Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Tuesday, 22/Apr/2025
3:00pm
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6:00pm
Registration

Date: Wednesday, 23/Apr/2025
7:30am
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6:00pm
Registration
9:00am
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9:30am
Opening Session
Location: EI 7
Chair: Bernhard Pichler
Welcome Address - Bernhard Pichler Obituary Kaspar Willam - Herbert A. Mang
9:30am
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10:10am
PL1: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Bernhard Pichler
10:10am
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10:40am
Coffee Break
10:40am
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12:20pm
MS03-1: Monitoring of fracture in heterogeneous media
Location: EI 8
Chair: Dimitrios G. Aggelis
Chair: Nathalie Godin
MS07-1: Environmentally induced microstructural evolution and mechanical deterioration/enhancement of concrete
Location: EI 9
Chair: Min Wu
Cracking and self-healing of cementitious composites and their effects on mechanical properties and durability
MS09-1: Concrete and concrete structures in fire
Location: EI 2
Chair: Christian La Borderie
MS17-1: Durability mechanics of concrete at the various scales of observation. A tribute to the memory of Prof. K. Willam
Location: EI 7
Chair: Giovanna Xotta
Chair: Ignacio Carol
MS18-1: Recent advances in fracture modeling of concretes and structures
Location: EI 10
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
TT-C1: Computational modeling
Location: EI 5
Chair: Herbert A. Mang
Chair: Jaime Planas
12:20pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:10pm
PL2: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Eric Landis
2:10pm
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2:20pm
Transition to Parallel Sessions
2:20pm
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4:00pm
MS03-2: Monitoring of fracture in heterogeneous media
Location: EI 8
Chair: Eric Landis
Chair: Nathalie Godin
MS04: Phase field approach to fracture: from materials to structures
Location: EI 2
Chair: Christian Hellmich
The phase field approach is a mathematical technique used to simulate evolving discontinuities in continua. It is based on an additional partial differential equation which is coupled with the standard field equations of the fluid/solid continuum, greatly enhancing the tracking of the field transitions from the computational point of view. The proposal of such an approach by Francfort and Marigo...
MS07-2: Environmentally induced microstructural evolution and mechanical deterioration/enhancement of concrete
Location: EI 9
Chair: En-Hua Yang
Carbonation of cementitious composites and their effects on microstructure, mechanical properties, and durability
MS17-2: Durability mechanics of concrete at the various scales of observation. A tribute to the memory of Prof. K. Willam
Location: EI 7
Chair: Giovanna Xotta
Chair: Ignacio Carol
MS18-2: Recent advances in fracture modeling of concretes and structures
Location: EI 10
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
TT-G: Fatigue & dynamic loading
Location: EI 5
Chair: Gonzalo Ruiz López
Chair: Petr Hala
4:00pm
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4:30pm
Coffee Break
4:30pm
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5:50pm
MS03-3: Monitoring of fracture in heterogeneous media
Location: EI 8
Chair: Dimitrios G. Aggelis
Chair: Eric Landis
MS07-3: Environmentally induced microstructural evolution and mechanical deterioration/enhancement of concrete
Location: EI 9
Chair: Ye Li
(Reycled) aggregates and their role in enviroment-induced microstructural changes
MS18-3: Recent advances in fracture modeling of concretes and structures
Location: EI 10
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
TT-F: Structural concrete applications
Location: EI 7
Chair: Angamuthu Rajprabhu
Chair: Ken Watanabe
   
6:15pm
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9:00pm
Welcome Cocktail
Location: Cupola Hall

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
9:40am
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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
MS09-2: Concrete and concrete structures in fire
Location: EI 2
Chair: Christian La Borderie
MS10-1: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jacek Tejchman
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
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.
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
TT-C2: Computational modeling
Location: EI 5
Chair: Beatriz Sanz
Chair: Reijo Kouhia
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
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
MS02-1: Fatigue behavior of concrete and fiber reinforced concrete
Location: EI 5
Chair: Rostislav Chudoba
Chair: Miroslav Vořechovský
MS05-1: Application of advanced computational models to challenging engineering problems
Location: EI 2
Chair: Matthias Neuner
MS06-1: Small scale testing of mechanical and time-dependent behavior of cementitious materials
Location: EI 8
Chair: Hongzhi Zhang
MS08-1: Advances in forward and inverse damage simulation of complex materials and structures
Location: EI 9
Chair: Savvas Triantafyllou
Chair: Junqi Zhang
MS15-1: Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
Location: EI 7
Chair: Iurie Curosu
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
MS08-2: Advances in forward and inverse damage simulation of complex materials and structures
Location: EI 9
Chair: Savvas Triantafyllou
Chair: Junqi Zhang
MS15-2: Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jing Yu
TT-E: Novel cementitious and/or other quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 10
Chair: Anne Zora Gierth
Chair: Philipp Preinstorfer
   
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

Date: Friday, 25/Apr/2025
8:00am
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3:00pm
Registration
9:00am
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9:40am
PL5: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Erik Schlangen
9:40am
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10:10am
Coffee Break
10:10am
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12:10pm
MS01-2: Next-generation reinforced concrete: brittle behaviour and fracture mechanics assessment
Location: EI 10
Chair: Ying Yu
MS02-2: Fatigue behavior of concrete and fiber reinforced concrete
Location: EI 5
Chair: Miroslav Vořechovský
Chair: Rostislav Chudoba
MS05-2: Application of advanced computational models to challenging engineering problems
Location: EI 2
Chair: Peter Gamnitzer
MS06-3: Small scale testing of mechanical and time-dependent behavior of cementitious materials
Location: EI 8
Chair: Jishen Qiu
MS10-2: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Gilles Pijaudier-Cabot
Chair: Jan Elias
MS13-2: Advances in the design and assessment of materials and structures for performance, safety, durability, and sustainability
Location: EI 9
Chair: Drahomír Novák
Chair: Jan Cervenka
12:10pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:50pm
MS01-3: Next-generation reinforced concrete: brittle behaviour and fracture mechanics assessment
Location: EI 10
Chair: Federico Accornero
MS02-3: Fatigue behavior of concrete and fiber reinforced concrete
Location: EI 5
Chair: Mario Aguilar
Chair: Miroslav Vořechovský
MS05-3: Application of advanced computational models to challenging engineering problems
Location: EI 2
Chair: Günter Hofstetter
MS10-3: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jan Elias
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
MS13-3: Advances in the design and assessment of materials and structures for performance, safety, durability, and sustainability
Location: EI 9
Chair: David Lehký
Chair: Marta Słowik
TT-B: Experimental methods
Location: EI 8
Chair: Kishen J M Chandra
Chair: Maximilian Weiß
2:50pm
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3:00pm
Transition to Plenary Session
3:00pm
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3:40pm
PL6: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Christian Hellmich
3:40pm
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4:00pm
Young Researcher Best Paper Award Ceremony & Closing Session
Location: EI 7