Multi-Scale Modeling of Cementitious Materials (Briefing Chart)

Abstract

A methodology has been developed for computing the elastic properties of heterogeneous C-S-H (calcium oxide- silicate oxide- hydroxide) based multi-phase cementitious materials. The primary focus is to predict homogenized properties at macro-levels using micro mechanics based models. Focus is on the determination of elastic properties for hydrated cement paste from un-hydrated constituents when small strain quasi-static loading conditions are applied to micro-scale.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2014
Accession Number
ADA634116

Entities

People

  • A. M. Rajendran
  • J. J. Ramsey
  • M. M. Shahzamanian
  • P. W. Chung
  • R. Valisetty
  • Ram Mohan
  • T. Tadepalli
  • W. D. Hodo

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Microstructure
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Multiscale Modeling
  • North Carolina
  • Particle Size
  • Shear Modulus
  • Universities
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.