Modeling Concrete Material Structure: a Two-Phase Meso Finite Element Model

We recently published a paper titled "Modeling Concrete Material Structure: a Two-Phase Meso Finite Element Model". The…

Proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges in the Netherlands

We recently published our second paper in Structural Concrete, the journal of fib (the international concrete federation). You ca…

Distribution of peak shear stress in finite element models of reinforced concrete slabs

We recently pulished a paper in Engineering Structures about the distribution of shear stresses that you can use in finite elemen…

Proof load testing in the Netherlands - overview of current research

At the ACI Spring Convention in Detroit, MI, I gave a presentation in the committee meeting of ACI 437. In this presentation, I g…

How I got tenure

Last November, I received the great news from Universidad San Francisco de Quito that I got tenured after a "concurso de me…

Extended Strip Model for slabs subjected to load combinations

My coauthors and myself recently published a paper in Engineering Structures, titled "Extended Strip Model for slabs subject…

Extended Strip Model for Reinforced Concrete Slabs under Concentrated Loads

In the latest issue of the ACI Structural Journal, my collaborators and myself have published a paper titled "Extended Strip…

PhD Talk for Academictransfer: How to initiate and build international collaborations

This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransf…