Author:

Keywords:

assessment, structures

Abstract:

Current research in the field of assessment and consolidation of existing (historic) structures at the Building Materials and Building Technology Division at K.U.Leuven focuses on: structural assessment of historic structures. In that perspective, interest goes to assessment techniques, including probabilistic evaluation of load bearing capacity and design of strengthening measures, research into material behavior (long term behavior, (pore)collapse mechanisms of masonry, mortar/masonry subjected to triaxial stress state), monitoring techniques (acoustic emission, 3D-laser scanning) and non-destructive testing (geo-electrical measurements), design of strengthening and consolidation measures (grout injection, external reinforcement with use of geo-polymers and/or steel wire reinforcement, compatibility of repair mortars (that further triggers the development of a mortar expertise centre at the Reyntjens Laboratory) and numerical modeling of structural behavior of masonry (including time dependent behavior, multi-scale modeling) and (historic) timber structures.