Developing innovative concrete composites by upscaling material properties

该项目旨在基于系统的机械和统计分析方法和纳米压痕技术，开发一种将工程材料的微纳特性与其综合物理化学特性相关联的扩大工艺。该过程将能够在微观水平上评估材料的力学和粘弹性性能，从而在结构工程学科中产生新的知识，包括健康监测、现有结构、历史建筑的评估以及结构中的加固和修复材料。其成果是建立了一个多尺度链接模型，用于提升材料性能，并开发了具有成本效益和效率的创新钢筋混凝土复合材料。

This project aims to develop an upscaling process to correlate micro-nano properties of engineering materials to their comprehensive physicochemical properties based on systematic mechanical and statistical analysis approaches and nanoindentation technology. The process will enable assessing material mechanical and viscoelastic properties at a microscale level thus will generate a new knowledge in structural engineering discipline including health monitoring, assessment of existing structures, historical buildings, and strengthening and repairing materials in structures. The outcomes are a multiscale link model for upscaling material properties and a development of innovative reinforced concrete composites which are cost-effective and efficient.