Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Construction and Building Materials'
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Members
Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Research Institute of Mechanics and Civil Engineering (GeM), 1 rue de la Noë, BP 92101, 44321 Nantes, CEDEX 3, France
Interests: fracture; damage; cementitious materials; concrete; multiscale modelling; discrete element modelling; Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical modelling; digital image correlation; acoustic emission; freeze-thaw; shrinkage; creep; recycled concrete; reinforced concrete; crack opening; lime based cementitious materials; young age behaviour
Interests: fracture; damage; cementitious materials; concrete; multiscale modelling; discrete element modelling; Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical modelling; digital image correlation; acoustic emission; freeze-thaw; shrinkage; creep; recycled concrete; reinforced concrete; crack opening; lime based cementitious materials; young age behaviour
School of Engineering, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
Interests: construction materials and environmental engineering; ground improvement; soil–structure interaction; transportation geotechnics; interdisciplinary research aimed at addressing key geotechnical challenges (such as the effect of climatic change on the performance of geostructures) in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructures
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Interests: construction materials and environmental engineering; ground improvement; soil–structure interaction; transportation geotechnics; interdisciplinary research aimed at addressing key geotechnical challenges (such as the effect of climatic change on the performance of geostructures) in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructures
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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 13275, Libya
Interests: pre-placed aggregate concrete; self-consolidating concrete; concrete with recycled materials; utilization of pozzolanic materials; underwater concreting; concrete durability; concrete casting in fabric forms
Interests: pre-placed aggregate concrete; self-consolidating concrete; concrete with recycled materials; utilization of pozzolanic materials; underwater concreting; concrete durability; concrete casting in fabric forms
Graduate Program in Materials Engineering and Technology (PGETEMA), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Interests: recycling; circular economy; construction materials; new materials; eco-efficiency; CO2 uptake
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Interests: recycling; circular economy; construction materials; new materials; eco-efficiency; CO2 uptake
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Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Unit, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Esplanade des Particules, 11217 Meyrin, Switzerland
Interests: underground structures; earthquake engineering; probabilistic modeling; fire safety engineering; concrete structures; steel structures; reliability engineering; Natech risk analysis
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Interests: underground structures; earthquake engineering; probabilistic modeling; fire safety engineering; concrete structures; steel structures; reliability engineering; Natech risk analysis
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Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: mechanics of materials and structures; cement-based materials; alkali-activated materials; self-healing concrete; self-sensing concrete; durability; non-destructive testing
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Interests: mechanics of materials and structures; cement-based materials; alkali-activated materials; self-healing concrete; self-sensing concrete; durability; non-destructive testing
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Associação CECOLAB, Collaborative Laboratory towards Circular Economy, R. Nossa Senhora da Conceição, 3405-155 Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal
Interests: alkali-activated materials; sustainable building materials; multifunctional materials; addictive manufacturing; circular construction; circular economy
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Interests: alkali-activated materials; sustainable building materials; multifunctional materials; addictive manufacturing; circular construction; circular economy
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Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Interests: alternative cementitious materials; nanomodified cementitious materials; carbonation; CO2 sequestration; durability of infrastructure materials; sustainable infrastructure materials
Interests: alternative cementitious materials; nanomodified cementitious materials; carbonation; CO2 sequestration; durability of infrastructure materials; sustainable infrastructure materials
Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Interests: computational mechanics; numerical methods; isogeometric analysis; fracture; acoustics; vibration; boundary element method
Interests: computational mechanics; numerical methods; isogeometric analysis; fracture; acoustics; vibration; boundary element method
Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Interests: materials characterization; nanostructure and deformation behavior of hydration products of Portland cement; green construction materials; fire-resistant materials; 3D-printing materials; nuclear radiation shielding materials
Interests: materials characterization; nanostructure and deformation behavior of hydration products of Portland cement; green construction materials; fire-resistant materials; 3D-printing materials; nuclear radiation shielding materials
Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering (CEGE), University College London (UCL), London, UK
Interests: novel low-carbon cementitious materials; advanced composite materials; rheology of novel cement and concrete; durability of concrete structures; structural health monitoring and nuclear waste immobilisation
Interests: novel low-carbon cementitious materials; advanced composite materials; rheology of novel cement and concrete; durability of concrete structures; structural health monitoring and nuclear waste immobilisation
Department of Silicate Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu 19, LT-50270 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: advanced functional materials; synthesis and processing of nanomaterials/nanocomposite; sorption process; concrete technology; calcium silicate-based cement; waste to construction materials; geopolymers; material characteristics; X-ray diffraction; thermal analysis; kinetics; SEM Analysis
Interests: advanced functional materials; synthesis and processing of nanomaterials/nanocomposite; sorption process; concrete technology; calcium silicate-based cement; waste to construction materials; geopolymers; material characteristics; X-ray diffraction; thermal analysis; kinetics; SEM Analysis
Department of Technologies and Equipment for Materials Processing, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Technical University Gheorghe Asachi of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania
Interests: materials science; durability of materials in civil engineering; sustainable cementitious materials; metallic alloys; biomaterials; biodegradable alloys; biomaterials characterization; coatings and thin films
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Interests: materials science; durability of materials in civil engineering; sustainable cementitious materials; metallic alloys; biomaterials; biodegradable alloys; biomaterials characterization; coatings and thin films
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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: acoustics; sound; building structures
Interests: acoustics; sound; building structures
Department of Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Kaciceva 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: concrete; fibre reinforced cementitious composites; durability of concrete; waste materials; non-destructive testing of concrete
Interests: concrete; fibre reinforced cementitious composites; durability of concrete; waste materials; non-destructive testing of concrete
Zakład Układów Mechatronicznych, Instytut Technologii Mechanicznej, Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej i Mechatroniki, Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie, NIP 852-254-50-56, Regon 320588161, al. Piastów 19, pok. 223, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Interests: machine dynamics; vibration damping; modal analysis; model updating; optical metrology; finite element modeling
Interests: machine dynamics; vibration damping; modal analysis; model updating; optical metrology; finite element modeling
Department of Structural Engineering and Geotechnics, Sapienza University of Rome, Via A. Gramsci 53, 00197 Rome, Italy
Interests: Innovative materials for structural strengthening as use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers; Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings and Bridges; Reinforced Concrete Structures; Innovative Techniques for Seismic Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of existing structures, such as Base Isolation and either Hysteretic or Viscous Energy-Dissipation
Interests: Innovative materials for structural strengthening as use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers; Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings and Bridges; Reinforced Concrete Structures; Innovative Techniques for Seismic Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of existing structures, such as Base Isolation and either Hysteretic or Viscous Energy-Dissipation
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: concrete; reinforced concrete; smeared and discrete cracks; finite element method; extended finite element method; strain localisation and regularisation
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Interests: concrete; reinforced concrete; smeared and discrete cracks; finite element method; extended finite element method; strain localisation and regularisation
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Mechanics, Sound & Vibration Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: behavior of reinforced prestressed concrete and steel structures; bridge engineering; engineering materials; machine learning; finite element method; structural health assessment and monitoring
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Interests: behavior of reinforced prestressed concrete and steel structures; bridge engineering; engineering materials; machine learning; finite element method; structural health assessment and monitoring
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State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: cement-based materials; utilization of industrial by-products in concrete
Interests: cement-based materials; utilization of industrial by-products in concrete
Department of Engineering and Geology, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. D'Annunzio”, Viale Pindaro, 42-65127 Pescara, Italy
Interests: geopolymers; alkali activated materials; construction and building materials; waste recycling; porous and foamy inorganic materials; hybrid foams; sustainable and innovative building materials; chemical-physical, microstructural and mechanical characterization of materials
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Interests: geopolymers; alkali activated materials; construction and building materials; waste recycling; porous and foamy inorganic materials; hybrid foams; sustainable and innovative building materials; chemical-physical, microstructural and mechanical characterization of materials
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Prof. Dr. Silvino Dias Capitão
1. CERIS—Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
2. Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: asphalt mixtures; recycled concrete aggregate; reclaimed asphalt pavement; nano-materials for asphalt mixtures; asset management systems; urban environment road safety; dynamic traffic management; climate changes; circular economy
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2. Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: asphalt mixtures; recycled concrete aggregate; reclaimed asphalt pavement; nano-materials for asphalt mixtures; asset management systems; urban environment road safety; dynamic traffic management; climate changes; circular economy
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ETS de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (ETSICCP), Civil Engineering Department, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Interests: concrete; fly ash; cement; addition; shells; recycling; rheology
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Interests: concrete; fly ash; cement; addition; shells; recycling; rheology
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
Interests: cementitious; geopolymer; mortar; concrete; construction engineering; civil engineering materials; building materials
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Interests: cementitious; geopolymer; mortar; concrete; construction engineering; civil engineering materials; building materials
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Highway and Railway Engineering, School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Interests: pavement engineering; asphalt trackbed; vehicle-transportation infrastructure interaction
Interests: pavement engineering; asphalt trackbed; vehicle-transportation infrastructure interaction
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Interests: FRP; cementitious material; Inter-disciplinary performance; Durability
Interests: FRP; cementitious material; Inter-disciplinary performance; Durability
Department of Architectural Engineering, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
Interests: concrete; cement; aggregate; cementitious materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; high-performance concrete
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Interests: concrete; cement; aggregate; cementitious materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; high-performance concrete
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Department of Building Structures, Geotechnics and Concrete, Building Research Institute, Filtrowa 1, 00-611 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: concrete; cement composites; Portland cement; cement chemistry; durability and sustainability of concrete; wastes added to concrete; additives and admixtures for concrete; wastes from titanium dioxide production
Interests: concrete; cement composites; Portland cement; cement chemistry; durability and sustainability of concrete; wastes added to concrete; additives and admixtures for concrete; wastes from titanium dioxide production
Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, BG, Italy
Interests: alternative binders to Portland cement (alkali activated slag-based cements and calcium sulphoaluminate cements); durability and sustainability of traditional or innovative concretes; admixtures for cementitious materials; ce-ment-based repair materials.
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Interests: alternative binders to Portland cement (alkali activated slag-based cements and calcium sulphoaluminate cements); durability and sustainability of traditional or innovative concretes; admixtures for cementitious materials; ce-ment-based repair materials.
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Division of Building Materials, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Lulea, Sweden
Interests: concrete; nanomaterials; nanotechnology; alternative binders; durability; sustainable materials; mechanochemical activation; smart materials; ice research
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Interests: concrete; nanomaterials; nanotechnology; alternative binders; durability; sustainable materials; mechanochemical activation; smart materials; ice research
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