Zdenek P Bazant

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, McCormick Engineering and Applied Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Zdenek P Bazant

  • Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    McCormick Engineering and Applied Science

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Current Appointments:

    Professor; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science



    Walter P Murphy Professor; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science



    Professor; Materials Science and Engineering; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science



    Professor; Mechanical Engineering; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science



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Research Statement: Fracture and damage mechanics of quasibrittle materials (concrete, fiber composites, rock, sea ice, stiff foams, consolidated snow) and of metals on submicrometer scale; Scale effects in quasibrittle fracture and damage (experiments, numerical modeling); Probabilistic mechanics of safety factors; Failure analysis and risk analysis of tall buildings, bridges, etc; Scale effects in thin metallic films and nano-composites; Stability and postcritical behavior of inelastic structrues and composites; Constitutive models and micromechanical simulation of concrete and composites; Creep, moisture and thermal effects in concrete and composites; Rational improvement of design codes and standard recommendations.

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Journals

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    Publications
  • Open details Journal of Engineering Mechanics
    96
  • Open details Cement and Concrete Research
    31
  • Open details International Journal of Solids and Structures
    26
  • Open details ASCE J Eng Mech Div
    23
  • Open details International Journal of Fracture
    21

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Institutional Network

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  • Open details Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya
    25
  • Open details Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze
    8
  • Open details Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    8
  • Open details Argonne National Laboratory
    8
  • Open details Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
    7
  • Open details Politecnico di Milano
    7

Coauthor Network

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  • Open details Ferhun C Caner
    13
  • Open details Pere C Prat
    10
  • Open details Martin Z Bazant
    8
  • Open details Ignacio Carol
    8
  • Open details Milan Jirasek
    7
  • Open details Jialiang Le
    7