International: US-Poland Workshop on Multiscale Computational Modeling of Cementitious Materials; held in Cracow, Poland, October 18-19, 2012

研讨会的目标是提供一个平台，讨论在多尺度水平的水泥材料的计算建模的最新技术水平，并确定在创建一个全面的和预测的模型连接化学，微观结构和力学性能跨越长度和时间尺度的差距差距。 为期两天的研讨会将汇集来自美国，欧洲，加拿大和日本的计算力学，材料科学和化学领域的研究人员。 研讨会涵盖六个主题，从原子模型，化学动力学和微观结构预测方法，多相反应传输模型，力学性能预测，热化学机械耦合方法，多尺度计算原理和桥接方法。 研讨会的成果将确定研究需要，以实现下一代水泥系统，打开大门，一个新的范例？混凝土设计？研讨会将为世界提供论坛？的领先的专家交流，辩论和评估的知识状态的计算建模的胶凝材料。 来自工程和科学领域多个学科的研究人员将参与其中，并将促进全球合作。 此外，研讨会将吸引年轻研究人员在这个新的和充满活力的领域，并将为他们提供领导经验。 研究生将有机会与参加研讨会的国际学生互动。 研讨会将在互联网上播出，问题将放在留言板上。

The objectives of the workshop are to provide a platform for discussing the state-of-the-art of computational modeling of cementitious materials at multiscale levels and identifying the gap in creating a comprehensive and predictive model linking chemistry, microstructure, and mechanical properties across length and time scales. The two-day workshop will bring together researchers from US, Europe, Canada, and Japan in areas of computational mechanics, materials science, and chemistry. The workshop covers six topics, from atomistic modeling, chemical kinetics and microstructure prediction methods, multi-phase reactive transport models, mechanical property prediction, thermo-chemo-mechanical coupling methods, and multiscale computational principles and bridging methods. The outcome of the workshop will identify research needs to achieve next generation of cementitious systems, opening the door to a new paradigm of ?concrete-by-design?.The workshop will provide forum for world?s leading experts to exchange, debate and assess the state of knowledge of computational modeling of cementitious materials. Researchers from multiple disciplines in engineering and science fields will be engaged, and global collaborations will be stimulated. Also the workshop will engage young researchers in this new and dynamic field and will provide them with leadership experience. Graduate students will have the opportunity interacting with international students attending the workshop. The workshop will be broadcast over the internet and questions will be placed to message board.