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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Iurie Curoșu

Chair holder
✆: (0234) 32-22649
✉: baustoffe@rub.de
Office: IC 6 - 117
Homepage: www.baustoffe.rub.en

2024

  • Figueiredo, T.C.S.P.; Hering, M.; Curosu, I.; Bracklow, F.; Scheerer, S.; Curbach, M.; Mechtcherine, V.; Silva, F.A. Effect of shear reinforcement and external strengthening with strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) on the impact resistance of reinforced concrete beams. Cement and Concrete Composites 145 (2024) 105371.

2022

  • Figueiredo, T.C.S.P.; Gaspar, C.M.R.; Hering, M.; Curosu, I.; Curbach, M.; Mechtcherine, V.; Silva, F.A. Experimental modal analysis of RC beams strengthened with SHCC subjected to shear under impact strain rates. Engineering Structures 264 (2022): 114459.
  • Tawfik, A.; Curosu, I.; Alsous, G.; Mechtcherine, V. A testing device for investigating the properties of strain-hardening, cement-based composites (SHCC) under impact shear loading. International Journal of Impact Engineering 167 (2022) 104280.
  • Silva, R.M.C.; Zhao, J.; Liebscher, M.; Curosu, I.; Silva, F.A.; Mechtcherine, V. Bond behavior of polymer- and mineral-impregnated carbon fiber yarns towards concrete matrices at elevated temperature levels. Cement and Concrete Composites 133 (2022) 104685.
  • Curosu, I.; Muja, E.; Ismailov, M.; Ahmed, A.H.; Liebscher, M.; Mechtcherine, V. An experimental-analytical scale-linking study on the crack-bridging mechanisms in different types of SHCC in dependence of fiber orientation. Cement and Concrete Research 152 (2022): 106650.
  • Trindade, A.C.C.; Liebscher, M.; Curosu, I.; Silva, F.A.; Mechtcherine, V.; Influence of elevated temperatures on the residual and quasi in-situ flexural strength of strain-hardening geopolymer composites (SHGC) reinforced with PVA and PE fibers. Construction and Building Materials 314A (3) (2022): 125649.

2021

  • Liebold, F., Lorenzoni, R.; Curosu, I.; Leonard, F.; Mechtcherine, V.; Paciornik, S.; Maas. H.-G. 3D least squares matching applied to micro-tomography data. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIII-B2-2021 (2021): 533-539.
  • Curosu, I.; Omara, A.; Ahmed, A.H.; Mechtcherine, V. Probabilistic finite element modeling of textile reinforced SHCC subjected to uniaxial tension. Materials 14 (2021) 13: 3631.
  • Wang, L.; Ur Rehman, N.; Curosu, I.; Zhu, Z.; Beigh, M.A.B.; Liebscher, M.; Chen, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Hempel, S.; Mechtcherine, V. On the use of Limestone and Calcined Clay Cements LC3 in high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites HS-SHCC. Cement and Concrete Research 144 (2021): 106421.
  • Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V.; Forni, D.; Hempel, S.; Cadoni, E. On the rate sensitive fracture behavior of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) depending on fiber type and matrix composition. (Eds.) Jacques, E., Chorzepa, M.G., ACI370 Special Publication SP347 on Recent Developments in High Strain Rate Mechanics and Impact Behavior of Concrete (2021): 1-20.
  • Curosu, I.; Ahmed, A.H.; Gong, T.; Mechtcherine, V. On the tensile behavior of high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) reinforced with carbon textile – influence of yarn-SHCC bond. (Eds.) Silva, F.A., Mobasher, B., ACI549 Special Publication SP345 on Materials, Analysis, Structural Design, and Applications of Textile Reinforced Concrete/Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (2021): 117-127.
  • Wölfel, E.; Brünig, H.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V.; Scheffler, C. Dynamic single-fiber pull-out of polypropylene fibers produced with different mechanical and surface properties for concrete reinforcement. Materials 14 (2021): 722.
  • Curosu, I.; Liebscher, M.; Burk, S.; Li, H.; Hempel, S.; Raak, N.; Rohm, H.; Mechtcherine, V. Influence of fiber type on the properties of high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) during and after exposure to elevated temperatures. Materials & Design 198 15 (2021): 109397.
  • Figueiredo, T.C.S.P.; Curosu, I.; Gonzales, G.G.; Hering, M.; Silva, F.A.; Curbach, M.; Mechtcherine, V. Mechanical behavior of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) subjected to torsional loading and to combined torsional and axial loading. Materials & Design 198 (2021): 109371.
  • Hering, M.; Scheerer, S.; Curbach, M.; Vo, D.M.P.; Sennewald, C.; Cherif, C.; Liebold, F.; Maas. H.-G.; Qinami, A.; Steinke, C.; Fuchs, A.; Kaliske, M.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V. Impaktsicherheit von Baukonstruktionen durch mineralisch-gebundene Komposite: Bauteilebene. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 116(1) (2021): 58-67.
  • Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V.; Vo, D.M.P.; Cherif, C.; Wölfel, E.; Scheffler, C.; Gong, T.; Heravi, A.; Tamsen, E.; Balzani, D.; Shehni, A.; Häußler-Combe, U.; Fuchs, A.; Kaliske, M.; Scope, C.; Günther, E. Impaktsicherheit von Baukonstruktionen durch mineralisch gebundene Komposite: Materialebene. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 116(1) (2021): 45-57.

2020

  • Gong, T.; Curosu, I.; Liebold, F.; Vo, D.M.P.; Zierold, K.; Maas. H.-G.; Cherif, C.; Mechtcherine, V. Tensile behavior of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) reinforced with continuous two-dimensional textile made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Materials 13 (2020) 24: 5628.
  • Tamsen, E.; Curosu, I.; Balzani, D.; Mechtcherine, V. Computational micro-macro analysis of impact on strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) including microscopic inertia. Materials 13 (2020): 4934.
  • Fuchs, A.; Curosu, I.; Kaliske, M. Numerical mesoscale analysis of textile reinforced concrete. Materials 13(18) (2020): 3944.
  • Gong, T.; Ahmed, A.H.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V. Tensile behavior of hybrid fiber reinforced composites made of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) and carbon textile. Construction and Building Materials 262 (2020): 120913.
  • Heravi, A.A.; Fuchs, A.; Gong, T.; Curosu, I.; Kaliske, M.; Mechtcherine, V. Mechanical characterization of textile reinforced cementitious composites under impact tensile loading using the split Hopkinson tension bar. Cement and Concrete Composites 114 (2020): 103769.
  • Li, H.; Liebscher, M.; Curosu, I.; Choudhury, S.; Hempel, S.; Davoodabadi, M.; Dinh, T.T.; Mechtcherine, V.; Yang, J. Electrophoretic deposition of nano-silica onto carbon fiber surfaces for an improved bond strength with cementitious matrices. Cement and Concrete Composites 114 (2020): 103777.
  • Curosu, I.; Liebscher, M.; Alsous, G.; Muja, E.; Li, H.; Mechtcherine, V.; Drechsler, A.; Frenzel, R.; Synytska, A. Tailoring the crack bridging behavior of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by chemical surface modification of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) fibers. Cement and Concrete Composites 114 (2020): 103722.
  • Trindade, A.C.C.; Heravi, A.A.; Curosu, I.; Liebscher, M.; Mechtcherine, V.; Silva, F.A. Tensile behavior of strain-hardening geopolymer composites (SHGC) under impact loading. Cement and Concrete Composites 113 (2020): 103709.
  • Trindade, A.C.C.; Curosu, I.; Liebscher, M.; Mechtcherine, V.; Silva, F.A. On the mechanical performance of K- and Na-based strain-hardening geopolymer composites (SHGC) reinforced with PVA fibers. Construction and Building Materials 248 (2020): 118558.
  • Lorenzoni, R.; Curosu, I.; Leonard, F.; Paciornik, S.; Mechtcherine, V.; Silva, F.A.; Bruno, G. Combined mechanical and 3D-microstructural analysis of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by in-situ X-ray microtomography. Cement and Concrete Research 136 (2020): 106139.
  • Lorenzoni, R.; Curosu, I.; Paciornik, S.; Mechtcherine, V.; Oppermann, M.; Silva, F.A. Semantic segmentation of the micro-structure of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by applying deep learning on micro-computed tomography scans. Cement and Concrete Composites 108 (2020): 103551.
  • Heravi, A.A.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V. A gravity-driven split Hopkinson bar for investigating quasi-ductile and strain-hardening cement-based composites under tensile loading. Cement and Concrete Composites 105 (2020): 103430.

2019

  • Gong, T.; Heravi, A.A.; Alsous, G.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V. The impact-tensile behavior of cementitious composites reinforced with carbon textile and short polymer fibers. Applied Sciences 9 (2019): 4048.
  • Ranjbarian, M.; Mechtcherine, V.; Zhang, Z.; Curosu, I.; Storm, J.; Kaliske, M. Locking front model for pull-out behavior of PVA microfibre embedded in cementitious matrix. Cement and Concrete Composites 103 (2019): 318-330.
  • Lei, D-Y.; Guo, L-O.; Chen, C.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V. The connection between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of ultra-high strength and ultra-high ductility cementitious composites (UHS-UHDCC). Composites Part B 164 (2019): 144-157.
  • Drechsler, A.; Frenzel, R; Caspari, A; Michel, S.; Holzschuh, M.; Synytska, A.; Liebscher, M.; Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V. Surface modification of polymeric fibers to control the interactions with cement-based matrices in fiber-reinforced composites. Key Engineering Materials 809 (2019): 225-230.
  • Drechsler, A.; Frenzel, R; Caspari, A; Michel, S.; Holzschuh, M.; Synytska, A.; Curosu, I.; Liebscher, M.; Mechtcherine, V. Surface modification of poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers to control the fiber-matrix interaction in composites. Colloid and Polymer Science 297(7) (2019): 1079-1093.

2017

  • Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V.; Forni, D.; Cadoni, E. Performance of various strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) subject to uniaxial impact tensile loading. Cement and Concrete Research 102 (2017): 16-28.
  • Curosu, I.; Liebscher, M.; Mechtcherine, V.; Bellmann, C.; Michel, S. Tensile behavior of high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (HS-SHCC) made with high-performance polyethylene, aramid and PBO fibers. Cement and Concrete Research 98 (2017): 71-81.

2016

  • Curosu, I.; Mechtcherine, V.; Million, O. Effect of Fiber Properties and Matrix Composition on the Tensile Behavior of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCCs) Subject to Impact Loading. Cement and Concrete Research 82 (2016): 23-35.
  • Since 2024 Full Professor, Chair of Construction Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
  • 2024 Qualification for the Design and Planning of Repair and Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • 2023 Habilitation Degree, Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • 2021-2024 Head of Product Management Concrete Repair, MC-Bauchemie Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
  • 2021 Advanced Qualification in Concrete Technology
  • 2017-2021 Scientific Group Leader, Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • 2017 Doctoral Degree, Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • 2014-2017 Research Associate, Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • 2011-2013 Master’s Study “Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies“, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • 2006-2010 Bachelor’s Study, Technical University of Constructions Bucharest, Romania
  • Non-metallic reinforcement
  • Textile reinforced concrete
  • Strain-hardening cement-based composites
  • Dynamic and impact loading
  • Durability of concrete structures
  • Sustainable construction materials and recycling
  • Advanced digital methods for the material characterization