[HTML][HTML] A review of recent trends and challenges in numerical modeling of the anisotropic behavior of hardened 3D printed concrete

A Baktheer, M Classen - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) technology, in particular the
integration of reinforcement into the components, emphasizes the need for accurate …

[HTML][HTML] A digital image correlation technique for laboratory structural tests and applications: a systematic literature review

MA Mousa, MM Yussof, TS Hussein, LN Assi… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Digital image correlation (DIC) is an optical technique used to measure surface
displacements and strains in materials and structures. This technique has demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Phase field cohesive zone modeling for fatigue crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials

A Baktheer, E Martínez-Pañeda, F Aldakheel - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The phase field method has gathered significant attention in the past decade due to its
versatile applications in engineering contexts, including fatigue crack propagation modeling …

Crack monitoring on concrete structures: Comparison of various distributed fiber optic sensors with digital image correlation method

M Herbers, B Richter, D Gebauer, M Classen… - Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The quality of strain measurements using distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS) depends
largely on the bond between the host material and the optical fiber. Experimental …

Evaluation of distributed fibre optic sensors in structural concrete

T Janiak, H Becks, B Camps, M Classen… - Materials and …, 2023 - Springer
In civil engineering, the analysis and characterisation of structural phenomena is key for the
deviation of mechanical models and strongly depends on experimental studies. For this …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into the load sequence effect: Experimental characterization and incremental modeling of plain high-strength concrete under mode II fatigue …

H Becks, M Classen - International Journal of Fatigue, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) infrastructure typically endures repeated subcritical loading
throughout its operational lifespan, potentially compromising structural integrity. A realistic …

Stress configuration‐based classification of current research on fatigue of reinforced and prestressed concrete

A Baktheer, C Goralski, J Hegger… - Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The limited understanding of the fatigue behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete
members is one of the reasons why many structures do not reach their expected service life …

Fatigue‐induced stress redistribution in prestressed concrete beams modeled using the constitutive hypothesis of inter‐aggregate degradation

A Baktheer, S Esfandiari, M Aguilar… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite of intensive research on concrete fatigue, the transfer of fatigue characteristics
determined at the material level to the structural level remains a challenging issue. In this …

Dowel action of textile CFRP shear reinforcement in carbon reinforced concrete

S Bosbach, J Hegger, M Classen - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Composite structures with textile CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced polymer) reinforcement are
characterised by high compressive and tensile strength and have great potential for use in …

Characterization of high-strength concrete under monotonic and fatigue mode II loading with actively controlled level of lateral compression

H Becks, M Aguilar, R Chudoba, M Classen - Materials and Structures, 2022 - Springer
The fatigue behavior of plain concrete has been studied for decades, usually under
compressive or tensile loading. Shear loading (mode II) has been almost completely …