Team Concrete / Construction Chemistry Laboratory
We are a motivated and innovative research and consulting team with high expertise in concrete technology, cement chemistry and admixtures. We bring our knowledge and expertise into national and international projects. We develop professional solutions for our clients in demanding subjects, always preserving neutrality and independency.
Head of Laboratory: Prof. Dr. Pietro Lura (Concrete Technology, IfB, B-BAUG, ETHZ)
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Raphael Kuhn
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Fundamental research for sustainable, clay-based building materials and their stabilization using MgO-based binders. Understanding of the rheology, hydration reactions, phase assemblage, strength development and microstructure of clay minerals in presence of admixtures and MgO-based cement.
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PhD student at ETH Zürich, Institute for Building Materials (IfB);
Associated PhD student at the chair of Sustainable Construction, Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI), ETH Zürich;
M.Sc. in Earth Sciences: Environmental and Resource Geochemistry at the University of Bern