Zdeněk P. Bažant

Northwestern University — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Rock Mechanics and Modeling(218), Concrete Properties and Behavior(178), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads(151), Fatigue and fracture mechanics(133), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete(132)

Publications893 total

Osmotic control of the spacing of parallel shear cracks in shale growing subcritically in geologic past
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids·2025
Crack-Parallel Stress Effects in Soft Material Fracture: Insights From Gap Tests and the Microplane Modeling Perspective
Journal of Applied Mechanics·2025
A poromechanical model for the branching of hydraulic fractures in rocks with pre-existing weak layers
2025
Fast permeability measurements of tight rock: Theoretical study and experimental validation
2025
Steady-state subcritical fracture growth of parallel natural cracks in shale governed by osmotic gradient and fluid diffusion
2025Open Access
Sprain energy and gap test consequences for damage localization and fracture mechanics
2025Open Access
The shard test and nanoporomechanics reverse classical paradigm of cement hydration being contractive
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Sprain energy consequences for damage localization and fracture mechanics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Fast permeability measurement for tight reservoir cores using only initial data of the one chamber pressure pulse decay test
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Tensile Strength of Serpentinized Harzburgite
2024· 1 cited
Permeability of Serpentinized Harzburgite and its Implications on Mineral Carbon Storage
2024· 2 cited
Hydraulic Crack Propagation and Rock Permeability Under Osmotic Pressure Gradients with Implications for Deep CO2 Sequestration and Fraccing
2024
Crítica de la CSCT para los artículos del Código Modelo sobre la resistencia a cortante y su efecto de escala en vigas de hormigón armado
Hormigón y Acero·2024Open Access
Crack-Parallel Stress Effect on Fracture of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Revealed by Gap Tests
Journal of Engineering Mechanics·2024· 2 cited
Fast Test of Rock Permeability with Osmotic Effects: A Mathematical Model
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Asymptotically matched extrapolation of fishnet failure probability to continuum scale
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids·2023· 2 cited
Smooth Lagrangian Crack Band Model Based on Spress-Sprain Relation and Lagrange Multiplier Constraint of Displacement Gradient
Journal of Applied Mechanics·2023· 3 cited
Isogeometric smooth crack-band model (isCBM) using spress–sprain relations adapted to microplane theory
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids·2023· 6 cited
Dissipation mechanisms of crack-parallel stress effects on fracture process zone in concrete
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids·2023· 10 cited
Osmotic Pressure Gradient Effects on Water Diffusion in Porous Rock: Can They Pervert Permeability Tests?
Journal of Applied Mechanics·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gilles Pijaudier‐Cabot(3), Luigi Cedolin(3), Yunping Xi(3), Byung Hwan Oh(2), Milan Jirásek(2), Ted Belytschko(2), Mohammad Taghi Kazemi(2), Franz‐Josef Ulm(2), Santosh Prasannan(2), Feng‐Bao Lin(2), Pietro G. Gambarova(2), J. Planas(1), R. Ballarini(1), Kaspar Willam(1), Ross B. Corotis(1), Mircea Grigoriu(1), Stein Sture(1), Jerome L. Sackman(1), Melvin L. Baron(1), Ta‐Peng Chang(1)