A mesoscale modelling perspective of cracking process and fracture energy under high strain rate tension

This paper presents a numerical modelling study on the simulation of the cracking process and fracture energy in concrete under high strain rate. To capture the stress wave effect and the damage evolution at the meso-length scale, both a homogeneous model with a millimetre-resolution mesh and an explicit heterogeneous mesoscale model with random...

Introduction to concrete: A resilient material system

The strength of concrete is its heterogeneous composition. It is a system that is formed by the chemical process of hydration, producing crystalline and amorphous reaction products interlocking and binding the aggregates together. The material grows in time, resulting in a resilient system that is sufficiently strong to carry loads but can also...

Investigating porous concrete with improved strength: Testing at different scales

Porous concrete incorporates a high percentage of meso-size air voids that makes its mechanical characteristics remarkably different from normal concrete. A research project was undertaken to design a special type of porous concrete, that fractures into small fragments when exposed to impact loading while having sufficient static strength, to be...

Response mechanisms of concrete under impulsive tensile loading

The response of concrete up to complete failure in tension is represented in the load deformation relation. The characteristic parameters are the ultimate strength, stiffness in the ascending branch and the fracture energy. All these parameters depend on concrete composition and environmental conditions, as discussed in the previous chapters....

A multi-scale numerical study of the flow, feat, and mass transfer in protective clothing

A multi-scale study of the performance of protective clothing has been performed by coupling various types of numerical simulation of flow, heat and mass transfer. From meso-scale Direct Numerical Simulation, it was found that the flow underneath the clothing is laminar and periodic, with a magnitude much smaller than the free stream velocity....