Scientific publications in each field of Research

Imaging and characterization of porous media

M. Shakoorioskooie, M. Griffa , A. Leemann, R. Zboray, P. Lura, Quantitative analysis of the evolution of ASR products and crack networks in the context of the concrete mesostructure , Cem. Concr. Res. 162 , 106992 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106992 . Abstract .
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A. Leemann, M. Bagheri, B. Lothenbach, K. Scrivener, S. Barbotin, E. Boehm-Courjault, G. Geng, R. Dähn, Z. Shi, M. Shakoorioskooie, M. Griffa , R. Zboray, P. Lura, E. Gallyamov, R. Rezakhani, J.-F. Molinari, Alkali-silica reaction - A multidisciplinary approach , RILEM Tech. Letters 6 , 169-187 (2021). DOI: 10.21809/rilemtechlett.2021.151 . Full article (open access) .
M. Shakoorioskooie, M. Griffa , A. Leemann, R. Zboray, P. Lura, Alkali-silica reaction products and cracks: X-ray micro-tomography-based analysis of their spatial-temporal evolution at a mesoscale , Cem. Concr. Res. 150 , 106593 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106593 . Abstract .
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P. Zhong, Z. Hu, M. Griffa , M. Wyrzykowski, J. Liu, P. Lura, Mechanisms of internal curing water release from retentive and non-retentive superabsorbent polymers in cement paste , Cem. Concr. Res. 147 , 106494 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106494 . Abstract .
M. Wyrzykowski, S. Ghourchian, B. Munch, M. Griffa , A. Kaestner, P. Lura, Plastic shrinkage of mortars cured with a paraffin-based compound - Bimodal neutron/X-ray tomography study , Cem. Concr. Res. 140 , 106289 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106289 . Abstract .
Z. Zhang, M. Shakoorioskooie, M. Griffa , P. Lura, U. Angst, A laboratory investigation of cutting damage to the steel-concrete interface , Cem. Concr. Res. 138 , 106229 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106220 . Abstract .
Z. Hu, M. Wyrzykowski, M. Griffa , K. Scrivener, P. Lura, Young's modulus and creep of calcium-silicate-hydrate compacts measured by microindentation , Cem. Concr. Res. 7 , 134/106104 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106104 . Abstract .
F. Marone, C.M. Schlepütz, S. Marti, F. Fusseis, A. Velásquez-Parra, M. Griffa , J. Jímenez-Martínez, K.J. Dobson, M. Stampanoni, Time resolved in-situ X-ray tomographic microscopy unraveling dynamic processes in geologic systems , Frontiers in Earth Science 7 , 346/1–20 (2020). DOI: 10.3389/feart.2019.00346 . Abstract .
H. Guo, P. Warnicke, M. Griffa , U. Müller, Z. Chen, R. Schaeublin, Z. Zhang, M. Lukovic, Hierarchical Porous Wood Cellulose Scaffold with Atomically Dispersed Pt Catalysts for Low-Temperature Ethylene Decomposition , ACS Nano 13 (12), 14337–14347 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07801 . Abstract .
P. Zhu, S. Brunner, S. Zhao, M. Griffa , A. Leemann, N. Toropovs, A. Malekos, M.M. Koebel, P. Lura, Study of physical properties and microstructure of aerogel-cement mortars for improving the fire safety of high-performancxe concrete linings in tunnels , Cem. Concr. Comp. 104 , 103414/1–11 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103414 . Abstract .
H. Guo, M. Lukovíc, M. Mendoza, C. Schlepütz, M. Griffa , B. Xu, S. Gaan, H. Herrmann, I. Burgert, Bioinspired Struvite Mineralization for Fire-Resistant Wood , ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 , 5427–5434 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19967 . Abstract .
S. Iswar, M. Griffa , R. Kaufmann, M. Beltran, L. Huber, S. Brunner, M. Lattuada, M.K. Koebel, W.J. Malfait, Effect of aging on thermal conductivity of fiber-reinforced aerogel composites: An X-ray micro-tomography investigation , Micropor. Mesopor. Mat. 278 , 289-296 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.12.006 . Abstract .
F. Yang, F. Prade, M. Griffa , R. Kaufmann, J. Herzen, F. Pfeiffer, P. Lura, X-ray dark-field contrast imaging of water transport during hydration and drying of early-age cement-based materials , Materials Characterization 142 , 560-576 (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.06.021 . Abstract .
Accepted version , made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license .
E. Franzoni, A. Leemann, M. Griffa , P. Lura, The "Terranova" render of the Engineering Faculty in Bologna (Giuseppe Vaccaro, 1931-1935): An example of outstanding durability , Materials and Structures 24 , 221/1-14 (2017). DOI: 10.1617%2Fs11527-017-1083-x . Abstract .
S. Hu, F. Yang, M. Griffa , R. Kaufmann, G. Anton, A. Maier, C. Riess, Towards quantification of kidney stones using X-ray dark-field tomography , Proceed. of the IEEE 14th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging,
April 18th - 21st 2017, Melbourne, Australia. DOI: 10.1109/ISBI.2017.7950711 . Abstract .
S. Josset, L. Hansen, P. Orsolini, M. Griffa , O. Kuzior, B. Weisse, T. Zimmermann, T. Geiger, Microfibrillated cellulose foams obtained by a straightforward freeze-thawing-drying procedure , Cellulose 24 (9), 3825-3842 (2017). DOI: 10.1007/s10570-017-1377-8. Abstract .
B.W. Hailesilassie, I. Jerjen, M. Griffa , M. Partl, A closer scientific look at foam bitumen , Road Materials and Pavement Design 18 (2), 362-375 (2017). DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2016.1213513. Abstract .
T.D. Lämmlein, F. Messina, M. Griffa , G.P. Terrasi, P. Lura, Bond performance of sand coated UHM CFRP tendons in High Performance Concrete , Polymers 9 (2), 78(18 pages) (2017). DOI: 10.3390/polym9020078. Abstract .
U.M. Arepalli, R.B. Mallick, P. Mathisen, L. Poulikakos, M. Griffa , S. Hartmann, D. Nener-Plante, A study of hot mix asphalt (HMA) susceptible to moisture induced material loss , Proceed. of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 17-04156 , 1-19 (2017). Abstract .
F. Yang, M. Griffa , A. Hipp, H. Derluyn, P. Moonen, R. Kaufmann, M. Boone, F. Beckmann, P. Lura, Advancing the visualization of pure water transport in porous materials by fast, Talbot interferometry-based multi-contrast X-ray micro-tomography , Proceed. SPIE 9967 99670L-1/18 (2016). DOI: 10.1117/12.2236221. Abstract .
M.C. Cavalli, M. Griffa , S. Bressi, M.N. Partl, G. Tebaldi, L.D. Poulikakos, Multiscale imaging and characterization of the effect of mixing temperature on asphalt concrete containing recycled components , J. Microscopy 264 (1), 22-33 (2016). DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12412. Abstract .
F. Yang, M. Griffa , A. Bonnin, R. Mokso, C. Di Bella, B. Mänch, R. Kaufmann, P. Lura, Visualization of water drying in porous materials by X-ray phase contrast imaging , J. Microscopy 261 (1), 88-104 (2016). DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12319. Abstract .
E. Franzoni, G. Graziani, E. Sassoni, G. Bacilieri, M. Griffa P. Lura, Solvent-based ethyl silicate for stone consolidation: influence of the application technique on penetration depth, efficacy and pore occlusion , Materials Struct. 48 , 3503-3515 (2015). DOI: 10.1617/s11527-014-0417-1. Abstract .
C. Di Bella, M. Wyrzykowski, M. Griffa , P. Termkhajornkit, G. Chanvillard, H. Stang, A. Eberhardt, P. Lura, Application of microstructurally-designed mortars for studying early-age properties: Microstructure and mechanical properties , Cem. Concr. Res. 78 , 234-244 (2015). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.08.001. Abstract .
F. Yang, F. Prade, M. Griffa , I. Jerjen, C. Di Bella, J. Herzen, A. Sarapata, F. Pfeiffer, P. Lura, Dark-field X-ray imaging of unsaturated water transport in porous materials , Appl. Phys. Lett. 105 , 154105 (2014). DOI: 10.1063/1.4898783. Abstract .
A. Leemann, M. Griffa , Diagnosis of alkali-aggregate reaction in dams , State-of-the-Art Report, Swiss Federal Office of Energy Project nr. SI/500863-01. See also the page of the project on the Swiss Federal Office of Energy Website.
B. Weber, M. Wyrzykowski, M. Griffa , S. Carl, E. Lehmann, P. Lura, Neutron radiography of heated high-performance mortar , MATEC Web of Conferences 6 , 03004 (2013). DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20130603004. Abstract. Third International Workshop on Concrete Spalling due to Fire Exposure (Fire Spalling 2013) , September 25th - 27th 2013, Paris (France).
M. Griffa , B. Münch, G. Igarashi, A. Leemann, R. Mokso, I. Jerjen, P. Schuetz, P. Lura, Damage in Cement-based Materials by the Alkali-Aggregate Reaction: Detection and Characterization by X-ray Tomographic Microscopy , extended abstract, pages 317-320, Book of Abstracts (Vol. 2, Posters), 1st International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS2013) , July 1st - 5th 2013, Ghent (Belgium).
A. Patera, D. Derome, M. Griffa J. Carmeliet, Hysteresis in swelling and sorption of wood tissue , J. Struct. Biol. 182 , 226-234 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.03.003.
H. Derluyn, M. Griffa D. Mannes, I. Jerjen, J. Dewanckele, P. Vontobel, A. Sheppard, D. Derome, V. Cnudde, E. Lehmann, J. Carmeliet, Characterizing the saline uptake and salt profiles in porous limestone with neutron radiography and X-ray micro-tomography , J. Build. Phys. 36 (4), 353-374 (2013). DOI: 10.1177/1744259112473947.
M. Sedighi-Gilani, M. Griffa , D. Mannes, E. Lehmann, J. Carmeliet, D. Derome, Visualization and quantification of liquid water transport in softwood by means of neutron radiography , Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 55 , 6211-6221 (2012). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.06.045.
D. Derome, M. Griffa , M. Koebel, J. Carmeliet, Hysteretic swelling of wood at cellular scale probed by phase-contrast X-ray tomography , J. Struct. Biol. 173 , 180-190 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.08.011.

Imaging and Characterization of Complex Materials by Elastic Waves

C. Di Bella, M. Griffa , T.J. Ulrich, P. Lura, Early-age elastic properties of cement-based materials as a function of decreasing moisture content , Cem. Concr. Res. 89 , 87-96 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.08.001. Abstract.
C. Payan, T.J. Ulrich, P-Y. Le Bas, M. Griffa , P. Schuetz, M.C. Remillieux, T. Saleh, Probing material nonlinearity at various depths by time reversal mirrors , Appl. Phys. Lett. 104 , 144102 (2014). DOI: 10.1063:1.4871094.
P. Antonaci, A.S. Gliozzi, M. Griffa , M. Scalerandi, Damage assessment in solids through nonlinear ultrasonics in the time domain , conference proceedings, 13th International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials (NDCM-XIII), May 20th - 24th 2013, Les Mans (France).
M. Scalerandi, M. Griffa , P. Antonaci, M. Wyrzykowski, P. Lura, Nonlinear elastic response of thermally damaged consolidated granular media , J. Appl. Phys. 113 (5), 154902 (2013). DOI: 10.1063:1.4801801. Abstract.
B.E. Anderson, M. Griffa , T.J. Ulrich, P.A. Johnson, Time reversal reconstruction of finite sized sources in elastic media , J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 130 (4), EL219-EL225 (2011). DOI: 10.1121/1.3635378. Abstract.
B.E. Anderson, M. Griffa , P-Y. Le Bas, T.J. Ulrich, P.A. Johnson, Experimental implementation of reverse time migration for nondestructive evaluation applications , J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 129 (1), EL8-EL14 (2011). DOI: 10.1121/1.3526379. Abstract.
B.E. Anderson, M.Griffa , T.J. Ulrich, P-Y. Le Bas, R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, Crack localization and characterization in solid media using time reversal techniques , Proceedings of the 44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, June 27th - 30th 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
M. Scalerandi, M. Griffa , P.A. Johnson, Robustness of computational time reversal imaging in media with elastic constant uncertainties , J. Appl. Phys. 106 (11), 114911-1/10 (2009). DOI: 10.1063/1.3269718. Abstract .
T.J. Ulrich, K. van Den Abeele, P-Y. Le Bas, M. Griffa , B.E. Anderson, R.A. Guyer ,Three Component Time Reversal: Focusing Vector Components Using A Scalar Source , J. Appl. Phys. 106 (11), 113504-1/7 (2009). DOI: 10.1063/1.3259371. Abstract .
B.E. Anderson, R.A. Guyer, T.J. Ulrich, P-Y. Le Bas, C. Larmat, M. Griffa , P.A. Johnson, Energy current imaging method for time reversal in elastic media , Appl. Phys. Lett. 95 (2), 021907 (2009), DOI: 10.1063/1.3180811. Abstract .
B.E. Anderson, T.J. Ulrich, M. Griffa , P-Y. Le Bas, M. Scalerandi, A.S. Gliozzi, P.A. Johnson, Experimentally identifying masked sources applying time reversal with the selective source reducton method , J. Appl. Phys., 105 (8), 083506-1/11 (2009). DOI: 10.1063/1.3079517 . Abstract .
T.J. Ulrich, M. Griffa , B.E. Anderson, Symmetry-based imaging condition in time-reversed acoustics , J. Appl. Phys. 104 , 064912-1/8, 2008. DOI: 10.1063/1.2980323 (2008). Abstract .
M. Scalerandi, A.S. Gliozzi, B.E. Anderson, M. Griffa , T.J. Ulrich, P.A. Johnson, Selective Source Reduction to identify masked sources using Time Reversal Acoustics , J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 41 , 155504-1/12 (2008).
M. Griffa , B.E. Anderson, R.A. Guyer, T.J. Ulrich, P.A. Johnson, Investigation of the robustness of Time Reversal Acoustics in solid media through the reconstruction of temporally symmetric sources , J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 41 , 085415-1/14 (2008).
B.E. Anderson, M. Griffa , C. Larmat, T.J. Ulrich, P.A. Johnson, Time Reversal , Acoustics Today 4 (1), 5-16 (2008).
B.E. Anderson, TJ Ulrich, M. Griffa , P.A. Johnson, M. Scalerandi, A. Gliozzi, Selective Source Reduction to Identify Masked Smaller Sources Using Time Reversal Acoustics , Proceedings of QNDE (Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation) 2007 Conference, July 22nd - 27th 2007, Golden, Colorado, USA.
T.J. Ulrich, B.E. Anderson, M. Griffa , Improving Focal Determination of Time Reversed Acoustic Signals , Proceedings of QNDE (Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation) 2007 Conference, July 22nd - 27th 2007, Golden, Colorado, USA.
B.E. Anderson, P.A. Johnson, TJ Ulrich, M. Griffa , Complex source imaging using time-reversal (TR): experimental studies of spatial and temporal resolution limits , Proceedings of the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, June 4th - 8th 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
M. Nobili, M. Griffa , A.S. Gliozzi and M. Scalerandi, Numerical Analysis of the Anomalous Elastic Behavior of Hysteretic Media: Quasi-Static, Dynamic and Relaxation Experiments , in The Universality of Nonclassical Nonlinearity. Applications to Non-Destructive Evaluation and Ultrasonics , edited by P.P. Delsanto, Springer (New York), 269-285 (2007).
A.S. Gliozzi, M. Griffa , M. Scalerandi, Efficiency of time-reversed acoustics for nonlinear damage detection in solids , J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 120 (5), 2506-2517 (2006);
M. Scalerandi, M. Nobili, M. Griffa , A. Gliozzi, F. Bosia, A Preisach-Mayergoyz approach to fatigue induced irreversibility , Phys. Rev. B 73, 092103 (2006);
M. Bentahar, H. El Eqra, R. El Guerjouma, M. Griffa , M. Scalerandi, Hysteretic elasticity in damaged concrete: quantitative analysis of slow and fast dynamics , Phys. Rev. B 73 , 014116 (2006);
M. Bentahar, R. El Guerjouma, M. Griffa , M. Scalerandi, Méthodes èmergents en acoustique non-linéaire pour le controle non destructif et le controle de santé des matériaux , Proceedings of the 17th French Congress of Mechanics, August 29th-September 2nd 2005, Troyes (France);
M. Nobili, F. Bosia, A. Gliozzi, M. Griffa , M. Scalerandi, Acoustic Emission and Nonlinear Elasticity in Fatigue Induced Damage , Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration - ICSV12 - Lisbon, July 11th - 14th 2005;
F. Bosia, P.P. Delsanto, A. Gliozzi, M. Griffa , M. Nobili, M. Scalerandi, Acoustic Emission and Nonlinear Hysteretic Elasticity: a combined model , Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration - ICSV12 - Lisbon, July 11th - 14th 2005.

Discrete Element Method (DEM) modeling and simulation of granular media

B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa , R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone, J. Carmeliet, Acoustically-induced slip in sheared granular layers: application to dynamic earthquake triggering , Geophys. Res. Lett. 42 , 9750-9757 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066096. Abstract .
B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa , R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone, J. Carmeliet, Three-dimensional discrete element modeling of triggered slip in sheared granular media , Phys. Rev. E 89 , 042204 (2014). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.89.042204. Abstract .
P.A. Johnson, B. Ferdowsi, B. Kaproth, M. Scuderi, M. Griffa , J. Carmeliet, R.A. Guyer, P-Y. Le Bas, D.T. Trugman, C. Marone, Acoustic emission and microslip precursors to stick–slip failure in sheared granular material , Geophys. Res. Lett. 40 , 5627-5631 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/2013GL057848. Abstract . In the news: Faults may emit earthquake warning signs .
B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa , R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone, J. Carmeliet, Microslips as precursors of large slip events in the stick-slip dynamics of sheared granular layers: a discrete element model analysis , Geophys. Res. Lett. 40 , 4194-4198 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/grl.50813. Abstract .
B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa , R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, J. Carmeliet, Effect of boundary vibration on the frictional behavior of a dense granular layer , Acta Mech., 225 , 2227-2237 (2014). DOI: 10.1007/s00707-014-1136-y. Pre-print available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.6308 . Abstract .
M. Griffa , B. Ferdowsi, R.A. Guyer, E.G. Daub, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone, J. Carmeliet, Influence of vibration amplitude on dynamic triggering of slip in sheared granular layers , Phys. Rev. E 87 (1), 012205 (2013). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.012205. Abstract.
M. Griffa , B. Ferdowsi, E.G. Daub, R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone, J. Carmeliet, Meso-mechanical analysis of deformation characteristics for dynamically triggered slip in a granular medium , Phil. Mag. 92 (28-30), 3520-3539 (2012). DOI: 10.1080/14786435.2012.700417.
M. Griffa , E.G. Daub, R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone, J. Carmeliet, Vibration-induced slip in sheared granular layers and the micromechanics of dynamic earthquake triggering ,Europhys. Lett. 96 , 14001/1-6 (2011). DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/96/14001.

Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation in Tumor Biology

P.P. Delsanto, C.A. Condat, N. Pugno, A. Gliozzi, M. Griffa , A multilevel approach to cancer growth modeling ,J. Theor. Biol. 250 (1), 16-24 (2007);
P.P. Delsanto, M. Griffa , C.A. Condat, S. Delsanto, L. Morra, Bridging the gap between mesoscopic and macroscopic models: the case of multicellular tumor spheroids , Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 148105 (2005);
M. Griffa, M. Scalerandi, Environmental physical modulation of intrinsic tendency to growth of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids: in silico experiments, Phys. Scripta T118, 183 - 186 (2005);
M. Griffa, M. Scalerandi, C. Camagna, Influence of the Medium Rigidity on the Growth of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids, European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 30, 65-71, 2005;
M. Griffa, M. Scalerandi, Physical modeling and simulations of tumor growth and angiogenesis: predictions and new hypotheses, Physica Scripta, Phys. Scripta T118, 179 -182 (2005);
P.P. Delsanto, L. Morra, S. Delsanto, M. Griffa, C. Guiot, Towards a Model of Local and Collective Mechanisms in Multicellular Tumor Spheroids Growth, Phys. Scripta T118, 157 - 160 (2005);
M. Scalerandi, M. Griffa, Modelling the coupling between apoptosis and host rigidity in the growth of Multicellular Tumour Spheroids, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINES, 1, 237 (2004);
M. Griffa, S. Delsanto, L. Morra, P.P. Delsanto, Mesoscopic Modeling of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids: Validation through a Quantitative Comparison with Experimental Data, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINES, 1, 249 (2004);
S. Delsanto, L. Morra, M. Griffa, C. Demartini, A Genetic Algorithms' Approach to the Exploration of Parameter Space in Mesoscopic Multicellular Tumor Spheroid Models, Conference Proceedings, IEEE EMBC 2004 (26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004), 1-5 Sept. 2004, Vol.1, 675 - 678;

Inverse Problems and Optimization by Soft Computing

S. Delsanto, L. Morra, M. Griffa, Inverse Problems and Genetic Algorithms. Applications in NDE/NDT & Ultrasonics, in The universality of nonclassical nonlinearity. Applications to Non-Destructive Evaluation and Ultrasonics, edited by P.P. Delsanto, Springer (New York), 349-366 (2007);
S. Delsanto, L. Morra, M. Griffa, C. Demartini, A Genetic Algorithms' Approach to the Exploration of Parameter Space in Mesoscopic Multicellular Tumor Spheroid Models, Conference Proceedings, IEEE EMBC 2004 (26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004), 1-5 Sept. 2004, Vol.1, 675 - 678.

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