TU Graz researchers want to fundamentally improve concrete diagnostics

Cross-institute work at TU Graz on new investigation methods for concrete structures: Bernhard Müller (Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry), Martin Dietzel (head of the Institute for Applied Geosciences), Florian Mittermayr (Institute of Technology and Testing of Construction Materials), Isabel Galan Garcia and Cyrill Grengg (both Institute of Applied Geosciences), Torsten Mayr (Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry) © Melbinger - TU Graz By Christoph Pelzl Under the scientific direction of Graz University of Technology, an Austrian consortium is working on new investigation methods for rapid and precise assessments of concrete structures. Additional at the end of the text Whether crumbling tunnel walls, cracks in concrete facades or porous bridge piers, according to statistics from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), damage to concrete structures caused by various environmental influences accounts for several billion euros worldwide every year. In close cooperation with the Austrian Society for Construction Technology (ÖBV) researchers at TU Graz want to contribute to the solution of this global economic problem. In the LumAConM (high-resolution luminescent analyses of construction materials) project, the consortium is working on a new, simple and cost-effective method that enables a detailed assessment of the condition of concrete structures on site as well as laboratory measurements with unprecedented precision for the first time.