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Spin-off Sanacon opgericht

sanacon2015-01-15 /// De UGent spin-off SANACON is opgericht. Deze service spin-off richt zich op schadediagnose en herstellingsadvies voor bouwkundige constructies en in het bijzonder betonschade. De spin-off is opgericht door onderzoekers Tim Soetens en Mathias Maes, met UGent Labo Magnel voor Betononderzoek als structurele partner. SANACON begeleidt eigenaars, bouwheren, architecten, aannemers en studiebureau's bij duurzame renovatie van bouwwerken.

DBm op 50j CIVT

2014-12-04 /// DBm is partner van het 50j Civiele Techniek evenement. Deze feestelijke viering staat in het teken van onze civieltechnische verwezenlijkingen in het buitenland en gaat door op donderdag 4 december vanaf 16u. Het volledig programma vindt u hier.

SIM program "MaRes" approved

2014-09-30 /// A program ‘Materials from solid and liquid industrial process Residues’, or in short MarRes has been approved by SIM (Strategic Innitiative Materials) at program level. Projects within this program will be further developed in the comming years. The program MaRes aims at creating and demonstrating an operational, flexible toolbox to recover metals and valorize residual matrix into building materials. In relation to the latter aspect UGent DBm is one of the partners.

Completely recyclable concrete minimizes environmental impact

2014-06-12 /// Mieke De Schepper at UGent Magnel Laboratory has developed Completely Recyclable Concrete. This technology for a more environment-friendly construction will be presented during her PhD defence on 1 July 2014 (17:00, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Plateaustraat, Gent - contact us for further information).

Unique test set-up for robustness of structures

2014-06-06 /// The Magnel Laboratory, partner in DBm, has developed a unique experimental set-up to verify the robustness of concrete structures. This has been part of the PhD work of Dirk Gouverneur, 'Experimental and numerical analysis of tensile membrane action in reinforced concrete slabs in the framework of structural robustness', which will be presented on 23 June 2014 (17:00, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Plateaustraat, Gent - contact us for further information).