Research focus

The envisaged research relies on the joint contribution of several fields of expertise to the in-depth understanding of the AAM concrete behaviour. These expertises are grouped into work packages that include the study of the fundamental mechanisms of the solidification processes (reaction mechanisms and kinetics, phase formations and binder structure), of the rheological properties, of the volume stability (autogenous and drying shrinkage, cracking potential), and of the evolution of mechanical properties (setting, strength, and viscoelastic behaviour). This will be coupled with predictive multiscale modelling (percolation, shrinkage, strength). In order to achieve these objectives, specific experimental non-destructive techniques will be developped, based on ultrasonic wave transmission and acoustic emission (decoupling ageing, drying and cracking).

solidification process
Solidification
Process
 rheological behaviour
Rheological
Behaviour
 volume stability
Volume
Stability
NDT techniques
NDT
Techniques
mechanical behaviour
Mechanical
Behaviour
 multiscale modelling
Multiscale
Modelling