FHWA/NSF Workshop on Imaging and Simulation of Concrete Structures (Nano to Mesoscale)

Northwestern University, Evanston IL

Investigators

Abstract

FHWA / NSF Workshop on Imaging and Simulation of Concrete Structure (Nano to Mesoscale) Abstract There have been a number of recent developments in the state of the art of digital imaging and computational methods in the field of concrete and asphalt materials science. The advancement of these areas is largely due to the novel application of digital imaging techniques (i.e. synchrotron microtomography, crack tomography) to the study of infrastructure materials, and to the rapid increase in computer processor capacity and availability. This computational power has facilitated the advancement of a number of computational techniques (i.e. damage mechahnics, micromechanics, stochastic simulation) that were unavailable a few years ago. Both the experimental and computational techniques have matured to the point where a cohesive research plan would be beneficial to the academic community as the methods continue to develop and become interdependent. This workshop will provide a forum for the leaders in these research areas to meet and discuss recent advancements as well as to provide a forum to discuss appropriate goals for the further development of this field.