Alexander Michel, Michael Lepech
In this paper, corrosion-induced damage is investigated by means of numerical simulations utilizing a coupled lattice and finite element method (FEM) modelling approach. While the reinforcement and corrosion product domain are discretized by the FEM, a lattice approach is used for the discretization. To determine the nodal displacements and subsequently the stresses in the elements of the lattice for each analysis step, an elastic analysis is performed. Nodal displacements are obtained for a set of linear equations within a FEM formulation, where the global nodal force vector {F} relates to the global stiffness matrix [K] and the global nodal displacement vector {U}. In this modeling approach, combinations of lattice and continuum elements are used to discretize the various domains, with truss elements for the concrete domain and bilinear quadratic elements for the corrosion products and linear triangular elements for reinforcement. The resultant stiffness matrices are defined for truss elements in the concrete domain and for linear triangular elements in the steel domain, providing a comprehensive framework for simulating corrosion-induced concrete damage.
@article{bc697462-5d93-4c4f-ab9c-98901a7206e3,
title={Multi physical and multi scale deteriora},
author={Alexander Michel and Michael Lepech},
year={2026},
language={en}
}TY - JOUR TI - Multi physical and multi scale deteriora AU - Alexander Michel AU - Michael Lepech PY - 2026 LA - en ER -
This paper addresses the challenge of assessing the feasibility of wind power plant projects at sites with insufficient or no local historic wind data
Important advances in electrochemical engineering technology over the last three decades have fostered the development of a lternative methods to alle
Increasing volumes of waste printed circuit boards from obsolete electronic equipment posed escalating environmental risks and resource losses due to
The leachability tests for manufacturing scrap TV boards (STVB) have indicated the release of metals beyond the limit levels with potential problems f