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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Shown on the left is an AFM image of an indent left by a Berkovich tip. And on the right are the results of a nano-scale MARS simulation of a similar event in C-S-H.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/30voylGVO6A” el_width=”60″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1571187375161{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Nano-Scale Modeling of C-S-H
ERDC is conducting experiments and simulations for characterizing Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate (C-S-H) behavior. The discrete element capabilities of MARS are being used to create nano-scale models of C-S-H specimens subjected to nano-indentation testing. The simulation results from these models are providing new knowledge in the nanomechanical behavior of C-S-H and are helping in formulating constitutive laws for higher scale simulations.