Information Modeling of Concrete: Current Status and Development Prospect S

The publication relates to the problems of digitalization of building materials science. The relevance of developing a digital model of concrete for solving optimization problems of design and synthesis of its structure, clarifying methods for calculating building structures, and improving the technology of their production is shown. The evolution of information modeling of concrete is analyzed in the context of the stages of development of system-building materials science and technology. A review of the main modern methods of computer modeling of concrete structure in domestic and foreign scientific research is provided. It is noted that these methods do not take into account the complexity of the structure of concrete. In the article, concrete is presented as a conglomerate composite with a hierarchically organized structure with dimensions from 10-10 to 10-1 m. It has a minimum of 5-6 scale levels and three types of substructure design. Substructures differ in their scale, genesis and mechanics of manifestation of properties. The first type of substructure is characteristic of the macro-, meso- and micro-scale levels. It is accepted in the form of a two-component “construction” of a spatially continuous matrix and discrete inclusions deterministically and stochastically distributed in it. The second type refers to the submicro-, ultra-micro- and nanoscale levels. It is believed to be in the form of a “microscale spatial structure” of new formations of a cementing substance from consolidated individual crystalline differences. The third type corresponds to the atomic-molecular structure of new formations of the cementing substance. The characteristics of each type of substructure are given according to: the scale of the components; features of formation; mechanics of properties manifestation; design criteria; means of synthesis. An assumption is made about the specificity of modeling each of the three types of concrete substructures and their integration into a single digital model. The task is to develop an information platform for such a model. The platform should include: a theoretical knowledge base; empirical data base; database of analytical, numerical and statistical models; algorithms for designing and synthesizing structures; optimization criteria and boundary conditions; terms of reference for computer modeling of concrete.