The main projects are listed below:
Seismic action on low-rise concrete shear wall buildings on flexible foundation.
The objective of this project is to develop a robust efficient and reliable simplified method for the structural design of low- to medium-rise concrete shear wall buildings in earthquake prone areas and thereby to improve the current state-of-the-art in structural design for earthquake action. The main focus is on strong-motion prediction models, emphasising response of concrete structures on soil foundation, including “the Icelandic gravel cushion foundation”. The research are done in collaboration with Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Read more here.
Linudans - Research and development of high voltage towers.
Reykjavik University is working in collaboration with Linudans, research based company specialized in the field of electricity infrastructure. The aim of the company is to develop environmentally friendly solutions to the existing and future problems regarding the growing energy transport. All products of Linudans are green and environmentally responsive. Linudans seek to combine ideally advanced engineering solutions, qualitative aesthetics and economically efficient production methods. The project is financed from RANNIS, The Technology Development Fund. Read more here. See Linudans on Facebook.
Basalt bars and basalt mats for use in concrete structures.
Research program is ongoing at SEL to test basalt bars and basalt mats (BFRP) for strengthen concrete structures. The research are done in collaboration with Innovation Center Iceland and financed from RANNIS, The Technology Development Fund. The basalt products use in this research are manufactured and sponsored from BASALTTEX and MagmaTech. Read more here.
Reinforcement of glulam beams with basalt- and glass fibre sheets. The main focus of the research is to investigate the reinforcement of glulam beams with fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) and to compare to calculated predictions for strengthened beams. Today there has not been issued a standard code for the reinforcement of glulam beams with FRP, so this research step in future development of strengthened glulam beams. The research is funded by Housing Finanching Fund. The glulam beams are produced and sponsored from LimtreVirnet. Others collaboration companies are INFUSE and BASALTEX. Read more here.
Elastic properties of Icelandic concrete.
The scope of this project is the elastic properties of Icelandic concrete. The main focus is on determining the modulus of elasticity (Young‘s modulus) and Poisson‘s ratio. Recent preliminary research in this field suggests that current information on the modulus of elasticity need to be researched further. The research work is done in collaboration with Mannvit Testing & Research Lab.
The project is funded by Housing Finanching Fund and by the Icelandic Road Administration research fund. Read more here.
