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Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva

Líneas de Investigación


Use and characterization of supplementary cementitious materials. Advanced characterization techniques, hydration kinetics and mechanisms. Low bonder content concrete design. Blended cements incorporating calcined clays and limestone. Durability.

Educación

  •  Materials Science - cement and concrete, ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE. Suiza, 2020
  •  Construction Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2014
  •  Civil Engineer , PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2014
  •  Civil Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2014

 

Article (17)

Assessing the effect of alkanolamine grinding aids in limestone calcined clay cements hydration
Limestone Calcined Clay cements (LC3)
The reaction between metakaolin and limestone and its effect in porosity refinement and mechanical properties
Factors influencing the sulfate balance in pure phase C3S/C(3)A systems
Increasing the kaolinite content of raw clays using particle classification techniques for use as supplementary cementitious materials
The impact of calcite impurities in clays containing kaolinite on their reactivity in cement after calcination
Impacting factors and properties of limestone calcined clay cements (LC3)
The influence of the filler effect on the sulfate requirement of blended cements
Evaluating the hydration of high volume fly ash mixtures using chemically inert fillers
Reducing setting time of blended cement paste containing high-SO3fly ash (HSFA) using chemical/physical accelerators and by fly ash pre-washing
A methodology for assessing the chemical and physical potential of industrially sourced rice husk ash on strength development and early-age hydration of cement paste
Low-Temperature Curing Strength Enhancement in Cement-Based Materials Containing Limestone Powder
Recycling of hydrated cement pastes by synthesis of α′H-C2S
Decoupling the physical and chemical effects of supplementary cementitious materials on strength and permeability: A multi-level approach
Effectiveness of tetra-ethyl-ortho-silicate (TEOS) consolidation of fired-clay bricks manufactured with different calcination temperatures
Thermo-mechanical assessment of concrete microcracking damage due to early-age temperature rise
High strength lightweight concrete (HSLC): Challenges when moving from the laboratory to the field

Proyecto (5)

ASSESSING THE APPLICABILITY OF HIGH-SULFATE FLY ASH ON CEMENT-BASED AND ALKALI-ACTIVATED MATERIALS
Colecciones de referencia para el Patrimonio Construido - Identificación microestructural de materiales y macroestructural de sistemas constructivos patrimoniales
Utilización intensiva de cenizas volantes para mejorar la sustentabilidad del sector energia y construcción.
ASSESSING AND UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF THERMAL STRESS-CRACKING ON CONCRETE S DURABILITY
Soluciones de muro de envolvente para casas de hormigón bajo criterios de desempeño energitérmicos, estructurales y constructivos
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Mauricio Lopez

Associate Professor

Ingeniería y Gestión de la Construcción

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile