The investigation of mechanical properties in porous materials, such as concrete, has been
a significant area of interest in the fields of civil engineering and architecture. Traditional …

This paper deals with the challenging problem of predicting the load carrying capacity of
reinforced concrete shear-critical beams. To simulate the cracking behavior of concrete, the …

Softening function is the primary input for modeling the fracture of concrete when the
cohesive crack approach is used. In this paper, based on the laboratory data on notched …

The determination of fracture properties of hydrogels is of great importance while the
hydrogel is used as medical scaffold or soft robotic. The simulations of the mechanical …

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) simulation of the concrete behaviour in a
uniaxial compressive test using discrete-element modelling (DEM). The aim of this paper is …

Concretes are widely used in civil engineering, such as bridges, roads, and water dams.
However, damage occurs as the service age of the infrastructure increases. Investigations …

A check dam, which has geomorphological effect as its essential function, is commonly used
to address granular flows. This paper aims to study the dynamic mechanisms of granular …

With the growth of global population, the demand for sustainable infrastructure is
significantly increasing. Substructures with appropriate materials are required to be built in …

A two-dimensional mesoscopic model is presented for simulation of the failure process of
high-strength concrete (HSC) confined by fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP). The model is …

This work presents the study of a three-dimensional (3D) simulation of the concrete
behaviour in a uni-axial compressive test and flexural test using discrete element modelling …