C3S GROUP​

Albert de la Fuente

Albert de la Fuente

PhD Civil Engineer Associate Professor and Coordinator

Albert de la Fuente is an Associate Professor at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC, BarcelonaTECH). He is the leader of the research group C3S.

Contact

  • albert.de.la.fuente@upc.edu
  • +34 93 401 65 15
  • Building C1, Office 202 UPC Campus Nord

Education

  • PhD, UPC BarcelonaTECH, 2011
  • MSc, UPC Barcelona TECH, 2007
  • BSc, UPC Barcelona TECH, 2005

Social

Albert de la Fuente is an Associate Professor at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC, BarcelonaTECH). He is the leader of the research group C3S.


“Areas of research:

· Sustainable cement-based materials development and structural design oriented to 3D printing construction technologies.

· Fibre Reinforced Concrete: material tech., structural design, and standardization.

· Sustainability assessment of infrastructures and construction processes.”



Convener of fib (Féderation Internationale du Betón) working group 6.3-Sustainability of structures with precast elements and active contributor in fib working groups 1.4.3-Fiber Reinforced Sprayed Concrete in Tunnels and Underground spaces; 1.8-Concrete industrial floors; 6.4-Precast concrete towers for wind power generators and 6.5-Precast concrete bridges and 10.1 fib Model Code 2020.