Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Monday, 09/Mar/2026 | ||
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration |
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| 9:00am - 9:20am |
Conference Opening Location: Olympia Chair: Günther Meschke |
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| 9:20am - 10:00am |
PL1: Plenary Lecture 1 Location: Olympia Chair: Günther Meschke Risk from using marginal design code equations and unphysical strength probability distributions in structural safety software – a wake-up call |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:30am - 12:10pm |
MM1/1: Constitutive models and computational frameworks Location: Olympia Chair: Günter Hofstetter Model uncertainty of numerical crack width in reinforced concrete 10:50am - 11:10am DEM-based numerical analysis of fiber-reinforced concrete 11:10am - 11:30am Explicit consideration of the fiber orientation state in the design of fiber reinforced concrete structures with nonlinear FE-analysis 11:30am - 11:50am Numerical simulation of rust growth and corrosion-induced cracking in reinforced concrete samples 11:50am - 12:10pm Comprehensive validation of a 2.5D layered model for crack growth in concrete |
MM1/2: Analysis of concrete structures Location: Seefeld/Tirol Chair: Joaquim Barros Reducing input uncertainties in damage-based finite element models of nuclear containment structures through Bayesian inference 10:50am - 11:10am Numerical simulation of experimentally determined shear capacity of a prestressed beam without transverse reinforcement 11:10am - 11:30am Computational confinement analysis of hollow circular concrete columns using a finite layer constitutive framework 11:30am - 11:50am Analytical prediction model for the mechanical response of concrete cover spalling supported by numerical simulations 11:50am - 12:10pm Modeling PPFRC beams: assessment of constitutive and bond models |
| 12:10pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Break |
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| 1:30pm - 2:10pm |
PL2: Plenary Lecture 2 Location: Olympia Chair: Jan G. Rots Time-dependent load-bearing capacity of corroded post-tensioned bridge beams with dapped-ends |
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| 2:10pm - 3:30pm |
MA1: Analysis of concrete structures Location: Olympia Chair: Jan G. Rots A generalized and parametrized finite-element model for flat slab punching 2:30pm - 2:50pm A new model for anchorage length design in concrete elements considering support effects and ductility 2:50pm - 3:10pm Lattice discrete modeling of fatigue propagation in concrete validated using prestressed beam tests 3:10pm - 3:30pm A platform for validation and verification of models for concrete and concrete structures |
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee Break |
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| 4:00pm - 5:40pm |
MA2/1: Analysis of concrete structures Location: Olympia Chair: Beatrice Belletti FE modelling of concrete biological shield exposed to neutron radiation 4:20pm - 4:40pm Composite behavior of concrete columns with one-directional section enlargements 4:40pm - 5:00pm Structural vulnerability and catenary effects in concrete frames under high-energy events 5:00pm - 5:20pm Reliability assessment of concrete walls as systems for low impacted energies in steep mountainous areas 5:20pm - 5:40pm FEM analysis of punching shear in reinforced concrete slabs: role of concrete-steel interface |
MA2/2: Constitutive models and computational frameworks Location: Seefeld/Tirol Fiber’s key characteristics in aligned pullout: insights from computations 4:20pm - 4:40pm Modelling crack propagation in concrete structures using a cohesive fracture phase-field framework 4:40pm - 5:00pm CT-image-based simulation of cracking of fiber-reinforced concrete beams 5:00pm - 5:20pm On vertex instability of pressure-sensitive non-associated plasticity with hyperbolic plastic potential functions 5:20pm - 5:40pm Revisiting equivalent strain concepts with reference to localizing gradient damage |
| 5:45pm - 8:00pm |
Welcome Cocktail |
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