Foreword Keynote lectures Z.P. Ba¿ant & Q. Yu, Modeling of concrete creep and hygrothermal deformations, and computation of their structural effects S.L. Billington, Alternate approaches to simulating the performance of ductile fiber-reinforced cement-based materials in structural applications A.E. Huespe, J.
Oliver, G. D¿ & P.J. S¿hez, Recent developments on computational modeling of material failure in plain and reinforced concrete structures J. Mazars, F. Dufour, C. Giry, A. Rouquand & C.
Pontiroli, Concrete under various loadings, way to model in a same framework: Damage, fracture and compaction B. Pichler & C. Hellmich, Upscaling quasi-brittle strength of cement-based materials: A continuum micromechanics approach F.-J. Ulm, R.J.-M. Pellenq & M.
Vandamme, C-Crete: From atoms to concrete structures Constitutive and multi-scale modelling H. Aljewifi, B. Fiorio & J.L. Gallias, Pull-out behaviour of a glass multi-filaments yarn embedded in a cementitious matrix Z.P. Ba¿ant, J.-Y.
Wu, F.C. Caner & G. Cusatis, How to enforce non-negative energy dissipation in microplane and other constitutive models for softening damage, plasticity and friction J. Carmeliet, S. Mertens & P. Moonen, A multiscale approach for nonlinear hysteretic damage behaviour of quasi-brittle disordered materials R. Chudoba, A.
Scholzen, R. Rypl & J. Hegger, Modeling of reinforced cementitious composites using the microplane damage model in combination with the stochastic cracking theory Z. Dahou, Z.M. Sbarta¿A. Castel & F. Ghomari, A statistical model for reinforced concrete bond prediction R.
Desmorat & F. Gatuingt, Introduction of an internal time in nonlocal integral theories G. Etse & P. Folino, Elastoplastic constitutive model for concretes of arbitrary strength properties E. Gal & R. Kryvoruk, Properties of concrete: A two step homogenization approach C. Giry, F. Dufour, J.
Mazars & P. Kotronis, Stress state influence on nonlocal interactions in damage modelling J. Hartig & U. H¿ler-Combe, A model for the uniaxial tensile behaviour of Textile Reinforced Concrete with a stochastic description of the concrete material properties M. Kitzig & U. H¿ler-Combe, Multi-axial modeling of plain concrete structures based on an anisotropic damage formulation S. Maalej, Z. Lafhaj & M.
Bouassida, Determination of cement paste mechanical properties: Comparison between micromechanical and ultrasound results I.C. Mihai & A.D. Jefferson, The simulation of microcracking and micro-contact in a constitutive model for concrete J. Pamin, A. Winnicki & A. Wosatko, Simulations of dynamic failure in plain and reinforced concrete with regularized plasticity and damage models V.
F. Pasa Dutra, S. Maghous & A.C. Filho, Micromechanical approach to viscoelastic properties of fiber reinforced concrete G. Pijaudier-Cabot & F. Dufour, Boundary and evolving boundary effects in non local damage models E. Rumanus & G.
Meschke, Homogenization-based model for reinforced concrete Y. Takase, T. Ikeda & T. Wada, Development of constitutive model of shear stress transfer on concrete crack surface considering shear stress softening N.V. Tue & J. Li, Microplane approach for modeling of concrete under low confinement S.M.
Vrech, G. Etse, G. Meschke, A. Caggiano & E. Martinelli, Meso- and macroscopic models for fiber-reinforced concrete A. Wosatko & J. Pamin, Gradient damage model with volumetric-deviatoric split Advances in numerical methods J. Bobi¿nski & J.
Tejchman, Continuous and discontinuous modeling of cracks in concrete elements M. Bottoni & F. Dufour, Topological search of the crack path from a damage-type mechanical computation J. Cervenka & V. Cervenka, On the uniqueness of numerical solutions of shear failure of deep concrete beams: Comparison of smeared and discrete crack approaches G. Cusatis, E.A. Schauffert, D.
Pelessone, J.L. O¿Daniel, P. Marangi, M. Stacchini & M. Savoia, Lattice Discrete Particle Model for Fiber reinforced concrete (LDPM-F) with application to the numerical simulation of armoring systems F. Dufour, G. Pijaudier-Cabot & G.
Legrain, Nonlocal damage based failure models, extraction of crack opening and transition to fracture W. Fleming & D. Kuhl, Convergence aspects of the eXtended Finite Element Method applied to linear elastic fracture mechanics J. Je¿r¿k, R. Chudoba & J. Hegger, Applicability of XFEM for the representation of crack bridge state in planar composite elements M. Jir¿k & M. Hor¿ Localization properties of damage models ¿.
Kaczmarczyk, C.J. Pearce & N. Bicanic, Numerical multiscale solution strategy for fracturing of concrete J. Kozicki & J. Tejchman, A 3D lattice model to describe fracture process in fibrous concrete K.P. Larsen, P.
N. Poulsen & L.O. Nielsen, Limit analysis of 3D reinforced concrete frames O. Lloberas Valls, D.J. Rixen, A. Simone & L.
J. Sluys, The role of domain decomposition techniques for the study of heterogeneous quasi-brittle materials J.F. Mougaard, P.N. Poulsen & L.O. Nielsen, Modelling cohesive crack growth applying XFEM with crack geometry parameters J.
Oliver, I.F. Dias & A.E. Huespe, Strong discontinuities, mixed finite element formulations and localized strain injection, in fracture modeling of quasi-brittle materials M. Pimentel & J. Figueiras, Model for the analysis of structural concrete elements under plane stress conditions: Finite element implementation F.K.
F. Radtke, A. Simone & L.J. Sluys, A partition of unity finite element method for fibre reinforced concrete A.V. van de Graaf, M.A.
N. Hendriks & J.G. Rots, A discrete cracking model for sequentially linear analysis M. Vo¿rechovsk¿ & J. Eli¿ Relations between structure size, mesh density, and elemental strength of lattice models Time-dependent and multi physics phenomena M. Abreu, J. Carmeliet & J.
V. Lemos, Prediction of the permeability of damaged concrete using a combined lattice beam-crack network approach B. Chiaia, A.P. Fantilli, G. Ferro & G. Ventura, Modelling the CaO hydration in expansive concrete R. de Borst, J.
R¿or¿amp; M.-A. Abellan, A two-scale approach for fluid flow in fracturing porous media T. de Larrard, F. Benboudjema, J.B. Colliat, J.M.
Torrenti & F. Deleruyelle, A probabilistic approach for modelling long-term behaviour and creep failure of a concrete structure subjected to calcium leaching H. Derluyn, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, P. Moonen & J. Carmeliet, A coupled transport-crystallization FE model for porous media G. Di Luzio, L.
Cedolin & G. Cusatis, A numerical model for early age concrete behavior A.E. Idiart, C.M. L¿pez & I. Carol, Hygro-mechanical model for concrete specimens at the meso-level: Application to drying shrinkage A.D.
Jefferson & P. Lyons, Comparison of approaches for simulating moisture content changes in concrete M. Kemper, J.J. Timothy, J. Kruschwitz & G. Meschke, Modeling of Chloride and CO2 transport in intact and cracked concrete in the context of corrosion predictions of RC structures W. Ladaoui, T.
Vidal, A. Sellier & X. Bourbon, Thermal activation of basic creep for HPC in the range 20¿C¿80¿C T.T.H. Le, H. Boussa & F. Meftah, Modelling of the THM behaviour of concrete at the macroscopic and mesoscopic scale I.
Marzec & J. Tejchman, Application of enhanced elasto-plastic damage models to concrete under quasi-static and dynamic cyclic loading Nguyen Sy Tuan, L. Dormieux, Y. Le Pape & J. Sanahuja, Propagation of cracks and damage in non ageing linear viscoelastic media V.P. Nguyen, M. Stroeven & L.
J. Sluys, Micromechanical modelling of concrete J. O¿bolt, V. Trava¿ & I. Ko¿ar, 3D finite element analysis of concrete under impact load C.J. Robson, C.T.
Davie & P.D. Gosling, Investigation into the form of the load-induced thermal strain model I. Stipanovi¿c Oslakovi¿c, D. Bjegovi¿c, D. Mikuli¿c & V. Krsti¿c, Development of service life model CHLODIF++ Modelling of concrete structures B. Belletti & C.
Damoni, Some remarks concerning the shear failure in prestressed RC beams S. Blail & J. Kollegger, Verification of experimental tests on roller bearings by means of numerical simulations C. Bosco, S. Invernizzi & G. Gagliardi, Numerical crack modelling of tied concrete columns L. Buffo-Lacarri¿ & A. Sellier, Numerical study of a massive reinforced concrete structure at early age: Prediction of the cracking risk of a massive wall L.
G¿dde & P. Mark, Numerical modelling of failure mechanisms and redistribution effects in steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs D. Han, M. Keuser & L. Ruediger, Transverse rebar affecting crack behaviors of R.C. members subjected to bending U. H¿ler-Combe, A numerical method for RC-boxgirders under combined shear bending and torsion P.
C.J. Hoogenboom & A. de Boer, Computation of optimal concrete reinforcement in three dimensions S. Invernizzi, D. Trovato, M.A.N.
Hendriks & A.V. van de Graaf, Sequentially linear modelling of local snap-back in extremely brittle structures M.A. Kyriakides, M.A.N. Hendriks & S.
L. Billington, Simulation of masonry beams retrofitted with engineered cementitious composites Y.-J. Li, N. Chilakunda & B. Winkler, Setting and loading process simulation of Push-in anchor for concrete Y.T. Obaidat, O.
Dahlblom & S. Heyden, Nonlinear FE modelling of shear behaviour in RC beam retrofitted with CFRP E. Ramm & J. Kato, Material optimization for textile reinforced concrete applying a damage formulation B. Richard, F. Ragueneau & Ch. Cr¿na, A multifibre approach to describe the ultimate behaviour of corroded rei.