Scientists at Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUBA), together with partners, have started an international project titled “Development of New Approaches and Construction Materials for the Restoration of Damaged Infrastructure in Ukraine Considering Environmental Sustainability.”
Restoring housing in Ukraine requires implementing universal rapid construction technologies that enable building durable and affordable structures even under resource constraints. Due to the war, many buildings in Ukraine have been destroyed. The remnants of concrete structures can be effectively recycled and used for constructing new housing. Compared to traditional construction methods, 3D concrete printing can provide faster build speeds, significantly reduce labor resources, and save materials and energy.
The project aims to create advanced concrete mixtures using waste materials, particularly from destroyed structures, for construction through both 3D printing and conventional methods.
Within the project, researchers are developing a concrete mix formula that includes materials derived from demolished buildings as well as other industrial and agricultural waste.
As a result, an innovative recipe and technology for using the concrete mixture will be developed for use in Ukraine, Poland, and the USA to build both civilian and military buildings and structures. The project duration is two years.
The project is co-financed by the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The research is conducted within the framework of the multilateral partnership initiative “International Multilateral Partnership for Resilient Education and Science in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U),” launched by the NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) with the involvement of researchers from the American Stony Brook University and the Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
At KNUBA, the project is implemented by faculty members, graduate students, and students of the Faculty of Construction Technologies, particularly from the Department of Building Materials and the Department of Building Structures and Products Technology.
