CIE: Cracking Induced by Environmental Processes
Minisymposium organized by
- I. Carol, UPC Barcelona, Spain
- G. Hofstetter, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- K. Willam, University of Houston, USA
Session I, Wednesday, 11:00-12:20, lecture hall C223, chaired by G. Hofstetter
11:00-11:20 | G. Xotta, K. Willam*, C.E. Majorana, V.A. Salomoni: A thermo-hygro-mechanical model of concrete deterioration due to alkali-silica reaction |
11:20-11:40 | R. Esposito*, M.A.N. Hendriks: Multiscale material model for ASR-affected concrete structures |
11:40-12:00 | J. Ožbolt, F. Orśanić*, G. Balabanić: Damage of concrete caused by corrosion of reinforcement: 3D coupled FE model |
12:00-12:20 | I. Carol*: Cracking of concrete under environmental processes using zero-thickness interface elements |
Session II, Wednesday, 14:00-15:20, lecture hall C223, chaired by K. Willam
14:00-14:20 | Y. Theiner, G. Hofstetter*: Investigation of rehabilitating a deteriorated RC bridge |
14:20-14:40 | A.J. Lew*, R. Rangarajan, M. Hunsweck, Y. Shen: Universal meshes for the simulation of hydraulic fractures |
14:40-15:00 | Z. Zhang*, Z.W. Zhang, H.Y. Liu, H.W. Zhang: Numerical studies of remanufacture of cracked impeller |
15:00-15:20 | C.E. Majorana*, V.A. Salomoni, G. Xotta, B. Pomaro, F. Gramegna: Meso-level modeling of concrete under nuclear radiation |
*Asterisks denote presenting authors.