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Introduction / mission
Preservation of energy and limitation of the environmental impact while providing a healthy and comfortable indoor and outdoor environment are essential requirements for the built environment
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Developing concepts and materials to build more and better with fewer materials.
Organisational profile
Building Materials (BM) is a research group within the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) Building Physics and Services (BPS) unit. Through a scientifically and technically driven design and production methodology, the goals are to obtain more sustainable, durable and functional materials and products. The group focuses on solving practical problems, answering scientific questions, examining new raw materials and developing innovative products in order to achieve ‘more with less’.
Research interests include:
- Development of new building materials. They can be composed of the binders cement, gypsum, hemi-hydrate and quicklime and cementitious by-products, such as concrete, cement-wood composites, autoclaved aerated concrete and stabilized waste.
- Fundamental physical and chemical know-how. Through experimental and theoretical approaches and implementation in numerical design tools, research is conducted into particle packing, physical transport phenomena, and (de-)hydration reactions, for example.
A scientifically and technically driven design and production methodology is followed to obtain more sustainable, durable and functional building materials and products. They are designed, applied, produced and tested on their physical, mechanical, chemical and sensory properties, for both indoor and outdoor applications. These innovations are encouraged by the changing regulations and standards that are becoming more performance-based rather than prescription-based.
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Profiles
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Muhammad Jawad Ahmed
- Built Environment, Building Materials - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Félix Berger
- Built Environment, Building Materials - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Projects
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Consultant 3DP met gerecycled zand - in het kader van het INTERREG NWE project CIRMAP
Brouwers, H. J. H. (. & Florea, M. V. A.
1/08/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Research direct
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A quantitative analysis of dicalcium silicate synthesized via different sol-gel methods
Ahmed, M. J., Schollbach, K., van der Laan, S., Florea, M. V. A. & Brouwers, H. J. H., 1 Jan 2022, In: Materials and Design. 213, 12 p., 110329.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Central Load-Bearing Control in the Construction Process of the Concrete Spherical Joint Nandu River Swing Bridge: A Case Study
Liu, T., Fan, J. & Peng, Z., 20 Apr 2022, In: Buildings. 12, 5, 17 p., 511.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Creep characteristics and constitutive model of bio-based concrete in aqueous environment
Wu, F., Yu, Q. & Liu, C., 21 Feb 2022, In: Construction and Building Materials. 320, 16 p., 126213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Additive manufacturing of functional construction materials on-demand
Lucas, Sandra S. (Recipient), Yu, Qingliang (Recipient) & Brouwers, H.J.H. (Jos) (Recipient), 18 Nov 2019
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Additive manufacturing of sustainable concrete for zero-energy buildings
Lucas, Sandra S. (Recipient), Yu, Qingliang (Recipient) & Brouwers, H.J.H. (Jos) (Recipient), 2019
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Intevep´s Creative and Innovation Award, 1st operational reconnaissance for impulse and use of hematite base drilling fluids
Quercia Bianchi, G. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2005
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
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Journal of Building Engineering (Journal)
Qingliang Yu (Editorial board member)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials (Journal)
Qingliang Yu (Editorial board member)
2021 → 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Materials (Journal)
Qingliang Yu (Editorial board member)
2021 → 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Press / Media
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Closing the Loop with Chemical Recycling: Potentials and Challenges
6/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN FOR "PVA AS ADDITIVE TO CEMENT FORMULATIONS TO INHIBIT ICE RECRYSTALLIZATION AND PROTECT AGAINST FREEZE-THAW DAMAGE" (DUTCH, CANADIAN INVENTORS)
27/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The “Silent Reserves” of the Patriarchal Chinese Welfare System: Women as “Hidden” Contributors to Chinese Social Policy
1/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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Alternative Concrete Constituents
Author: Hiola, W., 25 Aug 2020Supervisor: Florea, M. V. A. (Supervisor 1) & Brouwers, H. J. H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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BOF Slag composites for extrusion-based 3D printing
Author: Botterweg, J., 30 Nov 2021Supervisor: Schollbach, K. (Supervisor 1), Franco Santos, W. (Supervisor 2), Chaves Figueiredo, S. (Supervisor 2) & Brouwers, H. J. H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Characterization of mycelium-based composites as foam-like wall insulation material
Author: Tsao, Y., 27 Oct 2020Supervisor: Brouwers, H. J. H. (Supervisor 1), Gauvin, F. (Supervisor 2) & Vette, J. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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