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Professor Robert Vollum joined Imperial College in 1991, having previously worked in the industry for over a decade. His research interests are extensive, encompassing topics such as long-term deflections of reinforced concrete slabs, beam-column joints, shear beams, and punching shear. He has developed methods for predicting deflection in slabs that take construction loading into account, with his numerical work calibrated against in-situ concrete data from the BRE Cardington building. Prof. Vollum has led several EPSRC projects aimed at developing design methods and addressing the cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete elements subjected to imposed strains. He represents the Concrete Society on the BSI Committee EC2 B/525/2, which is responsible for the structural use of concrete, and is involved in the development and maintenance of the UK National Annex to EC2. His expertise also extends to evaluating and developing models for the ultimate limit states of concrete structures, contributing to ongoing research and professional committees.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.