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Can concrete have a second life? Prof. Numa Bertola of the University of Luxembourg has won a €1.7M ERC Starting Grant for RESCUE: tools that tell engineers, before a building comes down, which concrete elements can be safely reused, and for how long. #uni_lu | @erc.europa.eu | #ERCStG

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University of Luxembourg

@uni.lu

9 Sept

Reusing whole slabs, walls and columns is already possible. More than 50 examples exist across Europe. What is missing is a way to predict how a cut-out element will behave for decades. RESCUE combines physics-based models, on-site sensors and machine learning to give each building its own answer.

University of Luxembourg

@uni.lu

9 Sept

"Studies of reusing concrete show roughly 80 to 95% lower upfront embodied carbon than equivalent new systems, but we must demonstrate the structural safety for the next decades." Prof. Bertola Full story: www.uni.lu/fstm-en/news... Congratulations! 👏

uni.luTools for engineers to reuse concrete and reduce environmental footprintThe production of concrete is responsible for about 8% of global carbon emissions each