Background
•During his leave of absence from the
University of Colorado
at the Politecnico of Milano, Prof. Saouma performed tests on large jointed concrete
specimens subjected
to reverse cyclic loading.
•Tests were performed by Mr. Eric Puntel as
part of his PhD
thesis in the Structural Engineering Laboratory of Politecnico.
•Computational Enthusiasts are
invited/challenged to provide
a numerical prediction for those tests.
•Results will be compiled and presented at a
forthcoming international
event.