Mauricio Pradena M.

Líneas de Investigación

Hormigón: hormigones sustentables, hormigones con residuos, hormigones autoreparables, hormigones biobasados / Concrete material: sustainable concrete; concrete with industrial or municipal waste; self-healing concrete; bio-based concrete.

Pavimentos: alternativas sustentables y eco-eficientes, tecnología aplicada al proceso constructivo / Pavements: sustainable and eco-efficient alternatives; technology applied to the construction process.

Publicaciones Más Relevantes

Experimental Evaluation of Cement Mortars with End-of-Life Tyres Exposed to Different Surface Treatments. Eduardo García, Bárbara Villa, Mauricio Pradena, Bruno Urbano, Víctor H. Campos-Requena, Carlos Medina, Paulo Flores. Journal Crystals, 11(5):552, 2021.

Evaluation of mechanical properties of concrete reinforced with Eucalyptus globulus bark fibres. Claudia Mansilla, Mauricio Pradena, Cecilia Fuentealba and Andrés César. Sustainability. 12(23), 10026, 2020.

Surface modification of rubber from end-of-life tires for use in concrete: a design of experiments approach. Bárbara Villa, Eduardo
García, Mauricio Pradena, Paulo Flores, Carlos Medina, Víctor H. Campos, Bruno Urbano. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 65(4), 4988, 2020.

Sustainable Engineering: Load Transfer Characterization for the Structural Design of Thinner Concrete Pavements. Andrés César and
Mauricio Pradena. Sustainability 12(21), 9153, 2020.

Laboratory characterization of the load transfer-crack width relation for innovative short concrete slabs pavements. Mauricio Pradena, Lambert Houben, Andrés César. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering. 15(1), 232-250, 2020

Proyectos Destacados

«Sustainable and eco-efficient pervious concrete pavements for bikeways, sidewalks and parking lots for mitigating rainwater runoff and heat islands in urban areas» – Main Researcher – Funded by National Agency of Research and Development (2019/13269-4), Chile. 2020-2022.

«Proposal of sustainable development of concrete with recycled rubber in the Chilean context» – Main Researcher – Funded by Research Direction, University of Concepción, Chile. This is a collaborative research project with TU Delft. 2019-2021.

«Support Project for Scientific and Technological Centers of Excellence with Basal Funding» – Associated Researcher – Funded by National Agency of Research and Development, Chile. 2018-2021.

«Platform for structural monitoring of bridges» – Co-researcher – Funded by National Agency of Research and Development, Chile. 2019-2021.

«Laboratory and Field Investigation of Self-Healing Concrete with Local Conditions» – Co-researcher – Funded by Research Direction, University of Concepción, Chile. This is a collaborative research project with TU Delft. 2017-2020.

Asignaturas que imparte

• Tecnología del hormigón / Concrete technology
• Diseño de pavimentos / Pavement design
• Gestión de infraestructura / Infraestructure management
• Inspección técnica de obras / Conctruction site technical inspection

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