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Viktor Mechtcherine

Viktor Mechtcherine

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Materials Science

D-Index
86
Citations
23913
World Ranking
2094
National Ranking
115

Overview

Viktor Mechtcherine is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany and specializes in engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, building and construction, and related subfields. Their research contributions span innovative concrete reinforcement materials, innovations in concrete and construction materials, and additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, among other focal areas.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Their work extends into several subfields:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Materials Chemistry

The core topics of their research are:

  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Smart Materials for Construction

Mechtcherine has published extensively in prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Cement and Concrete Composites
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Materials and Structures
  • Materials

Recent key papers authored or co-authored by Mechtcherine include:

  • "Extrusion-based additive manufacturing with cement-based materials - Production steps, processes, and their underlying physics: A review" (2020, Cement and Concrete Research)
  • "Large-scale 3D printing concrete technology: Current status and future opportunities" (2021, Cement and Concrete Composites)
  • "Mix design concepts for 3D printable concrete: A review" (2021, Cement and Concrete Composites)
  • "On the emergence of 3D printable Engineered, Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)" (2020, Cement and Concrete Research)
  • "Sustainable materials for 3D concrete printing" (2021, Cement and Concrete Composites)

Collaboration has been a significant part of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Marco Liebscher
  • Jitong Zhao
  • Iurie Curoșu
  • Flávio de Andrade Silva
  • Cesare Signorini

Best Publications

  • Vision of 3D printing with concrete — Technical, economic and environmental potentials

    Geert De Schutter;Karel Lesage;Viktor Mechtcherine;Venkatesh Naidu Nerella

  • Dispersion of carbon nanotubes and its influence on the mechanical properties of the cement matrix

    Anastasia Sobolkina;Viktor Mechtcherine;Vyacheslav Khavrus;Diana Maier

  • Effects of layer-interface properties on mechanical performance of concrete elements produced by extrusion-based 3D-printing

    Venkatesh Naidu Nerella;Simone Hempel;Viktor Mechtcherine

  • Extrusion-based additive manufacturing with cement-based materials – Production steps, processes, and their underlying physics: A review

    V. Mechtcherine;F.P. Bos;A. Perrot;W.R. Leal da Silva

  • Relation between the molecular structure and the efficiency of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) as concrete admixture to mitigate autogenous shrinkage

    Christof Schröfl;Viktor Mechtcherine;Michaela Gorges

  • Large-scale 3D printing concrete technology: Current status and future opportunities

    Jianzhuang Xiao;Guangchao Ji;Yamei Zhang;Guowei Ma

  • Mix design concepts for 3D printable concrete: A review

    Chao Zhang;Venkatesh Naidu Nerella;Anurag Krishna;Shen Wang

  • Novel cement-based composites for the strengthening and repair of concrete structures

    Viktor Mechtcherine

  • 3D-printed steel reinforcement for digital concrete construction – Manufacture, mechanical properties and bond behaviour

    Viktor Mechtcherine;Jasmin Grafe;Venkatesh N. Nerella;Erik Spaniol

  • Recommendation of RILEM TC 232-TDT: test methods and design of textile reinforced concrete: Uniaxial tensile test: test method to determine the load bearing behavior of tensile specimens made of textile reinforced concrete

    W. Brameshuber;M. Hinzen;A. Dubey

  • Effect of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) on rheological properties of fresh cement-based mortars — Development of yield stress and plastic viscosity over time

    Viktor Mechtcherine;Egor Secrieru;Christof Schröfl

  • Sustainable materials for 3D concrete printing

    Shantanu Bhattacherjee;Anusha S. Basavaraj;A.V. Rahul;Manu Santhanam

  • Aging of alkali-resistant glass and basalt fibers in alkaline solutions: Evaluation of the failure stress by Weibull distribution function

    C. Scheffler;T. Förster;E. Mäder;G. Heinrich

  • Effect of Polypropylene Fibre Addition on Properties of Geopolymers Made by 3D Printing for Digital Construction.

    Behzad Nematollahi;Praful Vijay;Jay Sanjayan;Jay Sanjayan;Ali Nazari

  • Tensile behavior of high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (HS-SHCC) made with high-performance polyethylene, aramid and PBO fibers

    Iurie Curosu;Marco Liebscher;Viktor Mechtcherine;Cornelia Bellmann

  • Biochar-augmented carbon-negative concrete

    Liang Chen;Yuying Zhang;Lei Wang;Shaoqin Ruan

  • Inline quantification of extrudability of cementitious materials for digital construction

    V.N. Nerella;M. Näther;A. Iqbal;M. Butler

  • Application of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) in Concrete Construction

    Viktor Mechtcherine;Hans-Wolf Reinhardt

  • Effect of internal curing by using superabsorbent polymers (SAP) on autogenous shrinkage and other properties of a high-performance fine-grained concrete: results of a RILEM round-robin test

    Viktor Mechtcherine;Michaela Gorges;Christof Schroefl;Alexander Assmann

  • Effect of short, dispersed glass and carbon fibres on the behaviour of textile-reinforced concrete under tensile loading

    Rabea Barhum;Viktor Mechtcherine

  • Studying the Printability of Fresh Concrete for Formwork-Free Concrete Onsite 3D Printing Technology (CONPrint3D)

    Venkatesh Naidu Nerella;Viktor Mechtcherine

  • Developing and Testing of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC) in the Context of 3D-Printing.

    Hiroki Ogura;Venkatesh Naidu Nerella;Viktor Mechtcherine

  • Application of super absorbent polymers (SAP) in concrete construction—update of RILEM state-of-the-art report

    Viktor Mechtcherine;Mateusz Wyrzykowski;Christof Schröfl;Didier Snoeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Flávio de Andrade Silva
Flávio de Andrade Silva Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Pietro Lura
Pietro Lura Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Zhejiang University
Albrecht Leonhardt
Albrecht Leonhardt Leibniz Association
Barzin Mobasher
Barzin Mobasher Arizona State University
Lazaros Tzounis
Lazaros Tzounis Hellenic Mediterranean University
Romildo Dias Toledo Filho
Romildo Dias Toledo Filho Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University

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