Influence of Surface Morphology on the Strength and Failure Behavior of 3D Printed Ultra-High-Performance Concrete
ACI Materials Journal, 2026
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles covering computational mechanics, fracture and failure of materials, multiscale modeling, mathematical homogenization, high-order continua, fresh concrete behavior, and the mechanics of concrete and other infrastructure materials.
2026
Molecular investigation of freshly made cement-paste rheology for 3D-printing application (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of Applied Physics, 140(12), article 125104, 2026
Engineering Reasoning and Instruction (ERI) Benchmark: A Large Taxonomy-driven Dataset for Foundation Models and Agents (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computers & Industrial Engineering, 221, article 112333, 2026
Discrete hygro-thermo-mechanical coupled modeling of concrete under freeze-thaw cycles: cracking pattern, mechanical degradation and external load effect (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2026
Modeling of the interaction between hydration and carbonation on reaction kinetics at early age (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2026
Polymaterial Lattice Discrete Particle Model for the Optimization of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete: Intragranular Fracture and Compression Behavior (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2026
A multiscale homogenization approach for multiphysics lattice modeling of alkali-silica reaction in concrete: upscaling coupled mechanics and mass transport (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Research, 2026
Macroscale damage model calibrated from discrete mesoscale data with a consistent description of fracture (DOI, opens in a new tab)
European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 118, article 106115, 2026
Reduced Order Modeling of the Lattice Discrete Particle Model via Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2026
Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM): Comparison of Various Time Integration Solvers and Implementations (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2026
Informing a damage model for fracture of concrete from lattice discrete particle model results (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2026
2025
Displacement Controlled Arc Length Method for the Lattice Discrete Particle Model (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2025
Do Discrete Fine-Scale Mechanical Models with Rotational Degrees of Freedom Homogenize Into a Cosserat or a Cauchy Continuum? (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2025
High-fidelity SPH-DEM Framework for Mesoscopic Rheological Behavior of Fresh Fiber-reinforced Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025
Integrated cyclic fiber-bridging model encompassing buckling characteristics of both steel and PE fibers (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Structures, 2025
Transformation and regression statistics of the size-effect method for determining fracture energy and process zone size in quasi-brittle materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Materials and Structures, 2025
Macroscopic stress, couple stress and flux tensors derived through energetic equivalence from microscopic continuous and discrete heterogeneous finite representative volumes (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2025
A novel analytical model of particle size distributions in granular materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering with Computers, 2025
Lattice Discrete Particle Model Simulations of Energetic Size Effect and its Implications for Shear Design Specifications of Reinforced Concrete Squat Walls (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Structures, 2025
2024
3D Printing of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete: Shape Stability for Various Printing Systems (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Construction and Building Materials, 2024
The Shard Test and Nanoporomechanics Reverse Classical Paradigm of Cement Hydration Being Contractive (DOI, opens in a new tab)
PNAS, 2024
Clustering-enhanced Lattice discrete particle modeling for quasi-brittle fracture and fragmentation analysis (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computational Mechanics, 2024
Mesoscale Mechanical Discrete Model for Cementitious Composites with Microfibers (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering, 2024
An Interprocess Communication-based Two-way Coupling Approach for Implicit-Explicit Multiphysics Lattice Discrete Particle Model Simulations (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024
Microprestress Theory for the Prediction of Mechanosorptive Creep in Wood (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2024
On the role of the horizon in modelling failure due to strain and damage localization in peridynamics (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2024
Influence of self-weight on size effect of quasi-brittle materials: generalized analytical formulation and application to the failure of irregular masonry arches (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Fracture, 2024
Flow Lattice Model for the Simulation of Chemistry Dependent Transport Phenomena in Cementitious Materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2024
2023
Dissipation Mechanisms of Crack-Parallel Stress Effects on Fracture Process Zone in Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023
Lattice discrete particle modeling of the cycling behavior of strain-hardening cementitious composites with and without fiber reinforced polymer grid reinforcement (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Composite Structures, 2023
Effects of electrodeposition in concrete mediated by electric currents of variable polarity (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Research, 2023
Machine learning meta-models for fast parameter identification of the lattice discrete particle model (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computational Mechanics, 2023
A Versatile Optimization Framework For Sustainable Post-Disaster Building Reconstruction (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Optimization and Engineering, 24, 2079–2114, 2023
Orthotropic Hygroscopic Behavior of Mass Timber: Theory, Computation, and Experimental Validation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Materials and Structures, 2023
Confinement and alkali-silica reaction in concrete: review and numerical investigation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2023
Prediction of alkali-silica reaction expansion of concrete using artificial neural networks (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023
RingsPy: A Python package for Voronoi mesh generation of cellular solids with radial growth pattern (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of Open Source Software, 8(83), article 4945, 2023
2022
Discrete modeling of concrete failure and size-effect (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2022
Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling of Concrete Under Cyclic Tension-Compression with Multi-Axial Confinement (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Construction and Building Materials, 352, article 128985, 2022
Homogenization of discrete diffusion models by asymptotic expansion (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2022
Mesoscopic discrete modeling of multiaxial load-induced thermal strain of concrete at high temperature (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022
Homogenization of discrete mesoscale model of concrete for coupled mass transport and mechanics by asymptotic expansion (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2022
Generalized formulation for the behavior of geometrically curved and twisted three-dimensional Timoshenko beams and its isogeometric analysis implementation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2022
A discrete numerical model for the effects of crack self-healing on the mechanical behaviour of ordinary plain concrete: implementation, calibration, and validation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2022
Micro-Mechanics of Fiber-Concrete Interaction: Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2022
Discrete Fresh Concrete (DFC) model for the simulation of standard, self-consolidating, and printable concrete flow (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2022
2021
Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2021
Simulating the nonlinear mechanical behavior of FRCM-strengthened irregular stone masonry walls (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 2021
Computational modeling of expansion and deterioration due to alkali-silica reaction: the effect of size range, size distribution, and content of reactive aggregate (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2021
Computational modeling of temperature and relative humidity effects on concrete expansion due to alkali-silica reaction (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021
Masonry vaulted structures under spreading supports: fracturing behavior and size effect (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of Building Engineering, 2021
On the collapse of the Medici masonry tower: an integrated discrete-analytical approach (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Structures, 2021
A 3D-printing centered approach to Mars habitat architecture and fabrication (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2021
Mechanical responses of steel fiber reinforced concrete after exposure to high temperature: experiments and mesoscale discrete modeling (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2021
Influence of Steel Fiber Size, Shape, and Strength on the Quasi-Static Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Construction and Building Materials, 296, article 123532, 2021
On the moisture migration of concrete subject to high temperature with different heating rates (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Research, 2021
Mesoscale modeling of concrete time-dependent behavior
Beton i Zhelezobeton [Concrete and Reinforced Concrete], no. 2 (604), 24–48, 2021
The Lattice Discrete Particle Model for the simulation of irregular stone masonry (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 2021
Symmetric High Order Microplane Model for Damage Localization and Size Effect In Quasi-Brittle Materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2021
Elastic and Fracture Behavior of Three-Dimensional Ply-to-Ply Angle Interlock Woven Composites: Through-Thickness, Size Effect, and Multiaxial Tests (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Composites Part C: Open Access, 2021
2020
Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling of Size Effect in Slab Scratch Tests (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2020
A comparison of the state of the art models for constitutive modelling of concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computers and Structures, 2020
Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) for strengthening historical stone masonry structures: experiments and computations (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Structures, 2020
Computational modeling of the out-of-plane behavior of unreinforced irregular masonry (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Structures, 2020
Discussion of the article “From experimental evidence to mechanical modeling and design expressions: The critical shear crack theory for shear design” (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Structural Concrete, 21(4), 1688–1689, 2020
Gap Test of Crack-Parallel Stress Effect on Quasibrittle Fracture and Its Consequences (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2020
New Perspective of Fracture Mechanics Inspired by Gap Tests with Crack-Parallel Compression (DOI, opens in a new tab)
PNAS, 2020
Size Effect on Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete: Is Muttoni et al.’s CSCT or Collins et al.’s MCFT a Viable Alternative to Energy-Based Design Code? (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2020
Wood Creep Data Collection and Unbiased Parameter Identification of Compliance Function (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Holzforschung, 2020
Numerical prediction of the ultimate condition of circular concrete columns confined with a fiber reinforced polymer jacket (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Composite Structures, 2020
2019
Multiphysics Lattice Discrete Particle Model for the Simulation of Concrete Thermal Spalling (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019
Numerical Study on Crack Thermal Resistance Effect on Thermo-mechanical Coupled Behavior of Concrete Structure at Room Temperature (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2019
Centrifuge Modeling Testing and Multiscale Analysis of Cemented Sand and Gravel (CSG) Dams (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Construction and Building Materials, 2019
Mode I and II Interlaminar Fracture in Laminated Composites: A Size Effect Study (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2019
Critical comparison of the boundary effect model with cohesive crack model and size effect law (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019
Multiscale homogenization analysis of the Alkali-Silica-Reaction effect in concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering, 2019
The ONIX model: a parameter-free multiscale framework for the prediction of self-desiccation in concrete and other cementitious composites (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019
A polygonal XFEM with new numerical integration for linear elastic fracture mechanics (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019
Extended Microprestress-Solidification Theory (XMPS) for Long-Term Creep and Diffusion Size Effect in Concrete at Variable Environment (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2019
Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling (LDPM) of reinforced concrete beams flexural behavior (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 2019
2018
Multiphysics Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling (M-LDPM) for the Simulation of Shale Fracture Permeability (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018
Cohesive Crack Analysis of Size Effect for Samples with Blunt Notches and Generalized Size Effect Curve for Quasi-Brittle Materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2018
Size Effect Analysis for the Characterization of Marcellus Shale Quasi-Brittle Fracture Properties (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018
Homogenization Coarse Graining (HCG) of the Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for the Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2018
Elastic, strength, and fracture properties of Marcellus shale (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2018
Confinement Effects on Fiber Pullout Forces for Ultra-High Performance Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 91, 53–58, 2018
C–S–H gel densification: the impact of the nanoscale on self desiccation and sorption isotherms (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Research, 2018
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Framework for the Explicit Solution of Discrete Systems with Softening Response (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2018
Experimental and Numerical Study of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Cracked Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Construction and Building Materials, 2018
Effect of Alkali Silica Reaction on Aging Mortar Bars: Experiments and Numerical Modeling (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2018
Age-dependent Size Effect and Fracture Characteristics of Ultra High Performance Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018
2017
Adaptive Multiscale Homogenization of the Lattice Discrete Particle Model for the Analysis of Damage and Fracture in Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2017
Modeling Time-Dependent Behavior of Concrete Affected by Alkali Silica Reaction in Variable Environmental Conditions (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Materials, 2017
Simulation of Concrete Failure and Fiber Reinforced Fracture in Confined Columns with Different Cross Sectional Shape (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2017
Multiscale Framework for the Simulation of the Anisotropic Mechanical Behavior of Shale (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 41, 1494–1522, 2017
Discontinuous Cell Method (DCM) for the Simulation of Cohesive Fracture and Fragmentation of Continuous Media (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2017
Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for pressure-dependent inelasticity in granular rocks (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2017
2016
Isogeometric Implementation of High Order Microplane Model for the Simulation of High Order Elasticity, Softening, and Localization (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2016
Elastic Microplane Formulation for Transversely Isotropic Materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2016
Direct Testing of Gradual Postpeak Softening of Fracture Specimens of Fiber Composites Stabilized by Enhanced Grip Stiffness and Mass (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2016
Experimental and Computational Analysis of the Behavior of Ultra High Performance Concrete at Early Age (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2016
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Intra-Laminar Energy Dissipation and Size Effect in Two-Dimensional Textile Composites (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Composites Science and Technology, 2016
Numerical Analysis of Projectile Penetration and Perforation of Plain and Fiber Reinforced Concrete Slabs (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2016
Comparison of Main Models for Size Effect on Shear Strength of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Structural Concrete, 2016
A Novel Material for In Situ Construction on Mars: Experiments and Numerical Simulations (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Construction and Building Materials, 2016
Mathematical Homogenization of Discrete Fine-Scale Models with Rotational Degrees of Freedom for the Simulation of Quasi-Brittle Materials (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2016
Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling of Fiber Reinforced Concrete: Experiments and Simulations (DOI, opens in a new tab)
European Journal of Mechanics – A/Solids, 2016
Spectral Stiffness Microplane Model for Damage and Fracture of Textile Composites (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Composite Structures, 2016
2015
Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Change in Accelerated Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR) Tests (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Materials and Structures, 2015
A tetrahedral finite element with rotational degrees of freedom for Cosserat and Cauchy continuum problems (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2015
2014
Characterization of Concrete Failure Behavior: A Comprehensive Experimental Database for the Calibration and Validation of Concrete Models (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Materials and Structures, 2014
Discrete Modeling of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete with Application to Projectile Penetration (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2014
2013
High-Order Microplane Theory for Quasi-Brittle Materials with Multiple Characteristic Lengths (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2013
Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling of Alkali-Silica-Reaction (ASR) Deterioration of Concrete Structures (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2013
Solidification-Microprestress-Microplane (SMM) Theory for Concrete at Early Age. Theory, Validation and Application (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2013
2012
Lattice Discrete Particle Model for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. II: Tensile Fracture and Multiaxial Loading Behavior (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 138(7), 834–841, 2012
Lattice Discrete Particle Model for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. I: Theory (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 138(7), 826–833, 2012
2011
Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for failure behavior of concrete. II: Calibration and validation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 33(9), 891–905, 2011
Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) for failure behavior of concrete. I: Theory (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 33(9), 881–890, 2011
Strain Rate Effects on Concrete Behavior (DOI, opens in a new tab)
International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2011
2009
Hygro-Thermo-Chemical Modeling of High Performance Concrete. II: Calibration and Validation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2009
Hygro-Thermo-Chemical Modeling of High Performance Concrete. I: Theory (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2009
Cohesive Crack Analysis of Size Effect (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2009
2008
Identification of Concrete Fracture Parameters through Size-Effect Experiments (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2008
Capacity of Rectangular Cross Sections under Biaxially Eccentric Loads (opens in a new tab)
ACI Structural Journal, 105(2), 215–224, 2008
Spectral Stiffness Microplane Model for Quasi-Brittle Composite Laminates: II. Validation and Calibration (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2008
Spectral Stiffness Microplane Model for Quasi-Brittle Composite Laminates: I. Theory (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2008
2007
Two-scale Analysis of Concrete Fracturing Behavior (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2007
2006
Confinement-Shear Lattice CSL Model for Fracture Propagation in Concrete (DOI, opens in a new tab)
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2006
2004
Temperature Effect on Concrete Creep Modeled by Microprestress-Solidification Theory (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 130(06), 691–699, 2004
2003
Confinement-Shear Lattice Model for Concrete Damage in Tension and Compression: II. Computation and Validation (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 129(12), 1449–1458, 2003
Confinement-Shear Lattice Model for Concrete Damage in Tension and Compression: I. Theory (DOI, opens in a new tab)
ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 129(12), 1439–1448, 2003
