Concrete Structures | Concrete and Earthquake Engineering Research Group

ReTyFiCo : Re-use of waste fibres in concrete construction

Aim: The Brazilian construction industry consumes about 32,750 tonnes of steel and polymer fibres every year for use in concrete as a reinforcement or admixture. Meanwhile, an estimated 24,836 tonnes of steel wire and polymer fibre are recovered annually from end-of-life tyres as by-products of tyre recycling. These materials are...

Innovative REtrofitting of Substandard Construction - IRESCO

Society worldwide is more exposed to seismic hazards due to rapid population growth and urbanization. Since the turn of the millennium, fatalities due to earthquakes were over 60,000/year, with a $300 billion/year estimated direct economic loss. Recent major earthquakes (China 2008, Haiti 2010, Lorca 2011, Japan 2012, Nepal 2015) have...

Sustainable Fire-Spalling-Resistant Concrete (SusFire)

Fire-induced spalling of concrete experienced by constructed facilities such as tunnels, buildings and bridges has been shown to cause catastrophic failure, and to lead to huge economic costs and potential loss of life. However, despite the consequences, fire-induced spalling remains one of the least well understood aspects of concrete behaviour...

Reuse of Tyre Fibres for Fire-Spalling-Proof Concrete (IGNIS)

Reuse of Tyre Fibres for Fire-Spalling-Proof Concrete (IGNIS) is a research project funded by H2020 through the Marie Slodovska Curie Programme. Fire-induced explosive spalling (violent peeling-off of concrete surface) is a major drawback of modern high-performance and high-strength concrete. Tunnels and buildings have been seen to experience catastrophic failure due...

Seismic-Resistant Highly Deformable Structures SHDS

Seismic-Resistant Highly Deformable Structures (SHDS) is a research project funded by H2020 trough the Marie Slodovska Curie Programme. The recent earthquakes that have struck Europe the last decade, L'Aquila (2009) and Lorca (2011) (see picture on the left) have shown that even for a moderate seismic hazard level the seismic...