Multiscale Modeling Course for Concrete, MMC

The Multi-scale Modelling Course for Concrete (MMC2) provides the opportunity for participants to become familiar with modelling cementitious materials at different levels of detail. Different ways of schematization and numerical approaches are considered to simulate the chemical, physical and mechanical behaviour of cementitious materials. The main back-bone of the course are the different modelling levels at which heterogeneous and composite cementitious materials can be schematized and how these different levels can “communicate” by means of parameters passing methods or by using upscaling models. The modelling levels that will be distinguished in this course are the nano-, micro-, meso- and the macro-level. The course emphasizes different modelling approaches for each scale level and shows a few conceptual techniques of how the “numerical gaps” can be bridged. The nano-level deals with molecular dynamics of CSH gel, the micro-level with hydration and microstructure, the meso-level with fracture mechanics and brittleness and for the macro-scale level emphasis will be on early-age cracking of hardening concrete and how to use commercial FEM software.

For the course participants, the MMC2 course provides the chance to acquire a glance of the varieties of the numerical possibilities in an intensive course week of lectures and workshops. The course is set-up in such a way that theoretical lectures and practice workshops alternate day by day and, besides this, course participants are also invited to present their own work during elevator pitch presentations. There will be a mix of events and topics centred around the theme of multi-scale modelling that makes the course very “dynamic”.

Following the success of the past five MMC2 courses organized so far (Delft 2008, Nanjing 2009, Bilbao 2010, Delft 2011, Nanjing 2012), this year the course will again take place in Delft, in The Netherlands, and will be organized by the Microlab of Delft University of Technology. Lecturers are from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands and Tecnalia research institute for nano technology, Spain, where the micro- to macro-scale level will be provided by teachers from Delft University and the nano-scale level by a teacher from Tecnalia. The upscaling lectures will be a joint contribution of lecturers from TU Delft and Tecnalia. Models will be presented that address the interfaces between all levels of the course a real multi-scale modelling course, i.e. from nano-to-macro!


SUMMARY :
- Addressing lectures for nano to macro modelling.
- Theoretical and practical workshops on multi-scale modelling.
- Modelling mechanical, physical and chemical behaviour on different scale levels.
- Emphasizing different approaches of modelling and how “numerical gaps” can be bridge

Due to the limitation of 30 participants it would be recommended to register early.
Last minute applications can not be guaranteed enrollment to the course.