Dr. M. (Mladena) Luković MSc
Dr. M. (Mladena) Luković MSc
Profile
I am an Assistant Professor leading a research line on "Upscaling Innovative Concrete Types to Structures" to foster safe and sustainable concrete construction. I strive to develop knowledge and methods to enable full exploitation of advanced concrete types in civil engineering practice, targeting both new structures and repair/strengthening of existing structures. I combine advanced experimental techniques and (coupled) hygro-thermo-mechanical modeling, supported by my strong background on both material and structural fundamentals.
I obtained my MSc degree at Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia and my PhD in the Section Materials & Environment, at TU Delft. Since April 2016 I work in the Section of Concrete Structures at the Department of Engineering Structures.
Research
My research focuses on upscaling and enabling safe structural applications of novel high-performance, sustainable concrete types. The purpose is twofold: firstly, to enable safe structural applications of new concrete types, and secondly, to better tailor materials according to their specific structural opportunities and the structural demands. So far I have mainly focused on three innovative concrete types: Strain Hardening Cementitious Composite, Alkali- Activated Concrete (including Geopolymer Concrete) and Ultra High Performance Concrete, made from raw and recycled materials. I aim to develop new fundamental understanding on how these concretes behave under short- and long-term mechanical and environmental loadings. I mostly deal with interfaces, their characterization, modelling and monitoring, as they are critical for structural behaviour of composite and multiphase materials/structures. I communicate my science, e.g. through a blog in Cement (Dutch Magazine on Concrete Structures) and fib podcast.
Expertise
Publications
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2024
Characterization, pre-treatment, and potential applications of fine MSWI bottom ash as a supplementary cementitious material
Yubo Sun / Boyu Chen / Shizhe Zhang / Kees Blom / Mladena Luković / Guang Ye
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2024
Delaminatie gedetecteerd
Potentie van infrarood thermografie voor detectie van delaminatie in hybride betonnen constructies
Maria Koetsier / Mladena Lukovic / Eric van den Ham -
2024
Shear crack kinematics in reinforced engineered cementitious composite (ECC) beams
Dawei Gu / Haowen Xu / Yitao Huang / Yusen Zhu / Jinlong Pan / Mladena Luković
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2024
Structural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams with self-healing cover zone as lost formwork
Shan He / Masi Nuri / Henk M. Jonkers / Mladena Luković / Erik Schlangen
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2023
Contribution of strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC) to shear resistance in hybrid reinforced concrete beams
Mladena Luković / Mladena Budnik / Jelena Dragaš / Vedran Carević / Ivan Ignjatović
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Media
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2022-12-12
Genomineerden InfraTech 2023 Innovatieprijs bekend
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2017-09-01
Onderzoek TU Delft: Vezelversterkt reparatiemateriaal, media 2017
Appeared in: Innovatieve materialen no 4
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2016-07-01
Onderzoek TU Delft: Vezelversterkt reparatiemateriaal, media 2016
Appeared in: Civiele Techniek no 5/6
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2016-05-01
Een betonkano zonder cement
Appeared in: Stories of Science
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2016-03-01
Betonnen kano 2016
Appeared in: Inovatieve materialen no 3
Prizes
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2021
1st prize at the fib international blind competition
Modelling of capacity, deformations and cracking behaviour of a continuous two-span Recycled Aggregate Concrete beam
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2021
2016-2020 International SECO Magnel PhD Prize
Regarded as the most prestigious scientific award for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector in Belgium open to international competition.
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2018
NWO Veni grant
Optimization of interface behaviour for innovative hybrid concrete structures
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2018
Nominated by TU Delft as one of 5 best scientists for New Scientist Wetenschapstalent 2018
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2017
DEWIS Award for the best female PhD of 2017 at TU Delft
Ancillary activities
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2024-02-08 - 2026-02-08
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2024-01-01 - 2026-01-01
Education