Department of Materials and Structures

• 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: Ing. Matúš Žemlička, 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

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