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Prediction of Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete Using Different Homogenization Methods.

Jing Zhou¹, Hang Lin¹, Kaishun Qiu²

¹School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

|June 27, 2025

Summary

Predicting concrete's elastic modulus is challenging. An iterative mesomechanics approach significantly improves homogenization models, reducing prediction errors by up to 30% for this heterogeneous material.

Keywords:

Mathematica concrete elastic modulus homogenization mesomechanics

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Civil Engineering
Computational Mechanics

Background:

Concrete's heterogeneity poses challenges for accurate elastic modulus prediction.
Classical homogenization methods offer various approaches but often lack precision.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically evaluate classical homogenization methods for concrete's effective elastic modulus.
To develop an improved computational framework for enhanced prediction accuracy.

Main Methods:

Investigated dilute approximation, self-consistent, generalized self-consistent, Mori-Tanaka, differential, Voigt, and Reuss models.
Proposed an iterative strategy with dynamic parameter updating, combining mesomechanics and numerical simulations.
Utilized Mathematica for symbolic and numerical computations.

Main Results:

The iterative strategy significantly enhanced predictive accuracy, reducing maximum errors by up to 30%.
Dilute method excelled at low aggregate volume fractions.
Mori-Tanaka model was most accurate for stiff, moderately concentrated aggregates.
Generalized self-consistent method outperformed the standard version when aggregate and matrix stiffness were similar.

Conclusions:

The proposed iterative framework substantially improves the predictive capability of homogenization models for concrete.
Model selection is crucial and depends on aggregate volume fraction and stiffness relative to the matrix.