BEST mobilities: Meet PhD candidate Hugo Varela
From UAH (Spain) to UFRJ (Brazil)
2023/09/11
PhD candidate Hugo Varela from University of Alcala group (UAH), led by Prof. Gonzalo Barluenga, is carrying out a two-months research stay starting on august 10th at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (UFRJ) within the framework of the BEST project.
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The 3D printing group of UFRJ, led by Prof. Romildo D. Toledo Filho and Prof. Oscar A. Mendoza Reales, hosted the researcher. A study to assess the effect of sisal natural fibres on the rheological and fresh mechanical properties of 3D printable bio-mortars for architectural applications (working package 1) is in progress. Experimental methodologies and novel cement-bio-based materials for 3D printing were designed, generating synergies between members of both groups. The picture shows Matheus P. Tinoco (UFRJ) and Hugo Varela (UAH) performing a 3D printing test with a sisal fibre bio-based mortar at the UFRJ 3D printing lab.
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