Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures : Proceedings of the EURO-C 2006 Conference, Mayrhofen, Austria, 27-30 March 2006 (Hardcover)

Foreword -- Section A Computational advances and multiscale concepts -- A Variational Multiscale Model for composites with special emphasis on the X-FEM and level sets /E. Ramm, A. Hund &T. Hettich -- Some constitutive and computational aspects of coupled hydraulic-damage problems for leakage rate predictions of concrete vessels /G. Pijaudier-Cabot, F. Dufour, M. Choinska, A. Krayani, L. Jason & G. Chatzigeorgiou -- Modeling of crack propagation in concrete applying the XFEM /J.L. Asferg, P.N. Poulsen & L.O. Nielsen -- New results in 3D meso-mechanical analysis of concrete specimens using interface elements /A. Caballero, I. Carol & C.M. Lopez -- A new formulation for the computation of inter-element forces and stresses /D. Ciancio, I. Carol & M. Cuomo -- Mesolevel simulation of reinforced concrete structures under impact loadings /G. Cusatis & D. Pelessone -- Size effect on compression fracture of concrete with or without V-notches: a numerical meso-mechanical study /G. Cusatis & Z. Ba?ant -- Simulation of damage in concrete structures using multiscale models /S. Eckardt & C. Konke -- Impact large deformation processes of geomaterials /T. Erhart,W.A.Wall & E. Ramm -- Coupled finite /discrete elements method to analyze localized impact on reinforced concrete structure /E. Frangin, P. Marin & L. Daudeville -- Multi-scale modelling of quasi-brittle material /I.M. Gitman, H. Askes & L.J. Sluys -- A micro-macro approach for hardened cement paste including damage due to frost /M. Hain & P. Wriggers -- An embedded strong discontinuity model for the numerical simulation of cracking of concrete dams /C. Feist, Y. Theiner & G. Hofstetter -- Modeling material failure in large concrete structures: recent computational developments /S. Blanco, A.E. Huespe, J. Oliver & M.D.G. Pulido -- Modelling of fracture process in brittle materials using a lattice model /J. Kozicki & J. Tejchman -- Fractal analysis of concrete fracture surfaces and numerical modelling of concrete failure /V. Mechtcherine -- Numerical analysis of crack propagation in concrete structures using X-FEM /G. Meschke, P. Dumstorff,W. Fleming & S. Jox -- Simulation of textile reinforced concrete with 2D discrete crack and discrete crack bridges representation /M. Mombartz, J. Hegger, R. Chudoba & F. Peiffer -- Cracking modeling in reinforced concrete via the strong discontinuity approach /D.L. Linero, J. Oliver, A.E. Huespe & M.D.G. Pulido -- Propagation of interacting microcracks results in macroscopic tensile strain-softening of brittle materials ? a combined fracture and micromechanics approach /B. Pichler, C. Hellmich & H.A. Mang -- Scaling relations for viscoelastic-cohesive conical indentation ? identification of material properties from instrumented indentation /C. Pichler, R. Lackner & F.-J. Ulm -- A sequentially linear saw-tooth model for interface elements /J.G. Rots, S. Invernizzi & B. Belletti -- Explicit modeling of static fracture in reinforced concrete /R.C. Yu & G. Ruiz -- Numerical prediction of crack width in reinforced concrete beams by particle model /K. Tajima & N. Shirai -- Mechanical threshold of cementitious materials at early age /L. Stefan, J.-M. Torrenti & F. Benboudjema -- Simulation of concrete using the extended finite element method /J.F. Unger & C. Konke -- Nanoindentation study on cement pastes containing additives subjected to high temperature /R.Wang & R. Lackner -- Lattice-cell approach to quasibrittle fracture modeling /P. Grassl, Z. Ba?ant & G. Cusatis -- Particle models for cohesive frictional materials /G.A. D’Addetta, B. Schneider & E. Ramm -- Section B Constitutive modelling -- Bifurcation and size effect in a viscoelastic non-local damageable continuum /Th. Baxevanis, F. Dufour, G. Pijaudier-Cabot & R. Desiassyifayanty -- A generalization of PARC model for the analysis of multiple cracked SFRC elements /B. Belletti, P. Bernardi & R. Cerioni -- Modelling of strain localization in quasi-brittle materials with nonlocal continuum models /J. Bobi´nski & J. Tejchman -- SFRC: a damage model to investigate the high temperature mechanical behaviour /M. Colombo & M. di Prisco -- Simulation of strain-hardening in ECC uniaxial test specimen by use of a damage mechanics formulation /L. Dick-Nielsen, H. Stang & P.N. Poulsen -- Elastoplastic-damage analysis for arch dams considering multiaxial stresses effect /R.Q. Du, G. Lin, F. Leng & L. Cao -- Mesomechanic analysis of time dependent concrete behavior /R. Lorefice, G. Etse, C.M. Lopez & I. Carol -- Finite element computations of rupture with induced anisotropic damage /F. Gatuingt, R. Desmorat & F. Ragueneau -- Parameters identification of a nonlocal continuum damage model /C. Iacono, L.J. Sluys & J.G.M. van Mier -- A smeared crack model of reinforced concrete beam via continuum damage mechanics /X. Jia,W. Song &Y. Yuan -- Detail simulation of R.C. frames under pushover test /Y. Zhou, X. Jia &Y. Yuan -- Nonlocal damage models: displacement-based formulations /M. Jirasek & S. Marfia -- A numerical study of a double-edge notched specimen of concrete under cyclic loading /S. Mertens, J. Vantomme, K. De Proft & J. Carmeliet -- FE analysis of ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete /W. Pansuk, Y. Sato, R. Shionaga & J.C.Walraven -- On the shape of the deviatoric trace of yield and failure surfaces of geomaterials /K.E. Papanikolopoulos & M. Papadrakakis -- Modelling of dynamic failure of concrete using a viscoelastic viscoplastic damage continuum model /R.R. Pedersen, A. Simone & L.J. Sluys -- Damage modelling of reinforced concrete under multi-axial fatigue loading /T. Pfister, Y.S. Petryna & F. Stangenberg -- On the shape of the saw-tooth softening curves for sequentially linear analysis /J.G. Rots, B. Belletti & S. Invernizzi -- Application of the cohesive crack in cementitious materials modelling /H. Stang, J.F. Olesen, P.N. Poulsen & L. Dick-Nielsen -- Modelling of impact behaviour of concrete ? an experimental approach /I. Vegt, R.R. Pedersen, L.J. Sluys & J.Weerheijm -- Experiments on concrete cubes under non-proportional loading in multiaxial compression /H.Walter & K.H. Gerstle -- Unified instability criterion for quasibrittle material in uniaxial tension, direct shear and uniaxial compression subjected to shear failure /X.B.Wang -- Section C Modelling of multiphysics problems -- Numerical methods for multifield durability analyses /D. Kuhl, F. Bangert, C. Becker, S. Krimpmann, E. Rumanus & D. Meschke -- 3D nonlinear basic creep model for aging concrete /J. Bockhold & F. Stangenberg -- Modelling of reinforced concrete structures subjected to fire /J. Cervenka, J. Surovec & P. Kabele -- 3D numerical modeling of damage and fracture due to Alkali-Silica Reaction in concrete structures /I. Comby, F. Bay, P.-O. Bouchard, F. Bernard & E. Garcia-Diaz -- A poroplastic model for hygro-chemo-mechanical damage of concrete /M. Cuomo &A. Nicolosi -- Geometry effects on chloride ingress in RC structures /A. de Boer & J. Gulikers -- Dispersion and internal length scales in strain-softening two-phase media /R. de Borst & M.-A. Abellan -- A meso-scale approach for the modeling of concrete behavior at high temperatures /C. De Sa, F. Benboudjema, K. Duong & J. Sicard -- Finite element analysis of thermal stresses in concrete at early ages /J. Grunberg, M. Kosmahl & J. Bockmann -- Simulation of transport processes in cementitious materials by continuous and discontinuous Galerkin schemes /S. Krimpmann, D. Kuhl & G. Meschke -- Modelling of frost suction in cementious material /J. Kruschwitz & M.J. Sezter -- Generalized modeling and numerical analysis of multiphysics problems ? application to chemo-mechanical damage of concrete /D. Kuhl & G. Meschke -- Validation and application of a multi-phase hydration model for the back-analysis of properties of jet-grouted structures /K. Meinhard & R. Lackner -- Coupled modelling of moisture transport and damage in porous materials /P. Moonen, J. Carmeliet & L.J. Sluys -- Modelling of transport processes in concrete at elevated temperatures ? an alternative formulation for sorption isotherms /C.J. Pearce, K. Kukla, N. Bi´cani´c & C.T. Davie -- Stable pitting corrosion of steel: a diffusion-controlled dissolution process /S. Scheiner & C. Hellmich -- Modeling of the coupling between moisture and alkali-silica reaction in concrete /J.F. Seignol, T.T. Ngo & F. Toutlemonde -- Assessment of RC bond under severe temperatures /K.Willam, H. Basche, K. Lee &Y. Xi -- A material model for alkali-silica reaction in reinforced concrete /A.Winnicki & S. Pietruszczak -- Section D Modelling of time dependent problems -- Event-by-event strategies for modelling concrete structures /J.G. Rots, S. Invernizzi & B. Belletti -- Nonlinear numerical analyses of cooling tower shells subjected to temperature effects /M. Bender, P. Mark, J. Bockhold & J. Meyer -- Impact on a RC rock-shed slab: FEM modelling /P. Berthet-Rambaud, J. Mazars & L. Daudeville -- Cracking simulation in three medieval masonry towers subjected to different loading conditions /A. Carpinteri, S. Invernizzi & G. Lacidogna -- Simulation of anchor failure by tension or shear load /G. Di Luzio & L. Cedolin -- Rate effects in fracture of concrete and size dependence /J.F. Georgin & J.M. Reynouard -- Numerical simulation of a method to construct double curved reinforced concrete shells without formwork /J. Kollegger & B. Koberl -- Simulation of self-centering, segmentally precast concrete columns for a probabilistic, performance-based assessment /W.K. Lee & S.L. Billington -- Investigations of reinforced concrete girders under biaxial shear using parametric finite element models /P. Mark -- Macro-scale modelling for the seismic analysis: a case study /P. Martinelli & M.G. Mulas -- Some aspects of local and global behaviour of RC structures submitted to earthquake ? experiments and modelling /X.H. Nguyen, J. Mazars, P. Kotronis, N. Ile & J.M. Reynouard -- Application of the equal dissipation rate principle to automatic generation of strut-and-tie models /B. Novak & S. Ananiev -- Simplified model of a RC slab impacted by a block /P. Perrotin, F. Delhomme, M. Mommessin & J.-P. Mougin -- Full scale analysis of the Crni Kal Viaduct /M. Pipenbaher & B.S. Bedenik -- Automated design procedure for the optimum reinforcement in plate and shells /R. Popov & J. Kollegger -- Non-linear analysis of reinforced concrete cross-sections by non-linear optimisation /E. Raue -- Performance analysis of bridge cantilever slabs due to vehicle impact /K. Savov & R. Schedler -- Numerical simulation of anchoring systems in concrete /B.Winkler, Y.-J. Li &A. Eckstein -- Structural safety assessment of concrete tunnel shells subjected to fire loading /M. Zeiml, R. Lackner & H.A. Mang -- Rock fall impact analysis of a new design of R.C. rock-shed /Y. Zhang, F. Toutlemonde & P. Lussou -- Section E Modelling of structural performance -- Computational structural reliability ? a major challenge and opportunity for concrete and other quasibrittle structures /Z. Ba?ant & S.-D. Pang -- Advances in retrofit of concrete bridges by a new wedge anchorage for prestressing of CFRP-elements /S.L. Burtscher & J. Kollegger -- Structural behaviour of textile reinforced concrete /U. Haußler-Combe & J. Hartig -- Evaluation of mean performance of cracks bridged by multi-filament yarns /M. Konrad, J. Jeˇrabek, M. Voˇrechovsky & R. Chudoba -- Numerical simulation of damage in reinforced concrete slab-column connection /A.Wosatko, J. Pamin, A.Winnicki, R. Putanowicz & M.A. Polak -- Spatial variability of material properties in nonlinear computer simulation /R. Pukl, M. Jansta, J. Cˇervenka, M. Vorˇechovsky, D. Novak & R. Rusina -- Inverse statistical nonlinear FEM analysis of concrete structures /A. Strauss, K. Bergmeister, D. Lehky & D. Novak -- Size effect in concrete specimens under tension: interplay of sources /M. Voˇrechovsky & D. Matesova -- Optimization of CFRP strengthening of precracked structures using genetic algorithms /X.-S. Yang, J.M. Lees & C.T. Morley -- Minimum reinforcement for ductile response of LRC beams using a simple GA /R.C. Yu & G. Ruiz -- Author index.