MCURE
Development and demonstration of energy efficient system for accelerated curing during repair and refurbishment of concrete structures
| Coordinatore | FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Totale costo | 1˙676˙104 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙274˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2013 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-10-01 - 2015-09-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | coordinator | 30˙279.00 |
| 2 |
JORG HEIZMANN BAUUNTERNEHMUNG GMBH
Organization address
address: HANS-ULRICH-BREYMANN-STRASSE 9 contact info |
DE (OSTERBURKEN) | participant | 341˙020.00 |
| 3 |
Uvasol Limited
Organization address
address: THE WIDON 42 contact info |
UK (LOUGHBOROUGH) | participant | 339˙653.00 |
| 4 |
E.R.S. - Steuerungstechnik - GmbH & Co. KG
Organization address
address: Industriepark 26 contact info |
DE (Osterburken) | participant | 325˙540.00 |
| 5 |
BELTIOTIKES TECHNOLOGIES MONOPROSOPI EPE
Organization address
address: ERMOUPOLEOS ODOS 23 contact info |
EL (PEIRAIAS) | participant | 199˙645.00 |
| 6 |
UTINGAL SL
Organization address
address: Parque Empresarial de Areas 2da FASE 63 contact info |
ES (TUI) | participant | 35˙624.00 |
| 7 |
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: HOWARD STREET contact info |
UK (SHEFFIELD) | participant | 2˙239.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'This project has been initiated by the 4 SMEs from different European countries who are all committed to participating in the successful research, development and subsequent demonstration of the MCure project in order to improve the quality and curing time of concrete constructions. Over 50% of expenditure in the EU construction sector is on repair of existing structures rather than on new build. The primary material of construction requiring repair in EU is concrete. The annual cost of repair of reinforced concrete structures in Western Europe is in excess of €5 billion, a problem which is likely to be even greater in Eastern Europe. Wide scale research undertaken by EU FP5 project CONREPNET 2004 showed that 25% of structure owners are unhappy with the performance of the repair within five years after the rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures; 75% are dissatisfied within ten years. This has generated a requirement to deliver more durable and effective repairs to concrete structures. To meet this requirement, this MCure project will scientifically develop a novel accelerated curing approach which will improve the durability, accelerate the curing and consistency of concrete repairs, independent of climatic environment. It will be an energy and time efficient curing system. It will make more efficient use of resources, especially in harsh winter weather conditions due to the system robustness and the effectiveness of the technology in all kinds of weather. This approach will improve the productivity and competitiveness of SME repairs contractors. This technological approach will involve advancements in the fields of remote moisture sensing and concrete compressive strength. Background research has validated the technical concept and the market opportunity. Within five post project years, MCure will generate at least 215 new jobs in EU and additional revenues of over€28 million for the SMEPs.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
More than half of EU expenditures in the construction sector are on repair of existing structures, most commonly those made of reinforced concrete. An accelerated concrete curing system with significantly reduced energy consumption promises major benefits.