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Prof. Franz-Josef Ulm

Professor in Construction Management
Faculty Director, Concrete Sustainability Hub

Primary DLC

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

MIT Room: 1-263
(617) 253-3544
https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/franz-josef-ulm/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Buildings
Energy Efficient Design
Retrofitting
Indoor Air Quality
Bio-Chemo-Poromechanics
Chemoporomechanics
Earth Systems Initiative
Mechanics, Materials and Structures

Research Summary

Professor Ulm's research interests are in the mechanics and structures of materials. His research group is looking at the nano- and micromechanics of porous materials, such as concrete, rocks and bones; in the durability mechanics of engineering materials and structures; in computational mechanics; and in the bio-chemo-poromechanics of high-performance composite materials.

Recent Work

  • Video

    2023-Japan-Ulm

    January 27, 2023Conference Video Duration: 33:23
    Franz-Josef Ulm
    Professor, Construction Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Faculty Director, Concrete Sustainability Hub

    3.30.21-Built-Franz-Josef-Ulm

    March 30, 2021Conference Video Duration: 15:3
    Franz-Josef Ulm
    Professor, Construction Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Faculty Director, Concrete Sustainability Hub

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