英文标题：Towards Sustainable, Durable and Resilient Concrete Infrastructure
中文标题：迈向可持续、耐久及韧性的混凝土基础设施
讲座时间：2021.03.26（周五）14:00-16:00
讲座地点：安中B328
报告人简介：
张明中，荷兰代尔夫特理工大学博士，英国曼彻斯特大学博士后，英国高等教育学会会士，现任QS世界大学排名第八、“英国G5超级精英大学”之一的伦敦大学学院（UCL）土木工程系终身副教授、博士生导师，曾获得2018年UCL优秀教师提名奖、2020年UCL优秀博士生导师提名奖。其主要研究领域包括：先进土木工程材料及其工程应用、固体废弃物处置与利用、混凝土结构耐久性、多尺度计算模拟、纤维增强复合材料与结构等。目前已出版英文专著1部、英文会议论文集1本，在Cement and Concrete Research、Cement and Concrete Composites、Composites Part B、Composite Structures等土木工程国际顶级SCI期刊发表学术论文50余篇，论文累计被引用1300余次（H因子 = 23）。现指导博士后1名，博士研究生6名，独立主持英国工程与自然科学研究理事会（EPSRC）、英国皇家学会和英国文化协会等各类纵向基金项目7项。受邀担任EPSRC、英国皇家学会、英国文化协会、荷兰研究理事会和捷克科学基金委员会等基金评审专家，Cement and Concrete Research、Composites Part B、Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering等30余个领域内主要国际SCI期刊审稿人，获得Elsevier多个SCI期刊杰出审稿人奖。
报告摘要：
Reinforced concrete (RC) is the most widely used modern construction material in the world, where concrete provides the compressive strength, while reinforcement improves the tensile and shear properties and provides a degree of crack resistance. Steel has been used as reinforcement in concrete infrastructures for more than a century. However, corrosion of reinforcing steel is the leading cause of deterioration of RC structures, particularly in coastal areas and in areas where de-icing salts are routinely used. The production of Portland cement, a traditional binder material in concrete, accounts for around 8% of global CO2 emissions. Thus, it is urgent to develop novel sustainable and durable RC systems for infrastructures. This talk is focused on the development of novel sustainable and resilient materials with desired engineering properties for civil infrastructure using industrial by-products/wastes to provide affordable, sustainable and resilient infrastructures to society that is a major global challenge facing civil engineers and construction industry.