Department of Materials and Structures

mater-symb

• Fundamental research on multicomponent cement pastes, mortars, and concretes
• Special applications of developed cement composites, such as geothermal wells, high-performance concrete constructions with radiation shielding properties
• Developing of materials fulfilling ecological and economic requirements connected with reduced CO2 footprints, saving of natural resources, and using of locally available materials and by-products.

Head of the Department: prof. Ing. Martin-Tchingnabé Palou, PhD.


Current research activities:

Study of carbonation and combined chemical corrosion of cement composites caused by the effect of geothermal water
Investigation of the degradation impact of high temperature and pressure
Design and optimization of heavy-weight concrete compositions for the fields with different degrees of ionizing radiation
Development of fiber-reinforced heavy-weight self-compacting mortars with special protection properties against ballistic missiles

Current scientific projects:

Research and development of multi-component cementitious blends for special construction materials
Study of multicomponent cement material degradation under conditions simulating CO2 enriched geothermal environment
Material composition and properties of self-compacting heavyweight concrete

Scientific projects solved in the last 5 years

Study of hydration process and microstructure development in multi-component cementitious binders
The effect of chemical composition of concrete on its long-term performance in irradiated environment
Research on high-performance cementitious composites under hydrothermal conditions for potential application in deep borewells
Material and mechanical performance of heavy-weight self-compacting concrete
High porous inorganic materials for thermal insulating applications

The most significant results in last 5 years

Submitted patent applications

Consultation and services


Persons: (sorted alphabetically)

Name / Position E-mail Phone
Bučičová, Silvia
laboratory worker
usarsibu@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9259
Compeľová, Kristína Ing.
doctoral student, research worker
kristina.compelova@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9266
Czirák, Peter Ing.
doctoral student, research worker
peter.czirak@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9257
Čepčianska, Jana Ing.
doctoral student, research worker
jana.cepcianska@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9266
Habovštiak, Martin
laboratory worker
martin.habovstiak@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9248
Kriváček, Jozef Ing., CSc.
research worker
jozef.krivacek@savba.sk
Palou, Martin-Tchingnabé Prof.Dr.Ing.
Director of institute, Research worker
martin.palou@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9268
Slaný, Michal Ing., PhD.
research worker
michal.slany@savba.sk 02/ 5941 0484
Slávik, Richard Ing., PhD.
research worker
richard.slavik@savba.sk +420 778771017
Taher Anwar Tawfik Mohamed, Taher MSc., PhD.
research worker
dr.taher.tawfik@gmail.com
Vedrtnam, Ajitanshu Mgr.
Research worker
ajitanshu.vedrtnam@savba.sk
Žemlička, Matúš Ing., PhD.
research worker
matus.zemlicka@savba.sk 02/ 5930 9211