TY - JOUR A1 - Ansari, Meisam A1 - Zacharias, Christin A1 - Könke, Carsten T1 - Metaconcrete: An Experimental Study on the Impact of the Core-Coating Inclusions on Mechanical Vibration JF - materials N2 - Resonance vibration of structures is an unpleasant incident that can be conventionally avoided by using a Tuned Mass Damper (TMD). The scope of this paper contains the utilization of engineered inclusions in concrete as damping aggregates to suppress resonance vibration similar to a TMD. The inclusions are composed of a stainless-steel core with a spherical shape coated with silicone. This configuration has been the subject of several studies and it is best known as Metaconcrete. This paper presents the procedure of a free vibration test conducted with two small-scaled concrete beams. The beams exhibited a higher damping ratio after the core-coating element was secured to them. Subsequently, two meso-models of small-scaled beams were created: one representing conventional concrete and the other representing concrete with the core-coating inclusions. The frequency response curves of the models were obtained. The change in the response peak verified the ability of the inclusions to suppress the resonance vibration. This study concludes that the core-coating inclusions can be utilized in concrete as damping aggregates. KW - Beton KW - Schwingungsdämpfung KW - metaconcrete KW - damping aggregate KW - vibration absorber Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230315-49370 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/5/1836 VL - 2023 IS - Volume 16, Issue 5, article 1836 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - THES A1 - Ansari, Meisam T1 - Simulation methods for functional and microstructured composite materials T1 - Simulationsmethoden für funktionalisierte und mikrostrukturierte Verbundwerkstoffe N2 - In this thesis, a generic model for the post-failure behavior of concrete in tension is proposed. A mesoscale model of concrete representing the heterogeneous nature of concrete is formulated. The mesoscale model is composed of three phases: aggregate, mortar matrix, and the Interfacial Transition Zone between them. Both local and non-local formulations of the damage are implemented and the results are compared. Three homogenization schemes from the literature are employed to obtain the homogenized constitutive relationship for the macroscale model. Three groups of numerical examples are provided. N2 - In dieser Arbeit wird ein generisches Modell für das nichtlineare Materialverhalten des Betons unter Spannung vorgeschlagen. Ein Mesoskalenmodell wird aufgebildet, welches die heterogene Materialstruktur des Betons darstellt. Das Mesoskalenmodell besteht aus drei Phasen: groben Zuschlägen, Mörtelmatrix und Übergangszone zwischen Zuschlag und Matrix. Es werden sowohl die lokale als auch die nichtlokale Formulierung des Schädigungsgrades implementiert und die Ergebnisse verglichen. Drei Homogenisierungsmethoden aus der Literatur werden verwendet, um die homogenisierte konstitutive Beziehung für das Makroskalenmodell zu erhalten. Drei Gruppen von numerischen Beispielen werden angeführt. KW - Simulation KW - Verbundwerkstoff KW - Beton KW - Meso-Scale KW - Composite KW - Concrete Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20201103-42783 ER -