Dimitri Feys

Associate Professor MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Ph.D., civil engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Scholarly Focus, Teaching or Research Areas

Rheology of cement-based materials and complex suspensions; mix design, workability and placement of concrete

Selected Academic Activities or Research Projects

• Minimizing the Effect of Pumping on SCC Workability and Freeze-Thaw Durability, ACI-CRC

• Influence of Casting Conditions on Durability and Structural Performance of HPC-ARL: Changes in Workability and Air-Void System of Concrete due to Pumping, RE-CAST

• Understanding Early Age Behavior of Cement: Rheology and Hydration Kinetics of Pure C3S and C3A, UMRB

• How much consolidation energy is really required to create concrete specimens?, ACI CRC

• Cost-Effective and Ecological 3D Printing of Reinforced Concrete Structures through Vibration Dynamics and Granular Physics, Missouri S&T Ignition Grant

Selected Publications and Presentations

Feys, D., Schutter, G., Fataei, S., Martys, N., Mechtcherine, V., “Pumping of concrete: Understanding a common placement method with lots of challenges,” Cement and Concrete Research, 154 (2022): 106720.

Feys, D., M&S Highlight: De Larrard et al.(1998), Fresh Concrete: A Herschel-Bulkley Material, Materials and Structures, 55-2 (2022), 1-4.

Kosacki, J., Feys, D., Dogan, F., “The Effect of Sodium Polymethacrylate on the Rheology of the Positive Paste and Performance of the Lead-acid Battery,” International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 19 (2022), 2029-35.

Sonebi, M., Feys, D., “An Overview of the Achievements of RILEM TC-266: Measuring the Rheological Properties of Concrete (MRP),” 76th Annual RILEM Week, Kyoto, Japan, September 2022.

Feys, D., Schutter, G., Fataei, S., Martys, N., Mechtcherine, V., “Pumping of Concrete: Understanding a Common Placement Method with a Lot of Challenges, 15th International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology and Sustainability Issues,” Milan, Italy, July 2022.