Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials

Prof. dr. ir. Veerle Boel

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Name: Veerle Boel
Title: Prof. dr. ir.
Function: Assistant Professor
veerle.boel@ugent.be

Secretariat:
Mrs. Marijke Reunes (T + 32 9 264 55 35)

Overview

Since 2016 Veerle Boel is professor in the field of Concrete Technology at the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials at Ghent University (UGent). She is also staff member of the Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials at Ghent University.

Research activities

  • Self-compacting concrete (microstructure, transport properties and durability)
  • Mix design

Publications

Education and Scientific career

  • Master of Science in Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering Technology) (1998) (University College Ghent)
  • Master of Science in Engineering (Civil Engineering) (2001) (Ghent University)
  • PhD in Civil Engineering (2006) (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University).
  • Post doctoral researcher at the Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research from 01-03-2007 till 30-09-2007 (Ghent University)
  • Assistant professor from 1-10-2007 till 30-09-2013 at the University College Ghent
  • Assistant professor from 1-10-2013 till 30-09-2015 at the Department of Civil Engineering Technology at the University College Ghent
  • Associate professor from 1-10-2015 at the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials at Ghent University

Awards

  • A Best Paper Award was obtained for ‘Acid attack of self-compacting concrete’, (authors V. Boel, K. Audenaert, G. De Schutter) at the International conference on concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting, Cape Town, South Africa, November 2005.

Committees and working groups

  • Veerle Boel was member of the RILEM Technical Committees 205-DSC ‘Durability of Self-compacting Concrete’ (2004-2007) and MPS 'Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete' (2007-2013).

Current teaching activities

  • Concrete Technology
  • Design of concrete structures
  • Materials research
  • CAE
  • Prestressed concrete