitseas An approximate analytical technique for transient response PDF of a linear oscillator under a non-Gaussian colored noise 10:35am - 10:55am Demonstration of continuous gamma process for site specific structural capacity quantification for aging infrastructure 10:55am - 11:15am Uncertainty quantification on seismic response of an RC bridge pier considering varying material properties 11:15am - 11:35am Structural reliability of complex nonlinear systems exposed to evolutionary stochastic excitation 11:35am - 11:55am Probabilistic model selection of the Ground Motion Prediction Models for Northern South America |
RS01: Various topics Location: EI5 Chair: Herbert A. Mang Analysis of the behavior of the structure under internal ANFO explosion 10:35am - 10:55am Bay Bridge |
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12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:30pm - 2:15pm |
PL2: Plenary lecture Location: EI7 Chair: Stefan Scheiner Development of microstructural heterogeneities in cementitious slurries and mortars at rest and under flow: a hypothesis for pumping blockage and material defects |
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2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Transition to Parallel Sessions |
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2:30pm - 3:50pm |
MS04-1: Continuum models for material failure: nonlocal, gradient-enhanced, micromorphic, and phase-field approaches Location: EI5 Chair: Matthias Neuner An elasto-plastic finite-deformation micropolar material point method for strain localisation problems 2:50pm - 3:10pm Strain localization analysis of an infinitesimal micropolar elastoplastic constitutive model rooted in critical state soil mechanics 3:10pm - 3:30pm A return-free plastic integration for mixed control problems and its applications in elastoplasticity of materials 3:30pm - 3:50pm Finite element analysis of shear failure in sand using micropolar hypoplasticity |
MS05-2: Bone mechanobiology: experimental and computational assessment across the scales Location: EI8 Chair: Francisco Javier Martínez Reina Chair: Peter Pivonka Efficient algorithmic formulation of trabecular bone remodelling using a two-scale model of trabecular bone 2:50pm - 3:10pm In silico-aided design of functionally graded porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering 3:10pm - 3:30pm Osteogenic control of bone mechanobiology through BMP loaded interlocked scaffolds 3:30pm - 3:50pm The efficient numerical tool to simulate the phenomenon of trabecular bone remodeling for multiple load cases |
MS06-2: Structural vibration control Location: EI10 Chair: Christoph Adam Chair: Antonina Pirrotta Vertical vibration control of a cross-laminated timber plate through fluid inerter 2:50pm - 3:10pm Stochastic parameter identification of a fluid inerter-based control device 3:10pm - 3:30pm Water-tank metabarriers for seismic surface waves attenuation 3:30pm - 3:50pm Thermoacoustic Fano-based bistable energy converters: a novel paradigm of thermodynamic cycles for waste-energy recovery |
MS16-2: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures Location: EI7 Chair: Sebastian Pech Chair: Markus Lukacevic Experimental investigations on horizontally restrained CFRP reinforced glued laminated timber beams 2:50pm - 3:10pm Layerwise model for the failure analysis of Cross Laminated Timber 3:10pm - 3:30pm Long-term behavior of novel solid wood-concrete-composite floors with combined shear connectors 3:30pm - 3:50pm Multi-scale multi-physics modelling of timber-concrete hybrid structures |
MS17-1: Up-scaling challenges in the modeling of civil engineering materials Location: EI9 Chair: Laurent Brochard Homogenization of weakly nonlinear phenomena in electroactive fluid saturated porous media with multiple time scales 2:50pm - 3:10pm Impact of various uncertainties on the modeling of sorption-induced deformations 3:10pm - 3:30pm Study of crystallization pressure by molecular simulation 3:30pm - 3:50pm Towards a DFT approach to the mechanical properties of solids |
MS19-1: Engineering mechanics in tunnelling Location: EI3 Chair: Wei Song Chair: Günther Meschke Stability of unlined circular tunnel in layered rock masses 2:50pm - 3:10pm Multiphase modeling of ground freezing-shotcrete interaction in tunneling construction 3:10pm - 3:30pm A deep learning-based method for detecting joints and evaluating segment deformation in shield tunnels 3:30pm - 3:50pm Will a concept of pre-structure be applicable to tunnels in squeezing ground? |
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3:50pm - 4:20pm |
PS01: Coffee Break & Poster Session Integrated evaluation of blast loads on reinforced concrete structures: a strength and ductility approaches Machine-learning based optimum retrofit scheme for reinforced concrete frame structures: a case study on 1980s school buildings Neural network-driven representation and computational particle mechanics via signed distance fields Shape-based vision system optimized for seismic damage detections of nonstructural components in buildings |
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4:20pm - 6:00pm |
MS02: Structural dynamics and control for offshore wind turbines, including floating systems Location: EI2 Chair: Breiffni Fitzgerald A machine learning approach for offshore wind turbine tower fatigue and fragility analysis 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 5:00pm - 5:20pm Advancing wind farm fatigue analysis: insights from high-fidelity modelling and machine learning 5:20pm - 5:40pm Blade pitch control of floating offshore wind turbines for mitigating corrosion fatigue deterioration and enhancing structural reliability |
MS04-2: Continuum models for material failure: nonlocal, gradient-enhanced, micromorphic, and phase-field approaches Location: EI5 Chair: Peter Gamnitzer Phase field simulation of hydrogen-assisted fatigue 4:40pm - 5:00pm Robust and efficient implementation of generalized continuum models based on automatic differentiation with hyper-dual numbers 5:00pm - 5:20pm Homogenized post-peak response of composites from phase-field fracture simulation at microscale 5:20pm - 5:40pm Comparison between block preconditioner and monolithic preconditioner for iterative solution of coupled multi-field problems from generalized continuum models 5:40pm - 6:00pm Microstructural characterization of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites using micro-CT measurements and evaluation of their mechanical behavior using simulations |
MS06-3: Structural vibration control Location: EI10 Chair: Christoph Adam Chair: Antonina Pirrotta Multifidelity reliability and sensitivity analysis 4:40pm - 5:00pm Active mass dampers for cross laminated timber floors - comparison between experimental and numerical investigations 5:00pm - 5:20pm Experimental investigation of track nonlinear energy sink with rotational mass using real-time hybrid simulation 5:20pm - 5:40pm An investigation of the behavior of reinforced concrete coupling beams |
MS08-1: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design Location: EI3 Chair: Noel Challamel Chair: Ahmer Wadee On the effects of the precritical nonlinearities on buckling of flexible systems (Keynote Lecture) 4:50pm - 5:20pm Variational criteria for extreme values of the stiffness of proportionally loaded structures as solutions of an inverse problem (Keynote Lecture) 5:20pm - 5:40pm The behaviour of thin composite plates with extension-bending coupling under harmonic compressive load 5:40pm - 6:00pm Large displacement analysis of angle-ply beam-type structures considering shear deformation effects |
MS10: Advanced computational analyses for geotechnical and underground engineering Location: EI8 Chair: Boshan Zhang Chair: Hui Wang Multi-scale analyses on interfacial behavior between normal concrete (NC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) 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 5:00pm - 5:20pm Thermal stresses in concrete beams as a result of multiscale constraints 5:20pm - 5:40pm 3D numerical modelling of inter-seasonal heat harvesting of a geothermal road in the UK 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 |
MS13-2: Computational geomechanics Location: EI9 Chair: Shabnam J. Semnani Chair: Qi Zhang SPH implementation to large deformation of granular mass using an advanced hypoplastic constitutive model 4:40pm - 5:00pm Numerical and analytical analysis of fracture closure modes and their importance in data interpretations 5:00pm - 5:20pm A pioneering framework for accurate reconstruction of arbitrary granular materials 5:20pm - 5:40pm A novel clump-based breakage model in discrete element method for simulating crushable aggregates |
MS16-3: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures Location: EI7 Chair: Sebastian Pech Chair: Eric Landis Predicting the performance of glued-in rod joints 4:40pm - 5:00pm Numerical assessment of brittle failures in dowel-type timber connections loaded parallel to the grain 5:00pm - 5:20pm The effective timber thickness for brittle failure assessment of dowel-type connections 5:20pm - 5:40pm Single-dowel steel-to-timber connections under cyclic and high strain rate loading 5:40pm - 6:00pm Beam-on-foundation modelling of dowel-type timber connections under cyclic loading |
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6:30pm - 9:00pm |
Welcome Cocktail Location: Cupola Hall |
Date: Thursday, 12/Sept/2024 | ||||
8:00am - 6:00pm |
Registration |
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9:00am - 9:45am |
PL3: Plenary lecture Location: EI7 Chair: Bernhard Pichler Linearization approaches for stochastic dynamic analysis of systems endowed with non-integer order differential elements |
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9:45am - 10:15am |
Coffee Break |
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10:15am - 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 Application of DIC method to identify the relationship between crack width and deflection in reinforced concrete beams 10:35am - 10:55am Crack healing under sustained load in concrete: an experimental/numerical study 10:55am - 11:15am Enhancing computational efficiency in lattice discrete particle modeling for analyzing concrete failure behavior 11:15am - 11:35am Evaporation in concrete early-age maturation: multiphasic model 11:35am - 11:55am Mesoscopic simulation of corrosion-induced cracking of reinforced concrete 11:55am - 12:15pm Novel meso-scale reactive-transport model for carbonation of OPC |
MS08-2: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design Location: EI3 Chair: Stylianos Yiatros Chair: Spyros Karamanos Reversible energy absorption: harnessing sequential buckling in mechanical metamaterials 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 10:55am - 11:15am Interfacial phenomena in the lateral-torsional instability of sandwich beams 11:15am - 11:35am A multi-layered structural approach to stability of orthodontic brackets 11:35am - 11:55am Buckling load of an asymmetrically supported 3D column 11:55am - 12:15pm Test and design of fabricated steel I-profiles under compression |
MS13-3: Computational geomechanics Location: EI9 Chair: Qi Zhang Chair: Chengwei Zhu Machine learning enabled landslide hazard assessment 10:35am - 10:55am Slide, hold, learn: dynamic friction meets neural networks 10:55am - 11:15am Thermal creep of clayey soils: experiments and modelling 11:15am - 11:35am Numerical analysis on negative skin friction considering creep under embankment loading 11:35am - 11:55am Nonlinear ground response analysis of liquefiable fines-dominated deposits |
MS14-1: Vibration-based monitoring of structural systems Location: EI2 Chair: Charikleia Stoura Chair: Shamim Pakzad Dynamic soil-structure interaction of railway bridges: simple lumped parameter models vs. detailed coupled Finite Element – Boundary Element approaches 10:35am - 10:55am Frequency-domain fatigue life evaluation of a steel bridge considering vibrational characteristics of traffic loads 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 11:15am - 11:35am Residual performance estimation of a seismic-isolated bridge based on ABC model updating using seismic response data 11:35am - 11:55am Modal identification of a railway bridge via drive-by acceleration data from a diagnostic vehicle 11:55am - 12:15pm New methods for data-based determination of damping factors with application on railway bridges |
MS16-4: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures Location: EI7 Chair: Michael Schweigler Chair: Markus Lukacevic Advanced structural modeling of cross-laminated timber buildings: from elemental analysis to comprehensive structural assessment 10:35am - 10:55am A parametric framework to assess the limit states of tall timber buildings - preliminary results 10:55am - 11:15am Learnings from monitoring of realized and under-construction timber buildings 11:15am - 11:35am Mechanical behaviour of timber chock structures for underground mine support 11:35am - 11:55am Influence of drying shrinkage on dynamic properties of cross-laminated timber |
MS27: Mechanical performance and durability of novel concretes and sustainable alternatives Location: EI8 Chair: Mija Hubler Characterization of functionalized binder systems by means of dynamic-mechanical analysis 10:35am - 10:55am Novel design of cementitious composites with the use of limestone quarry waste and silica fume 10:55am - 11:15am Recyclable bio-synthesis hydrogel-based xoncrete (Bio-HBC): investigation of strength in successive material generations 11:15am - 11:35am Structural response of eco-UHPC with recycled steel fibers 11:35am - 11:55am Rehabilitation of deteriorated RC beams by applying external post-tension stresses: developing machine learning prediction models of ultimate limit state |
MS29: Machine learning and artificial intelligence for constrained systems Location: EI5 Chair: Roger Ghanem Automatic differentiation and neural networks for parameter identification of hysteresis models 10:35am - 10:55am Data-driven variational method for discrepancy modeling: application to nonlinear elasticity and viscoelasticity 10:55am - 11:15am Influence of hemodynamics and temporal change in intracranial aneurysm shape on machine learning-based rupture prediction 11:15am - 11:35am Learning mass-spring-damper dynamics via an incomplete equation of motion, Koopman operator and topology 11:35am - 11:55am Physics Extraction Pods (PEP) find statistical closure 11:55am - 12:15pm Statistical surrogate models on small datasets for aeroacoustic computational modeling in liners of turbofan engines |
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12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:30pm - 2:15pm |
PL4: Plenary lecture Location: EI7 Chair: Stefan Scheiner Memory of flow and residual stresses: from jammed soft solids to cement pastes |
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2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Transition to Parallel Sessions |
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2:30pm - 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 Phase-field-based chemo-mechanical modelling of corrosion-induced cracking in reinforced concrete 2:50pm - 3:10pm Modeling two-phase mechanical behavior in lattice discrete particle models 3:10pm - 3:30pm Time dependent deformations in concrete: a multi-physics multiscale model and its validation with Test Results |
MS08-3: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design Location: EI3 Chair: Spyros Karamanos Chair: Stylianos Yiatros Stability and bifurcation in nonlinear mechanics 2:50pm - 3:10pm Closed-form solutions for the elastic-plastic buckling design of external pressure vessels 3:10pm - 3:30pm Propagating instabilities in collapsible tubes of nonlinear elastic materials 3:30pm - 3:50pm Shape grammar for optimisation of perforated plates subject to buckling |
MS14-2: Vibration-based monitoring of structural systems Location: EI2 Chair: Charikleia Stoura Chair: Shamim Pakzad Exploring graph neural networks for bridges SHM 2:50pm - 3:10pm A perturbation technique for natural frequency analysis of structures with cracks or other sources of additional compliance 3:10pm - 3:30pm The challenges of surrogate modelling of modal properties |
MS16-5: Mechanics of wood, wood-based products, biocomposites, and timber structures Location: EI7 Chair: Eric Landis Chair: Michael Schweigler Finite-element-based prediciton of moisture uptake and dry-out in CLT caused by water infiltration through end-grain surfaces 2:50pm - 3:10pm Stress development during and after kiln-drying of self-shaped Norway spruce bilayer plates 3:10pm - 3:30pm Towards a consistent description of creep in spruce 3:30pm - 3:50pm Asymmetric cortex structures in recent and fossil plants: an inspiration for 3D reticulated actuators |
MS17-2: Up-scaling challenges in the modeling of civil engineering materials Location: EI8 Chair: Laurent Brochard Multiscale analysis of PVC geomembrane mechanical response through DEM simulations 2:50pm - 3:10pm Role of the mesoscale in the mechanics of clays 3:10pm - 3:30pm Linear elasticity of transversely isotropic paper sheets: comprehensive validation of a multiscale continuum micromechanics model |
MS21-1: Computational methods for granular media Location: EI5 Chair: Pei Zhang Chair: Ning Guo A framework for data-driven multiscale modeling of thermomechanical behavior of dense granular materials 2:50pm - 3:10pm Constitutive modeling of granular soils based on the shear-transformation-zone theory 3:10pm - 3:30pm A temporal graph neural network-based simulator for granular materials 3:30pm - 3:50pm Elastoplastic constitutive modeling of granular materials via thermodynamics-informed neural networks |
MS31-1: Collagen structure and mechanics Location: EI9 Chair: Philipp J. Thurner Chair: Patrick Mesquida A visco-hypoelastic model to describe the rate-dependent tensile responses of individual collagen fibrils 2:50pm - 3:10pm Collagen fibrillar pre-strain, ordering and internal stress gradients modulating small-scale biomechanics of cartilage and skin 3:10pm - 3:30pm Heterogeneous structure and dynamics of water in a hydrated collagen microfibril |
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3:50pm - 4:20pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:20pm - 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 Study on the change of structural performance of RC structures building subjected to drying 4:40pm - 5:00pm Temperature impact on the mechanical and physical properties of lining concrete in nuclear waste disposal 5:00pm - 5:20pm The influence of weather patterns and global warming on chloride ingress in concrete structures 5:20pm - 5:40pm Temperature profiles of concrete members placed in different geographical regions: a guideline for installation and design of bonded anchors 5:40pm - 6:00pm Chemo-thermo-hygro-mechanical modelling of blended concretes at elevated temperatures |
MS08-4: Instabilities at various scales: modelling, analysis and design Location: EI3 Chair: Ahmer Wadee Chair: Noel Challamel Path-following for structures undergoing buckling instabilities and material damage 4:40pm - 5:00pm Buckling-driven design of material extrusion manufactured stayed polymer lattices 5:00pm - 5:20pm Instability in crack propagation of layered materials using the phase field approach 5:20pm - 5:40pm Computational modelling of cold-formed steel beam for improved seismic performance using optimization 5:40pm - 6:00pm Local buckling of compressed outstand plates: an analytical approach |
MS09-1: Hybrid and sub-structuring analyses, experimental tests and numerical modeling in civil engineering Location: EI2 Chair: Fabrice Gatuingt Chair: Stéphane Grange Hybrid simulation to investigate inelastic higher-mode effects in RC structural walls 4:40pm - 5:00pm Numerical modeling and experimental validation of novel, bioinspired seismic isolators 5:00pm - 5:20pm Pseudo-dynamic testing with sub-structuring applied to progressive collapse 5:20pm - 5:40pm Next generation friction damper |
MS13-4: Computational geomechanics Location: EI8 Chair: Chengwei Zhu Chair: Shabnam J. Semnani Kinematics of hydraulic plucking in fractured rock 4:40pm - 5:00pm Numerical modeling of the oscillation roller-subsoil interaction system 5:00pm - 5:20pm Solving inverse problems in granular mechanics with differentiable simulators 5:20pm - 5:40pm Molecular interactions regulate engineering properties of swelling clays 5:40pm - 6:00pm A phase field model for frictional fracture phenomena in rock masses |
MS19-2: Engineering mechanics in tunnelling Location: EI7 Chair: Günther Meschke Chair: Jiao-Long Zhang Numerical modelling of steel fiber reinforced concrete tunnel lining segment subjected to flexure 4:40pm - 5:00pm Research on seismic response of prefabricated open caisson constructed by VSM method 5:00pm - 5:20pm Hereditary mechanics-based stress prognosis in segmented tunnel linings 5:20pm - 5:40pm Research on evolution law of mechanical behavior of non-circular shield tunnel linings with cross-section geometry transformation |
MS21-2: Computational methods for granular media Location: EI5 Chair: Rafael Rangel Chair: Shiwei Zhao Metaball discrete element lattice boltzmann method for fluid-particle interactions with non-convex shapes 4:40pm - 5:00pm Comparison of three different multiphase LBM strategies for numerically obtaining the soil water retention curve of granular materials 5:00pm - 5:20pm Resolved CFD-DEM modeling of debris flows, avalanches, and floods with arbitrary-shaped boulders and driftwood impacting structures and forests 5:20pm - 5:40pm Multiscale insights into the behaviour of laterally loaded pile 5:40pm - 6:00pm Modeling and application of hydraulic fracturing based on adaptive finite volume-phase field method |
MS31-2: Collagen structure and mechanics Location: EI9 Chair: Patrick Mesquida Chair: Philipp J. Thurner Investigating stretched collagen fibrils using polarization-resolved second harmonic generation microscopy 4:40pm - 5:00pm Mechanical behavior of individual collagen fibrils in force-controlled mechanical tests 5:00pm - 5:20pm Towards a real-time imaging of the assembly and disassembly of collagen nanofibers 5:20pm - 5:40pm Linking the electrostatic and mechanical properties of collagen |
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6:20pm - 6:30pm |
Bus leave to Conference Banquet |
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7:30pm - 10:00pm |
Conference Banquet Location: Heurigen-Restaurant Fuhrgassl-Huber |
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10:00pm - 10:30pm |
Bus leave back to Conference Venue |
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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