Behaviour of Ultra High Performance Concrete under combined extremely aggressive environments and extreme loadings (fatigue and high strain rate).

Department

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico of Milan

Main research activities/topics/projects

One of the most promising fields for the application of UHPC are infrastructures – bridges, pavements, infrastructures for energy harvesting –, which are often exposed to cyclic loading and extremely aggressive environmental conditions during their service life. The project will focus on the characterization of the fatigue behaviour of the material under a variety of stress states (compression, flexure, shear) and stress levels and combined environmental actions (exposure to chloride rich environments, freeze and thaw), as a crucial aspect for structural design, also assessing the benefit in extending fatigue service life through autogenous self healing capacity of the material.

Working language

 Italian and English

Special entry requirements

Computer skills: use of Matlab tools and finite elements

Lab experience: capacity to run experimental activity independently

Duration in months (min-max)

PhD sandwich: 6-12