This work reviews state of the art representative volume element (RVE) generation
techniques for heterogeneous materials. To this end, we present a systematic classification …

This review paper proposes a critical overview of experimental techniques and innovative
experimental methods to observe and deeply understand the migration of water inside wood …

This paper presents a novel mesoscale finite element model for predicting the effective
mechanical properties of concrete-like particle-reinforced composites with concave …

A multiscale mechanical model is proposed to quantitatively describe the macro-mechanical
behavior of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) based on its multiscale material compositions …

The power of fast Fourier transform (FFT)‐based methods in computational micromechanics
critically depends on a seamless integration of discretization scheme and solution method …

Within multiscale modeling strategies for composite materials, standard Hill averaging is
widely used for homogenization of repeating unit cells (RUCs). However, Hill's …

A numerical method for the discrete modeling of fiber reinforced composites based on the
scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is proposed. A unique feature of this …

Foamed concretes are highly porous materials with excellent insulation properties. Their
thermal conductivity is strongly dependent on the pore structure, characterized by the …

Previously, we have developed several particle-reinforced castable ceramic composites for
refractory applications with exposure to thermal shock and measured their effective thermo …

This paper proposes a plug-in called RVE for composites for the commercial software
Abaqus™. This tool generates 2D as well as 3D multi-fiber microstructure geometries for …