TEA-21 Year 8 Publications
Table of Contents:
Zdenek Bazant
Charles Dowding
Morris Fine
Richard Finno
Ahmad Hadavi
Hamlin Jennings
Raymond Krizek
Surendra Shah
Jeffrey Thomas
Semyon Vaynman
Zdenek Bazant
A210: Introducing size effect into design practice and codes for concrete infrastructure
Bazant, Z. (2007a). Can multiscale-multiphysics methods predict softening damage and structural failure? Mechanics (American Academy of Mechanics), 36(5-6):5–12.
Bazant, Z. (2007b). Mechanics based prediction of structure size and geometry effects on safety factors for composites and other quasibrittle materials. In Proc., 48th ASCE/AIAA/ASME Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, pages 1–15, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bazant, Z. (2007c). Microplane modeling of damage or fracture and multiscale concepts. In Proc., ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. on Modelling of Heterogeneous Materials, pages 5–6, Prague.
Bazant, Z. (2007d). Nano-based reformulation ofWeibull statistical strength theory for composites and other quasibrittle materials, with consequences for lifetime. In NSF Symp. on Mechanics of Composites in the Era of Energy and Nanotechnology (in honor of G.J. Dvorak).
Bazant, Z. (2007e). Nano-mechanics based size effect on safety factors and lifetime of quasibrittle structures. In Proc., ECCOMAS Thematic Conf. on Modelling of Heterogeneous Materials, pages 198–199, Prague.
Bazant, Z. (2007f). Recent progress in energetic probabilistic scaling laws for quasibrittle fracture. In IUTAM Symp. on Scaling in Solid Mechanics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Bazant, Z. (2007g). Research on constitutive material models at Northwestern University. In AFOSR Workshop on Particulate Mechanics in Extreme Environments, Univ. of Florida Res. & Engineering Facility (REEF), Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, FL.
Bazant, Z. (2007h). Scaling theory for quasibrittle structural failure. Inzenyrska Komora, (156):3–11. in Czech.
Bazant, Z. (2007i). Size effect. In ACC Energy Research Meeting, Southfield, MI.
Bazant, Z. and Le, J.-L. (2007). Probabilistic mechanics of scaling strength, lifetime and safety factors of quasibrittle structures: nano to macro. In Bazeos, N., Karabalis, D., Polyzos, D., Beskos, D., and Katsikadelis, J., editors, Proceedings, 8th HSTAM International Congress of Mechanics, pages 1–10, Univ. of Patras, Greece. Hellenic Soc. of Theor. & Appl. Mech. plenary opening lecture.
Bazant, Z. and Pang, S.-D. (2007). Activation energy based extreme value statistics and size effect in brittle and quasibrittle fracture. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55:91–134.
Bazant, Z. and Verdure, M. (2007). Mechanics of progressive collapse. Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE, 133(3):308–319.
Bazant, Z., Vorechovsky, M., and Novak, D. (2007a). Asymptotic prediction of energetic-statistical size effect from deterministic finite element solutions. Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE, 128:153–162.
Bazant, Z., Vorechovsky, M., and Novak, D. (2007b). Energetic-statistical size effect simulated by SFEM with stratified sampling and crack band model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 71:1297–1320.
Bazant, Z. and Yavari, A. (2007). Response to A. Carpinteri, B. Chiaia, P. Cornetti and S. Puzzi’s comments on “Is the cause of size effect on structural strength fractal or energetic-statistical?”. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 74:2897–2910.
Charles Dowding
A214: Autonomous crack Monitoring
Aimone-Martin, C. T. and Rosenhaim, V. (2006). Structure response of two structures near the Sibley Limestone Quarry, LLC, Trenton, Michigan. Technical report,Aimone-Martin Associates LLC, Socorro, New Mexico.
Aimone-Martin, C. T. and Rosenhaim, V. (2007). Structure response study at the Pineville Quarry. Technical report, Aimone-Martin Associates LLC, Socorro, New Mexico.
Dowding, C. and Aimone-Martin, C. (2007). Micro-meter crack response to rock blast vibrations, wind gusts, and weather effects. In Proceedings, Geo Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, Denver, Colorado. ASCE.
Dowding, C., Revey, G., and Waldron, M. (2007a). Ground motions from and house response to underground aggregate mining. In Proceedings, 33rd Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, Cleveland, Ohio. International Society of Explosives Engineers.
Dowding, C., Sullivan-Green, L., and Hime, W. (2007b). Accelerated protocol for measurement of carbonation through a crack surface. Elsevier, 37:916–923.
Kosnik, D. (2005). Florida SR-66 sinkhole monitoring: April 2005 field trip report. Technical report, Infrastructure Technology Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
A217: Wireless Sensors
Jevtic, S., Kotowsky, M., Dick, R., Dinda, P., and Dowding, C. (2007). Lucid Dreaming: Reliable analog event detection for energy constrained applications. In Proceedings, IPSN 2007, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Morris Fine
A212: Monitoring and Advising on Lake Villa Bridge
Fine, M. and Vaynman, S. (2008). Monitoring and advising on Lake Villa bridge. Infrastructure Technology Institute final report.
Richard Finno
A213: Condition Monitoring of Urban Infrastructure
Ayoubian, A. and Finno, R. (2007). Deformation of compacted deep fills due to wetting. In Proceedings, Engineering of GeoHazards, New York, New York. ASCE,Metropolitan Section, Geotechnical Group.
Blackburn, J. and Finno, R. (2007). Three-dimensional responses observed in an internally braced excavation in soft clay. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 133(11):1364–1373.
Cho, W. (2007). Recent Stress History Effects on Compressible Chicago Glacial Clay. PhD thesis, Northwestern University.
Cho, W., Holman, T., Jung, Y.-H., and Finno, R. (2007). Effects of swelling during saturation in triaxial tests in clays. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 30(5):378–386.
Jung, Y.-H., Cho, W., and Finno, R. (2007). Defining yielding from bender element measurements in triaxial stress probe experiments.Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 133(7):841–849.
Langousis, M. (2007). Automated monitoring and inverse analysis of a deep excavation in Seattle. Master’s thesis, Northwestern University.
Tu, X. (2006). An Incrementally Non-Linear Model for Clays with Directional Stiffness and a Small Strain Emphasis. PhD thesis, Northwestern University.
Tu, X. and Finno, R. (2007). Modeling shear and volumetric responses in stress probe tests. In Proceedings, GeoDenver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, Denver, Colorado. ASCE.
Surendra Shah
A215: Design and Application of Low Compaction Energy Concrete for Use in Slip-form Concrete Paving
Shah, S. (2007a). Improving the slipform process via material manipulation. In ACM 2007 Proceedings.
Shah, S. (2007b). Low compaction energy concrete for improved slipform casting of concrete pavements. ACI Materials Journal, 104(3):251–258.
Semyon Vaynman
A212: Monitoring and Advising on Lake Villa Bridge
Fine, M. and Vaynman, S. (2008). Monitoring and advising on Lake Villa bridge. Infrastructure Technology Institute final report.

