Search Results - "Xotta, Giovanna"

A thermo-hydro-mechanical numerical model for plain irradiated concrete in nuclear shielding by Pomaro, Beatrice, Xotta, Giovanna, Salomoni, Valentina A., Majorana, Carmelo E.

“…The need for long-term predictions of the performance of old nuclear power plants concrete shielding all around the world has recently relaunched the issue of…”
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An Enhanced Bounding Surface Model for Modelling Various Cyclic Behaviour of Clay by Wang, Junxiang, Xotta, Giovanna, De Marchi, Nico, Salomoni, Valentina

“…Many results from cyclic triaxial experiments indicate that porous media, such as clays, exhibit various long-term behaviours under different cyclic stress…”
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From Scripting to Structural Computation of Conical Vaults by Borin, Paolo, Longhin, Alberto, Giordano, Andrea, Xotta, Giovanna

“…This paper discusses the use of scripting procedures and structural computation applied to the stonecutting of vaults. Starting from the conceptualization of…”
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An efficient multi-field dynamic model for 3D wave propagation in saturated anisotropic porous media by De Marchi, Nico, Xotta, Giovanna, Ferronato, Massimiliano, Salomoni, Valentina

“…An efficient multi–field coupled dynamic model for saturated anisotropic porous materials is proposed here. The mathematical formulation of the dynamic…”
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‘Onion-peel’ cracking and spalling in coupled meso-mechanical analysis of External Sulfate Attack in concrete using zero-thickness interface elements by Biscaro, Caterina, Martínez, Ariadna, Pérez, Adrià, Xotta, Giovanna, López, Carlos Maria, Carol, Ignacio

“…External Sulfate Attack (ESA) is a chemical degradation process that may affect concrete structures exposed to sulfate-rich environments. The ingress of…”
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Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Normal-Weight Concrete at the Mesoscale by Mazzucco, Gianluca, Pomaro, Beatrice, Xotta, Giovanna, Garbin, Enrico, Salomoni, Valentina, De Marchi, Nico

“…AbstractModeling the postpeak behavior of brittle materials like concrete remains a challenge from the point of view of computational mechanics due to the…”
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Modelling and simulation of natural hydraulic fracturing applied to experiments on natural sandstone cores by Wang, Junxiang, Sonntag, Alixa, Lee, Dongwon, Xotta, Giovanna, Salomoni, Valentina A., Steeb, Holger, Wagner, Arndt, Ehlers, Wolfgang

“…Under in-situ conditions, natural hydraulic fractures (NHF) can occur in permeable rock structures as a result of a rapid decrease of pore water accompanied by…”
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Tomography reconstruction of concrete materials for mesoscale modelling by Mazzucco, Gianluca, Pomaro, Beatrice, Xotta, Giovanna, Maiorana, Carmelo E, Salomoni, Valentina A

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is the numerical assessment of concrete behaviour close to failure, via the development of robust elastoplastic models…”
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Experimental campaign and numerical analyses of thermal storage concrete modules by Giannuzzi, Giuseppe M., Liberatore, Raffaele, Mele, Domenico, Mazzucco, Gianluca, Xotta, Giovanna, Salomoni, Valentina A., Majorana, Carmelo E., Di Maggio, Rosa

“…•Three-stage study on the behaviour of storage plants.•Concrete with upgraded thermo-mechanical characteristics.•SolTeCa experimental system…”
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Thermo-hygro-mechanical meso-scale analysis of concrete as a viscoelastic-damaged material by Xotta, Giovanna, Salomoni, Valentina A., Majorana, Carmelo E.

“…Purpose - Knowledge of the behavior of concrete at mesoscale level requires, as a fundamental aspect, to characterize aggregates and specifically, their…”
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