A Lattice Model for Liquid Transport in Cracked Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Materials

C. Fahy, D. Gallipoli, J. Bolander, P. Grassl (2013). "A Lattice Model for Liquid Transport in Cracked Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Materials." In Proceedings of FraMCoS 8, Toledo, Spain.

C. Fahy, D. Gallipoli, J. Bolander, P. Grassl. "A Lattice Model for Liquid Transport in Cracked Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Materials." Paper presented at FraMCoS 8, Toledo, Spain, 2013.

C. Fahy, D. Gallipoli, J. Bolander, P. Grassl, "A Lattice Model for Liquid Transport in Cracked Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Materials," in Proc. FraMCoS 8, Toledo, Spain, 2013.

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  title     = {A Lattice Model for Liquid Transport in Cracked Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Materials},
  author    = {C. Fahy, D. Gallipoli, J. Bolander, P. Grassl},
  year      = {2013},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of FraMCoS 8},
  address   = {Toledo, Spain},
}

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AB  - Fractureincreasesthepermeabilityofcementitiousmaterials, whichisknowntoaccelerate their deterioration when exposed to aggressive environments. The coupling of fracture and flow is therefore important for modelling the durability of these materials. Lattice models are suitable for this in that they describe well the discontinuities that arise from fracture processes and are capable of modelling flow accurately. This paper describes progress made in developing an approach to couple irregular lattices of beam-like elements representing mechanical behaviour (i.e. elasticity and fracture) and conduit elements representing mass transport. The transport part of the model is used to describe absorption of water in concrete using principles developed originally for unsaturated…
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