Seismic performance and residual displacements of reinforced concrete walls detailed with iron-based shape memory alloysThe project will investigate the effectiveness of novel and cost-effective reinforcement in concrete walls - based on the use of shape-memory alloys - to reduce residual displacements and improve the overall seismic performance…
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Université catholique de Louvain
An exciting ERIES-project Blind Prediction Competition has been launched. More information can be found in the competition website. Participate!
Participants are challenged to predict the dynamic shake-table response of a 40-ton reinforced concrete U-shaped wall. The deadline for the submission of the blind predictions is Friday March 15, 2024…
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Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering
Researchers from GCE conducted a large-scale seismic test on a reinforced concrete (RC) wall using with Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforcement.
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Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering
Reinforced concrete (RC) core walls are embedded in millions of buildings internationally and provide the resistance from wind and earthquakes.
These structural elements have the potential to bend and twist when subjected to an earthquake, which causes damage to accumulate and could result in the catastrophic collapse of the entire…
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06/12/2024
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Réseau des Plateformes Technologiques
Wall-modeling in LES is of crucial importance to allow scale-resolving simulations of turbulent flows in industrial-scale devices. Numerous models were developed and validated for incompressible flows, including the simple quasi-analytical model based on Reichardt formula to approximate the ``law of the wall’’ (which covers the laminar sublayer,…
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08/05/2025
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Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering
The "UCLouvain 2022 Blind Prediction Competition; Flexural and Torsional Response of RC U-shaped Walls" is now completed. See the " UCLouvain 2023 Blind Prediction Competition: Shake-table Response of 40-ton RC U-shaped Wall" site.Invitation and OverviewThe Civil and Environmental Engineering (GCE) group in the Institute of Mechanics,…
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03/04/2025
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Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering
Final ReportThe "All4wALL 2023 Blind Prediction Competition" has concluded.You can find an overview of the predictions and the winners in the report available in the Given Information section Invitation and Overview: July 2023The Civil and Environmental Engineering (GCE) group in the Institute of Mechanics, Materials, and Civil Engineering …
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03/04/2025
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Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering
The many advantages of reinforced concrete (RC) make it irreplaceable for countless infrastructures, and led it to become the dominant building material for medium‐to‐high rise construction around the world.
This project advances the understanding of the seismic behaviour of RC U‐shaped core walls by investigating two factors that commonly…
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18/12/2024
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Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering
Picture credit : Yvan FlamantTechnical and scientific expertiseProcessing of polymers and composites: extrusion, 3D printing, RTM/SQRTM resin transfer mouldingCharacterisation of polymers and composites: thermal analysis, rheological analysis, mechanical and thermomechanical analysisTechnical advice and consultancy, training of industrial R&D…
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10/08/2026
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Réseau des Plateformes d'expertise et service
Research activities are focused on a specific group of Gram-positive bacteria, generically referred to as "lactic acid bacteria" (LAB), which are of major industrial importance in food fermentation. Moreover, some LAB species are natural members of the intestinal microflora of mammals where they play a beneficial health role.
A multidisciplinary…
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Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology
