Methods for the modelling of concrete mesostructures: a critical review

Q Ren, J Pacheco, J de Brito - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerical modelling at the mesoscale is a time-and cost-efficient tool to optimize concrete
mix design and to analyse the phenomenological causes of mechanical failure, eg when …

A CT image-driven computational framework for investigating complex 3D fracture in mesoscale concrete

Y Huang, S Natarajan, H Zhang, F Guo, S Xu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of fracture in concrete depends on the characterization of real meso-
structures. Micro X-ray computed tomography (CT) can fulfil this task but is still too expensive …

[HTML][HTML] A Voronoi-based gaussian smoothing algorithm for efficiently generating RVEs of multi-phase composites with graded aggregates and random pores

Y Su, PM Iyela, J Zhu, X Chao, S Kang, X Long - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an innovative numerical modeling framework capable of generating
highly realistic 3D mesoscale multi-phase concrete models with unprecedented efficiency …

A review of multi-scale modelling of concrete deterioration: Fundamentals, techniques and perspectives

S Barbhuiya, A Jivkov, BB Das - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The properties of concrete are degraded during service by coupled physical and chemical
processes that operate at several length scales, and the prediction of its performance in …

Relationship between fractal feature and compressive strength of fly ash-cement composite cementitious materials

X Han, J Feng, B Wang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Microscopic pore structure and compressive strength of fly ash-cement composite
cementitious materials at 20° C and 60° C measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry and …

Comparative study on hydraulic fracturing using different discrete fracture network modeling: insight from homogeneous to heterogeneity reservoirs

M Wu, C Jiang, R Song, J Liu, M Li, B Liu, D Shi… - Engineering Fracture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling is used to simulate hydraulic fracture
propagation in fractured low permeability reservoirs. However, natural fractures have a …

Meso-scale modelling of compressive fracture in concrete with irregularly shaped aggregates

S Naderi, W Tu, M Zhang - Cement and concrete research, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a meso-scale modelling framework to investigate the fracture process in
concrete subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compression accounting for its mesostructural …

A spherical harmonic-random field coupled method for efficient reconstruction of CT-image based 3D aggregates with controllable multiscale morphology

F Guo, H Zhang, Z Yang, Y Huang… - Computer Methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The physical and mechanical performance of concrete is inherently dependent on
aggregate morphology including the general shape at coarse-scale, the local roundness at …