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  1. Heat and mass transfer in heated concrete: evaluation and validation of five numerical models

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  2. Poro-mechanical model of strain hysteresis due to cyclic water freezing in partially saturated porous media

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, September 2020, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  3. Dynamics of fracturing saturated porous media and self-organization of rupture

    Article • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, January 2019, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  4. Experimental and numerical investigation of the alkali-silica reaction in the cement-based materials

    Article • Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, September 2018, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  5. On reliable predicting risk and nature of thermal spalling in heated concrete

    Article • Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, September 2018, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  6. Numerical Modelling

    Article • May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  7. Isogeometric Analysis of a Multiphase Porous Media Model for Concrete

    Article • Journal of Engineering Mechanics, February 2018, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  8. Coupled numerical simulation of fire in tunnel

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Physics

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  9. Macroscopic and mesoscopic approach to the alkali-silica reaction in concrete

    Article • January 2018, American Institute of Physics

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  10. Numerical Model of the Alkali-silica Reaction Development with External Source of Alkalis

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2017, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  11. Concrete Exposed to Fire: From Fire Scenario to Structural Response

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, September 2016, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Bernhard Aribo Schrefler, PhD Francesco Pesavento

  12. Multiphase Flow in Deforming Porous Media: A Review

    Article • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  13. Modeling Strains of Concrete Induced by Delayed Ettringite Formation in Variable Hygro-Thermal Conditions

    Article • September 2015, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  14. A multiphysics model for concrete at early age applied to repairs problems

    Article • Engineering Structures, December 2013, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  15. Hygrothermal-Chemical Couplings in Degradation of Cementitious Materials

    Article • June 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  16. Towards a framework for non‐linear thermal models in shell domains

    Article • International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat &amp Fluid Flow, January 2013, Emerald

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  17. Fully coupled numerical simulation of fire in tunnels: From fire scenario to structural response

    Article • MATEC Web of Conferences, January 2013, EDP Sciences

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  18. Modelling of hydro-thermo-chemo-mechanical phenomena in building materials

    Article • Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences, January 2013, De Gruyter

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  19. Modeling of Water Migration during Internal Curing with Superabsorbent Polymers

    Article • Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, August 2012, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor William Jason Weiss, PhD Francesco Pesavento

  20. Sensitivity analysis applied to finite element method model for coupled multiphase system

    Article • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, July 2012, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  21. Modelling Chemical Processes in Cement Based Materials by Means of Multiphase Porous Media Mechanics

    Article • July 2012, ASME International

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  22. Modeling alkali–silica reaction in non-isothermal, partially saturated cement based materials

    Article • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, June 2012, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  23. Modeling of internal curing in maturing mortar

    Article • Cement and Concrete Research, December 2011, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  24. What physical phenomena can be neglected when modelling concrete at high temperature? A comparative study. Part 1: Physical phenomena and mathematical model

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, June 2011, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  25. What physical phenomena can be neglected when modelling concrete at high temperature? A comparative study. Part 2: Comparison between models

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, June 2011, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  26. An Overview of Modeling Cement Based Materials at Elevated Temperatures with Mechanics of Multi-Phase Porous Media

    Article • Fire Technology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  27. Thermal coupling of fluid flow and structural response of a tunnel induced by fire

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, December 2010, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  28. A general framework for modeling long-term behavior of earth and concrete dams

    Article • Frontiers of Architecture and Civil Engineering in China, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  29. Work input for unsaturated elastic porous media

    Article • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, May 2010, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  30. Modeling deterioration of cementitious materials exposed to calcium leaching in non-isothermal conditions

    Article • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, August 2009, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  31. The solid phase stress tensor in porous media mechanics and the Hill–Mandel condition

    Article • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, March 2009, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  32. Modeling of cementitious materials exposed to isothermal calcium leaching, considering process kinetics and advective water flow. Part 1: Theoretical model

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, December 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  33. Modeling of cementitious materials exposed to isothermal calcium leaching, considering process kinetics and advective water flow. Part 2: Numerical solution

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, December 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  34. Modeling cementitious materials as multiphase porous media: theoretical framework and applications

    Article • Acta Mechanica, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  35. Modeling Hygro-thermal Performance and Strains of Cementitious Building Materials Maturing in Variable Conditions

    Article • Journal of Building Physics, April 2008, SAGE Publications

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  36. Thermo-hydro-chemical couplings considered in safety assessment of shallow tunnels subjected to fire load

    Article • Fire Safety Journal, February 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  37. Comments to the paper “An application of a damage constitutive model to concrete at high temperature and prediction of spalling” by Rosen Tenchev and Phil Purnell [Int. J. Solids Struct. 42 (26) (2005) 6550–6565]

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, June 2007, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  38. Towards prediction of the thermal spalling risk through a multi-phase porous media model of concrete

    Article • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, August 2006, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  39. Modelling creep and shrinkage of concrete by means of effective stresses

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  40. Finite element analysis of various methods for protection of concrete structures against spalling during fire

    Article • Computational Mechanics, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  41. Hygro-thermo-chemo-mechanical modelling of concrete at early ages and beyond. Part I: hydration and hygro-thermal phenomena

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, January 2006, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  42. Hygro-thermo-chemo-mechanical modelling of concrete at early ages and beyond. Part II: shrinkage and creep of concrete

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, January 2006, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  43. Finite element analysis of non-isothermal multiphase geomaterials with application to strain localization simulation

    Article • Computational Mechanics, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  44. Multiphase flow in deforming porous material

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, April 2004, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  45. Modelling of hygro-thermal behaviour of concrete at high temperature with thermo-chemical and mechanical material degradation

    Article • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, March 2003, Elsevier

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  46. A frontal solver tuned for fully coupled non-linear hygro-thermo-mechanical problems

    Article • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, January 2003, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  47. Concrete at high temperature with application to tunnel fire

    Article • Computational Mechanics, July 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  48. Modelling of heated concrete

    Article • Magazine of Concrete Research, April 2002, ICE Publishing

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  49. Simulation of damage-permeability coupling in hygro-thermo-mechanical analysis of concrete at high temperature

    Article • Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, January 2002, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  50. Modelling of hygro-thermal behaviour and damage of concrete at temperature above the critical point of water

    Article • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, January 2002, Wiley

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  51. A New Approach in the Hygro-Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Concrete at High Temperature

    Article • August 2000, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    PhD Francesco Pesavento

  52. A Multiphase Approach for the Analysis of Hygro-Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Interactions in Concrete at Early Ages and at High Temperature

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francesco Pesavento