Concrete can be considered as a heterogeneous material at mesoscale comprising of
several constituents such as aggregates, mortar and Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) …

The mechanical performance of concrete is primarily dominated by the characteristics and
interrelation of its ingredients, especially the content, shape and grading of coarse …

This book covers methods of Mathematical Morphology to model and simulate random sets
and functions (scalar and multivariate). These models concern many physical situations in …

Mérope is a software devoted to the geometrical design and the discretization of
microstructures of random heterogeneous materials. Mérope aims at building large samples …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the fracture performance of cement paste at the
microlevel. An experimental procedure for micromechanical testing of consecutive layers in …

It is well-known by now that the Hashin–Shtrikman bounds imply that the two-point
correlation functions are not in general sufficient to estimate accurately the response of …

There is limited measure available to quantify the effect of polycarboxylate-ether based
superplasticizer (PCE) on the microstructure of cement-based systems during the first 24 h …

In this paper we present a computational framework for generating a realistic representative
volume element of concrete, which reflects its inherent structural randomness. Computed …

A method to consistently identify the thickness of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between
aggregates and bulk hardened cement paste (HCP) is proposed. Three different criteria to …

Measurement and analysis of microstructures is an essential aspect of materials design and
structural performance. In the case of surface experimental measurements such as digital …