Institute of Construction and Architecture
Topic
Development of multi-component cement composites for the preparation of heavy-weight concrete based on recycled aggregate
PhD. program
Name of the supervisor
Prof.Dr.Ing. Martin-Tchingnabé Palou
Contact:
Receiving school
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava
Annotation
Heavy-weight concretes are scarcely explored because properties other than compressive strength are more decisive in using this type of concrete, especially in constructing massive structures around a nuclear reactor for radiation protection. On the other hand, developing a new type of composite cement corresponding to low-carbon cement, fully accepted and implemented in mortar standards, is still not fully accepted as a reliable binder for concrete. The Ph.D. student will develop concrete with a bulk density higher than 2600 Kg.m-3 using recycled aggregate combined with barite or magnetite as filler and with low-carbon cement as a binder.