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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 24/Apr/2025
8:00am
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6:00pm
Registration
9:00am
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9:40am
PL3: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Günther Meschke
 
9:00am - 9:40am

Phase-field modeling, X-ray tomography and in-situ testing of fracture in concrete

L. De Lorenzis

9:40am
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10:10am
Coffee Break
10:10am
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12:10pm
MS03-4: Monitoring of fracture in heterogeneous media
Location: EI 8
Chair: Nathalie Godin
Chair: Dimitrios G. Aggelis
 
10:10am - 10:30am

Advances in 3D image processing to evaluate damage and fracture of high-performance concrete

A. R. Carlson, E. N. Landis



10:30am - 10:50am

To measure cracks in reinforced concrete beam without prior detection, application to diffuse cracking evaluation

G. Ewald, Y. Malecot



10:50am - 11:10am

Improvement of the acousto-ultrasonic method using model anchor bases with controlled defects

R. Johannes, N. Godin, L. Gaillet



11:10am - 11:30am

Damage due to microcracking in cementitious composites using AE frequency characteristics

N. Gupta, R. Vidya Sagar, J. M. Chandra Kishen

MS09-2: Concrete and concrete structures in fire
Location: EI 2
Chair: Christian La Borderie
 
10:10am - 10:30am

From curing to fire accident: a novel, comprehensive model for concrete’s fire resistance

S. Dal Pont, G. Sciumé, M. H. Moreira



10:30am - 10:50am

Constitution of an extensive experimental database for the challenge of spalling modelling

J. Mounier, G. Sciumé, J.-C. Mindeguia



10:50am - 11:10am

Influence of polypropylene fibers on thermal-induced permeability changes in concrete

A. Muhammed, H. Carre, C. La Borderie, P. Pimienta



11:10am - 11:30am

Analysis of dehydration in high-performance concrete at high temperature using neutron radiography

T. Koyama, M. Ozawa, M. Kanematsu



11:30am - 11:50am

From crack initiation to instability at high temperature: a two-stage mechanism for fire-induced spalling in concrete

R. Yarmohammadian, R. Felicetti

MS10-1: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jacek Tejchman
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
 
10:10am - 10:50am

Asymptotic homogenization of discrete models with rotational degrees of freedom

J. Elias, G. Cusatis



10:50am - 11:10am

Effects of aggregate fragmentation, free water and strain rate on fracture in compressive concrete with a coupled DEM-CFD approach

M. Krzaczek, M. Nitka, J. Tejchman



11:10am - 11:30am

Computational analysis of size effect and failure modes in reinforced concrete beams

V. Gudžulić, G. Meschke



11:30am - 11:50am

Exploring induced heterogeneity in elastic discrete mechanical models

J. Raisinger, Q. Zhang, J. E. Bolander, J. Eliáš



11:50am - 12:10pm

Two-way coupled multiphysics simulation of lattice discrete particle model

G. Cusatis, H. Yin, M. Troemner, W. Li, E. Lale, L. Yang, L. Shen, M. Alnaggar, G. Di Luzio

MS11: Coupling transport and cracking in concrete under harsh environments
Location: EI 9
Chair: Syed Yasir Alam
Chair: Gilles Pijaudier-Cabot
This session explores latest research on the interaction between transport processes and fracture in cement-based materials, with a focus on durability, degradation mechanisms and structural performance under coupled actions.
 
10:10am - 10:30am

Behaviour of reinforced cement concrete under coupled corrosion fatigue

V. Vishwakarma, S. Ray



10:30am - 10:50am

Coupled reactive transport and poromechanics modelling of external sulfate attack in cementitious materials

S. Y. Alam, A. Soive, A. Loukili



10:50am - 11:10am

Coupled transport-chemo-mechanical simulation of cement/aggregate samples affected by DEF at the aggregate scale. Effects of pre-cracked interface and comparison with experimental data

L. Braysh, C. Pelissou, F. Perales, A. Socié



11:10am - 11:30am

Gas transport behaviors of concrete designed for shielding nuclear structures

M. Choinska Colombel, D. Jozwiak-Niedzwiedzka, W. Kubissa



11:30am - 11:50am

Poromechanical approach for prediction of fire-induced fracture and moisture transport of structural concrete

K. Iwama, K. Maekawa



11:50am - 12:10pm

Probabilistic service life prediction of chloride induced corrosion under sustained mechanical loading using multiphysical modeling

G. Wildermann, A. Schultheiß, R. A. Patel, F. Dehn

MS13-1: Advances in the design and assessment of materials and structures for performance, safety, durability, and sustainability
Location: EI 10
Chair: Alfred Strauss
Chair: Túlio Bittencourt
 
10:10am - 10:30am

Computational and analytical modelling of carbonation-induced spalling of the concrete cover

A. DeKeyser, E. Verstrynge, R. Wan-Wendner, W. Botte, R. Caspeele



10:30am - 10:50am

Effects of corrosion on tension stiffening and cracking behaviour of reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composite and concrete

L. Li, E Chen



10:50am - 11:10am

Comprehensive uncertainty quantification of damage-based modeling of cracking in reinforced concrete structures

H. Al Elani, D. Bouhjiti, L. Jason, B. Richard



11:10am - 11:30am

Model uncertainties of concrete cracking resistance models based on probabilistic simulations

M. Słowik, D. Novák, D. Lehký, I. Skrzypczak



11:30am - 11:50am

Quality control & numerical nonlinear material modelling for the load-bearing capacity of slender reinforced concrete columns - comparison of safety formats

A. Strauss, B. Täubling-Fruleux, M. Soliman, M. Tamimi, X. Ruan, L. Zhu, T. Zimmermann

TT-C2: Computational modeling
Location: EI 5
Chair: Beatriz Sanz
Chair: Reijo Kouhia
 
10:10am - 10:30am

Numerical study of Brazilian tests of UHPFRC by using elements with embedded cohesive crack and cohesive joint elements

B. Sanz, J. Planas, J. M. Sancho



10:30am - 10:50am

Tensorial continuum damage model for concrete

S. Dhakal, J. Hartikainen, R. Kouhia, T. Saksala, J. Vilppo, K. Calonius, A. Fedoroff, K. Kolari



10:50am - 11:10am

Numerical investigation of the shear behavior of reinforced concrete beams with low shear reinforcement under different boundary and loading conditions

Y. H. Gedik, N. D. Tung



11:10am - 11:30am

Blast loading effect of explosive weight distribution on RC columns

M. I. Mohnavi, G A. Rao

12:10pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:10pm
PL4: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Philipp Preinstorfer
 
1:30pm - 2:10pm

Introduction of dual-horizon peridynamics and nonlocal operator method

H. Ren, X. Zhuang, T. Rabczuk

2:10pm
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2:20pm
Transition to Parallel Sessions
2:20pm
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3:40pm
MS01-1: Next-generation reinforced concrete: brittle behaviour and fracture mechanics assessment
Location: EI 10
Chair: Federico Accornero
 
2:20pm - 3:00pm

High-performance reinforced concrete structures: brittleness size-scale effects

A. Carpinteri



3:00pm - 3:20pm

Ductile-to-brittle transition in high-performance prestressed concrete beams: new standards for a safe and effective design

F. Accornero, D. Xie, B. Kumar, A. Carpinteri



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Ductile-to-brittle transition in GFRP-bar reinforced concrete: bar-roughness effect on pseudo-plastic rotation capacity

F. Accornero, D. Xie, A. Carpinteri

MS02-1: Fatigue behavior of concrete and fiber reinforced concrete
Location: EI 5
Chair: Rostislav Chudoba
Chair: Miroslav Vořechovský
 
2:20pm - 2:40pm

Impact of fiber distribution on fatigue life variability in high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete

Á. Mena-Alonso, M. Á. Vicente, D. C. González, J. Mínguez



2:40pm - 3:00pm

A new approach to concrete fatigue S-N curves considering load application rate

M. Á. Vicente, A. Mena-Alonso, D. C. González, J. Mínguez



3:00pm - 3:20pm

Fatigue damage assessment of concrete using wide-range experimental data

P. Miarka, J. D. Rios, S. Seitl, V. Bílek, H. Cifuentés



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Enhancing matrix-fiber bond and mechanical performance with high-performance plasticizers

J. D. Ruiz-Martínez, J. D. Ríos, E. M. Pérez Soriano, H. Cifuentes, C. Leiva

MS05-1: Application of advanced computational models to challenging engineering problems
Location: EI 2
Chair: Matthias Neuner
 
2:20pm - 3:00pm

An elastoplastic phase field model for fracture in concrete based on a generalized continuum formulation

S. Abrari Vajari, M. Neuner, C. Linder



3:00pm - 3:20pm

Modeling concrete at high-loading rates: insights from the Material Point Method

O. A. Oropeza Navarro, J. Platen, A. Chihadeh, M. Kaliske



3:20pm - 3:40pm

On the numerical modelling of punching shear in flat reinforced concrete slabs by means of the finite element method

F. Suárez, J. C. Gálvez

MS06-1: Small scale testing of mechanical and time-dependent behavior of cementitious materials
Location: EI 8
Chair: Hongzhi Zhang
 
2:20pm - 2:40pm

Linearity and assessment of micro-scale creep in C-S-H via nanoindentation

J. Nemecek, J. Nemeckova, J. Nemecek



2:40pm - 3:00pm

CANCELLED - Fracture behavior of additively manufactured cementitious materials

M. Li, Y.-C. Wu, X. Wang



3:00pm - 3:20pm

Characterizing microstructural damage in cementitious composites reinforced with 3D-printed auxetic lattices using X-ray computed tomography

Z. Meng, B. Šavija



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Multi-material printing to simultaneously enhance interlayer and flexural performance in 3D concrete printing

F. Teng, J. Ye, J. Yu, Y. Weng

MS08-1: Advances in forward and inverse damage simulation of complex materials and structures
Location: EI 9
Chair: Savvas Triantafyllou
Chair: Junqi Zhang
 
2:20pm - 2:40pm

A mesh adaptation algorithm to reduce mesh bias in 2D and 3D crack propagation analysis using cohesive zone models

K. Daadouch, V. Gudžulić, G. Meschke



2:40pm - 3:00pm

Greyscale marker for the modeling of the fracture process of cement mortar considering heterogeneity of the microstructure

G. Jaiswal, R. Sharma



3:00pm - 3:20pm

Accelerated fracture simulations for the identification of fracture parameters

E. Gultekin, K. Agathos



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Phase field fracture in fibre reinforced composites using embedded and virtual elements

G. Pissas, S. P. Triantafyllou

MS15-1: Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
Location: EI 7
Chair: Iurie Curosu
 
2:20pm - 2:40pm

Experimental study on crack distribution of RC members with reinforcing bars coated with fiber reinforced cementitious composites

B. Song, N. Ueda



2:40pm - 3:00pm

Mechanical behaviour and 3D fracture morphology of sustainable engineered cementitious composites modified with boron nitride nanoparticles

E. Gurbuz, S. Erdem



3:00pm - 3:20pm

On the impact performance and crack behavior of steel-fiber reinforced concrete beams with SHCC and UHPC strengthening layers

F. R. de Souza, J. J. B. d. C. Nunes, V. N. Lima, F. d. A. Silva



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Testing and modelling of fibre-matrix interface by microcube splitting

Y. He, S. He, E. Schlangen

2:30pm
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5:00pm
RILEM TC-QPA meeting
Location: Meeting room of Rectorate
3:40pm
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4:10pm
Coffee Break
4:10pm
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5:30pm
MS06-2: Small scale testing of mechanical and time-dependent behavior of cementitious materials
Location: EI 8
Chair: Jiri Nemecek
 
4:10pm - 4:30pm

X-ray and neutron imaging for steel corrosion in concrete: addressing challenges and revealing opportunities

A. Alhede, J. Dijkstra, K. Lundgren



4:30pm - 4:50pm

Use of convolutional neural networks for predicting the short-term creep modulus of cement paste

M. Liang, Y. Gan, E. Schlangen, B. Šavija



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Effect of fiber alignment on the mechanical and electrical properties of carbon fiber reinforced cementitious composites

S. Qin, N. Liu, J. Qiu



5:10pm - 5:30pm

Monitoring crack propagation at the rock-concrete interface under different strain rates using digital image correlation technology

J. Yao, W. Dong, W. Yuan

MS08-2: Advances in forward and inverse damage simulation of complex materials and structures
Location: EI 9
Chair: Savvas Triantafyllou
Chair: Junqi Zhang
 
4:10pm - 4:30pm

Multi-scale damage analysis for concrete using the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method with High-Performance-Computing

J. Zhang, P. Liu, H. Fan, Z. Li



4:30pm - 4:50pm

Wood constitutive law implementation and parameter calibration using Bayesian inversion for finite-element modelling

M. Delage, D. Scantamburlo, G. Jacot-Descombes, S. Commend



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Non-intrusive stochastic SBFEM for the uncertainty quantification of Stress Intensity Factors

G. Litainas, S. Triantafyllou, A. Egger, E. Chatzi



5:10pm - 5:30pm

Phase field fracture over quadtrees using the Virtual Element Method

I. Chrysikou, S. Triantafyllou

MS15-2: Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jing Yu
 
4:10pm - 4:30pm

Expertimental study on the contribution of fibers on the punching shear capacity of plain ECC slabs

C. Wu, Y. Su, M. Xu, C. Jin



4:30pm - 4:50pm

Self-healing properties of seawater sea-sand strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC)

J. Yu, F. Hu



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Mechanical properties of low-carbon Engineered Cementitious Composites with limestone and calcined clay under uniaxial cyclic compression

K. Wang, J. Zhou, J. Zhao



5:10pm - 5:30pm

CANCELLED - Advancements in modeling compressive fracture in concrete using condensed high aspect ratio interface elements

M. Gimenes, A. F. Villa Dos Santos, E. A. Rodrigues, T. N. Bittencourt, L. A. G. Bitencourt Jr., O. L. Manzoli

TT-E: Novel cementitious and/or other quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 10
Chair: Anne Zora Gierth
Chair: Philipp Preinstorfer
 
4:10pm - 4:30pm

CANCELLED - Time-dependent tensile behavior of slag-based alkali activiated concrete

H. J. Bezemer, S. Mustafa, M. Lukovic



4:30pm - 4:50pm

Identifying interlayer fracture properties in 3D printed concrete specimens via multidirectional flexural tests

K. S. Kompella, M. Levi, L. Ferrara



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Influence of additives on the fracture mechanical properties of reactivated cement paste

A. Z. Gierth, M. Elies, S. Helmich, N. Noel, T. Mielke, D. C. Lupascu



5:10pm - 5:30pm

Statistical modeling of fatigue crack growth in geopolymer concrete beams

S. S. Thakur, K. M. Pervaiz Fathima

   
5:30pm
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6:30pm
IA-FraMCoS General Assembly
Location: EI 7
7:30pm
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11:00pm
Conference Banquet
Location: Volkshalle, City Hall

 
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