FraMCoS-8

FraMCoS-8 came and went... One of the best conferences with regards to fracture mechanics of concrete was a great opportunity to get a sneak peak at the newest and most innovative research in the field. We had a great time, filled with nice presentations and fruitful discussions. The official website of the organization is now www.framcos.org (under development). The next one is in three years, somewhere in the US... We will try to perform even better in the next one! Till then!

Traffic-induced vibrations of frame structures

A paper titled "Traffic induced vibrations of frame structures" (Marija Nefovska-Danilovic, Mira Petronijevic, Branko Šavija) , related to Branko Šavija's diploma thesis work, has been published in Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.
Abstract:
"Using the spectral element method (SEM), a 2-D numerical model of multi-storey frame structures has been developed. The model has been used to predict traffic-induced vibrations of two, six, and twelve-story concrete buildings measured along the route of a future metro line in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Vibration simulations of the six-storey frame match satisfactorily the measured dynamic response. However, there is a difference between numerical simulation and the actual measurements for the two-storey and twelve-story buildings. The results indicate a great potential of the proposed SEM to simulate ground-induced vibrations of frame buildings. However, more complex structural models should be developed to better replicate actual situations."
Subscribers can download the full paper at  http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjce-2011-0247#.UUbKWGf4LTp

FraMCoS - 8 begins today!

The 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures begins today in Toledo, Spain. Two members of the M3C4 team: Branko Šavija and Erik Schlangen will contribute with presentations. 

The major topics for FraMCoS-8 are as follows:

• Recent advances in fracture mechanics of concrete

• Fracture and cracking behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures

• High-performance, high strength concretes and FRC

• Advances in structural design codes

• Structural monitoring and assessment

• Repair and retrofitting, practical application

• Durability and corrosion-induced cracking

• Interface fracture and debonding phenomena

• Constitutive relations, time-dependent effects, cyclic and fatigue behaviour

• Brick masonry, concrete-like and quasi-brittle materials

• Computational aspects in fracture mechanics of concrete

You can see the conference program here.