Multi-scale Modelling of Structural Concrete

Increases in computer power have now enabled engineers to combine materials science with structural mechanics in the design and the assessment of concrete structures. The techniques developed have become especially useful for the performance assessment of such structures under coupled mechanistic and environmental actions. This allows effective management of infrastructure over a much longer life cycle, thus satisfying the requirements for durability and sustainability.

This ground-breaking new book draws on the fields of materials and structural mechanics in an integrated way to address the questions of management and maintenance. It proposes a realistic way of simulating both constituent materials and structural responses under external loading and under ambient conditions. Where the research literature discusses component or element technology related to performance assessment, this book uniquely covers the subject at the level of the whole system including soil foundation, showing engineers how to model changes in concrete structures over time and how to use this for decision making in infrastructure maintenance and asset management.

Koichi Maekawa is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Tetsuya Ishida is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, and Toshiharu Kishi is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Industrial Science, all at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Koichi Maekawa is co-author of Nonlinear Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete and he and Toshiharu Kishi are co-authors of Modelling of Concrete Performance, both also published by Taylor & Francis.