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15 - General Engineering
University of Edinburgh (joint submission with Heriot-Watt University)
Mesoscopic analysis of concrete under excessively high strain rate compression and implications on interpretation of test data
This paper sheds new light onto the long-standing controversial argument about the mechanisms governing the strain rate effect in brittle solids. The novel computational model enables efficient analysis of the mesoscopic mechanics of concrete under high strain rates in 3D. It paved the way for the correct interpretation of high strain rate test data for blast and impact, prompting international collaborations (TNO jaap.weerheijm@tno.nl, http://www.framcos8.org/frontal/ProgSesion.asp?id=112; EMI: Werner Riedel, email available). The work has been incorporated into a book “Understanding the tensile properties of concrete” (ISBN0857090453).
