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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
In the Department of 'Mechanics of Materials and Constructions' (MEMC) fundamental and applied research is developed on the following themes: 1. Durability - Reliability of polymer based composite systems; 2. Mixed numerical-experimental techniques or inverse methods; 3. Mineral polymers and their composites; 4. Damage mechanics on material and structural levels; 5. Non-destructive testing and experimental mechanics; 6. Design and analysis of constructions; 7. Renovation of buildings and civil engineering constructions. Software and hardware is available for the research on these themes. In the applications, international relations and interactions with industry are a permanent incentive for future developments.
Keywords
- Non Destructive Testing
- Material Characterisation
- Structural Analysis Using Finite Element
- Mixed Numerical/Experimental Methodes
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Profiles
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Mazen Alshaaer
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Mechanics of Materials and Constructions - Unpaid employee, Undefined
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Walid Ben Kraiem
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Mechanics of Materials and Constructions - Unpaid employee
Person: Researcher
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Mohamed Ben Rhouma
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Mechanics of Materials and Constructions - Unpaid employee
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Frans Boulpaep
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Mechanics of Materials and Constructions - Unpaid employee
- Vriendenkring VUB - Undefined
Person: Sympathiser, Researcher
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OZR4438: Bistable Deployable Units for Adaptive Structures
Roels, E. (Administrative Promotor)
1/12/25 → 30/11/29
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1281: Experimentally validated analytical and numerical fiber damage models for unidirectional composites
Polyzos, E. (Mandate) & Pyl, L. (Administrative Promotor)
1/11/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL1142: From damage to healing monitoring of ultra-high performance concrete
Angelis, D. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental
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ANI420: Insights into material extrusion in additive manufacturing advancing the understanding of mechanical properties and interlaminar behaviour of fibre-reinforced thermoplastics
Pyl, L. (Administrative Promotor) & Katalagarianakis, A. M. H. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator))
18/12/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
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FWOSBO62: SBO project with the primary economic finality aimed at the transfer to existing companies: Fatigue and roughness Optimisation to tRigger susTainable advanced Additive Manufacturing applications.
De Baere, D. J. (Administrative Promotor), Nowe, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Graeve, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van Hemelrijck, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Pyl, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Hinderdael, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/10/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Applied
Research output
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3D mapping of the stiffness evolution of SAP concrete through elastic wave tomography
Korda, E., Okude, N., Shiotani, T., De Schutter, G. & Angelis, D., 29 Jan 2025, In: Nondestructive testing and evaluation. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A comparative study of in-plane shear behavior of flax/PP composite laminates with different reinforcement structures at elevated temperatures
Hossein Abadi, R., Van Hemelrijck, D. & Kalteremidou, K.-A., 24 Nov 2025, In: Composite Structures. 377, p. 1-20 20 p., 119884.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Active control of concrete curing by acoustic emission
Korda, E., 2025, Crazy Copy Center Productions. 318 p.Research output: Thesis › PhD Thesis
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Active SAP desorption control in concrete through acoustic emission for optimized curing
Korda, E., Cousture, A., Tsangouri, E., Snoeck, D., De Schutter, G. & Angelis, D., Jul 2025, In: Cement and Concrete Composites. 160, p. 1-10 10 p., 106067.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A new equivalent crack length technique for mode I fracture of adhesively bonded joints
Shivaie Kojouri, A., Karami, J., Fan, J., Sharma, A., Vassilopoulos, A., Michaud, V., Van Paepegem, W., Van Hemelrijck, D. & Kalteremidou, K.-A., 1 Oct 2025, In: Composites Part B: Engineering. 305, p. 1-19 19 p., 112733.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Research Foundation Flanders (External organisation)
Angelis, D. (Chair)
Jan 2025 → Mar 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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Implementing silica aerogel particles in textile reinforced cement (TRC) composites: effect of using 2D vs. 3D textile reinforcement
Zochiou, L. (Speaker), Snels, L. (Contributor), Seveno, D. (Contributor), Tysmans, T. (Contributor) & Triantafillou, T. (Contributor)
6 Feb 2025 → 7 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Engineering Structures (Journal)
Zhu, Y. (Peer reviewer)
1 Mar 2025 → 15 Mar 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Mastering Sustainable Engineering Design with Recycling Thermoplastic composites
Chaouki, I. (Organiser) & Chaouki, I. (Organiser)
3 Mar 2025Activity: Other › Written proposal
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ICCM24 - 24th International Conference on Composite Materials
Hao, J. (Participant)
4 Aug 2025 → 8 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Datasets
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The dataset for publication "Characterization of scintillating materials in use for brachytherapy fiber based dosimeters" by S. Commeti, et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2022
Cometti, S. (Creator), Gierej, A. (Creator), Giaz, A. (Creator), Lomazzi, S. (Creator), Baghdasaryan, T. (Creator), Van Erps, J. (Creator), Berghmans, F. (Creator), Santoro, R. (Creator), Caccia, M. (Creator) & O'Keeffe, S. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7078874, https://zenodo.org/record/7079065#.Y8fzfnbMI2w
Dataset
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March 6, 2025 (v1)DatasetOpen A standardized elastomer characterization framework for soft robotics - accompanying dataset
Roels, E. (Creator), Costa Cornellà, A. (Creator) & Brancart, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 2025
Dataset