Innovation Center ● Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viktor Mechtcherine
Building materials
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MANAGEMENT
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viktor Mechtcherine
Dresden University of Technology
Institute for Building Materials
Von Mises Building, 3rd floor, Room 315A, Georg-Schumann-Straße 7
01187 Dresden
Germany
| Telephone | +49 351 463-36311 |
| Fax | +49 351 463-37268 |
| viktor.mechtcherine@tu-dresden.de |
Short vita
Career and professional milestones:
- Since 10/2006 – University Professor, Director of the Institute for Building Materials, TU Dresden
- 08/2003 – 09/2006 – University Professor, Head of the Department of Building Materials Technology and Building Damage Analysis, TU Kaiserslautern
- May 2002 – Appointed Academic Advisor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- April 1998 – July 2003 – Senior Engineer, Institute for Solid Construction and Building Materials Technology, KIT, Prof. H. S. Müller
- 11/1992 – 04/1998 – Research assistant, Institute for Solid Construction and Building Materials Technology, KIT
- 09/1989 – 08/1990 – Head of department, Konkordo International Science and Production Association, Leningrad
- 09/1986 – 09/1989 – Engineer and Senior Engineer, Lenshylniiprojekt Research and Design Institute, Leningrad
- 2000 – Doctorate in Civil Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- 1981 – 1986 – Studied Civil Engineering, Leningrad University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
Research and development
- Development of new, sustainable, cement-based composite materials
- Development of manufacturing processes for innovative building materials – with a particular focus on fibre-reinforced concrete
- Customised material design based on:
- Chemistry
- Rheology
- Fracture mechanics
- Other fundamental principles of materials science
- Investigation of the short- and long-term properties of mineral building materials:
- Concrete
- Mortar
- Masonry
- Research into material-determining mechanisms and their targeted influence
- Modelling of building material behaviour to predict performance characteristics and durability
Expertise
- Development of sustainable, cement-based composites with a focus on fibre-reinforced concrete and additive manufactured concretes (3D printing)
- Material design and optimisation taking into account chemical, rheological and mechanical properties
- Multiscale material modelling and numerical simulation of material behaviour
- Short- and long-term behaviour of mineral building materials (concrete, mortar, masonry) and their durability
- Fracture mechanics and damage analysis of high-performance building materials
- Digitalisation in concrete construction (e.g. digital twin, digital manufacturing methods, CONPrint3D)
- Rheology of complex building material systems and fluid construction methods
- Management and coordination of interdisciplinary research projects (e.g. DFG-SFB, SPP, GRK, RILEM TCs)
- Many years of committee work in national and international professional associations (DFG, RILEM, DAfStb, fib, acatech)
Reference projects
- Improvement of the composite properties of printable concrete
- Investigation into reducing the shrinkage behaviour of printable concrete
- Investigations into highly ductile concrete
- Development of carbon-reinforced concrete
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