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This paper presents theoretical and numerical state-of-the-art information in the field of hygro-thermo-mechanical
deformation simulation in structural concrete. The aspects discussed include coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical performance
of porous materials including concrete, multi-scale simulation of concrete properties especially the volumetric and structural
deformation performance, and the multi-scale simulation of concrete under the coupling effect of multi-physics fields. The
multi-scale simulation section includes the multi-scale simulation of composition and structure in concrete, the multi-scale
simulation of concrete’s mechanical performance, and the multi-scale simulation of durability concerned performance of
concrete. This paper presents an overview of the work, of which data from early 80 recent studies, carried out on the multiscale
simulation of hygro-thermo-mechanical deformation performance of structural concrete. The relating previous studies
and analysis showed that sufficient data have been obtained to give confidence in simulating hygro-thermo-mechanical
performance of concrete based on the theory of heat and mass transfer in porous media, and the clear relationships have been
obtained between moisture-heat transfer and hygro-thermal distribution at different scale. It is necessary to make further
systematic multi-scale research on the relationship between micro-structure and property parameters of cement paste, threephase
basic properties at meso level of concrete and the performance of concrete structures, which makes important practical
significance to solve the crack of large-area and mass concrete structure and improve the durability of concrete structures