Karen Scrivener

EPFL STI IMX LMC
MXG 232 (Bâtiment MXG)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

Quantitative microstuctural characterisation Microstructural modelling

Selected publications

Studying nucleation and growth kinetics of alite hydration using μic

Bishnoi S., Scrivener, K.L.
Published in Cement and Concrete Research, 39, (), 2009, in

�ic: A new platform for modelling the hydration of cements

Shashank Bishnoi, Karen L. Scrivener
Published in Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 266-274 in

Innovation in use and research on cementitious material

Karen L. Scrivener, R. James Kirkpatrick (University Illinois, USA)
Published in Cem. Concr. Res. (2007), doi:10.1016/j. cemconres.2007.09.025 in

Backscattered electron imaging of cementitious microstructures: understanding and quantification

Scrivener KL
Published in CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES 26 (8): 935-945 NOV 2004 in

The interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between cement paste and aggregate in concrete

Scrivener KL, Crumbie AK, Laugesen P
Published in INTERFACE SCIENCE 12 (4): 411-421 OCT 2004 in

Influence of limestone on the hydration of Portland cements

Lothenbach, B; Le Saout, G; Gallucci, E; Scrivener, K
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 38 (6):848-860 in

A thermodynamic and experimental study of the conditions of thaumasite formation

Schmidt, T; Lothenbach, B; Romer, M; Scrivener, K; Rentsch, D; Figi, R
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 38 (3):337-349 in

Relation of expansion due to alkali silica reaction to the degree of reaction measured by SEM image analysis

Ben Haha M, Gallucci E, Guidoum A, Scrivener KL.
Published in CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH 37 (8): 1206-1214 AUG 2007 in

What causes differences of C-S-H gel grey levels in backscattered electron images?

Famy, C., K. L. Scrivener, et al.
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 32(9): 1465-1471., 2002 in

Si-29 and Al-27 NMR study of alkali-activated slag.

Wang, S. D. and K. L. Scrivener
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 33(5): 769-774., 2003 in

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Lidia Karpova, Ray Cowen, Ilyana Ahmed Khedda, Mohammad Mobasheri, Robert Wojtaszczyk, Marjorie Etchevers, Lei Xu, Ömer Faruk Behçet, Timur Mukhametkaliyev, Sudharsan Rathna Kumar, Dhanush Sahasra Bejjarapu

Past EPFL PhD Students

Lucie Baillon, Séverine Lamberet, Mohsen Ben Haha, Prakash Chandra Mathur, Xinyu Zhang, Julien Kighelman, Thomas Schmidt, Shashank Bishnoi, Maria Mercedes Costoya Fernandez, Ines Jaouadi, Cyrille Dunant, Rodrigo Fernandez Lopez, Patrick Juilland, Vanessa Kocaba, Christophe Gosselin, Carolina Prieto Gomez, Ruzena Chamrova, Aude Chabrelie, Alexandra Quennoz, Théodore Chappex, Olga Agata Chowaniec, Belay Zeleke Dilnesa, Aditya Kumar, Wolfgang Kunther, Mathieu Antoni, Hui Chen, Quang Huy Do, Alain Benjamin Giorla, John Espen Rossen, Julien Bizzozero, Amélie Bazzoni, Arnaud Charles Albert Muller, Mohamad Zalzale, Émilie Michèle L'Hôpital, Elise Marie Jeanne Berodier, Luis Guillermo Baquerizo Ibarra, Berta Mota Gassó, Pawel Tadeusz Durdzinski, François Henri Avet, Zhangli Hu, Frank Bullerjahn, Julien Ston, Alexandre Reda Constantin William Caleb Ouzia, Wilasinee Hanpongpun, Wioletta Soja, Franco Zunino, Yosra Briki, Natechanok Chitvoranund, Mahsa Bagheri, Solène Anne-Lise Albinski, Monisha Rastogi, Adrian-Alexandru Pîrvan, Andrea Eloisa Teixeira Pita, Yiru Yan, Qiao Wang, Sarra El Housseini, Khalil Ferjaoui, Anna Morales Melgares, Ziga Casar

Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector

Abhishek Kumar, Maya Nicole Harris

Courses

Building materials + Laboratory work

MSE-322

Materials science of common non metallic building materials, with emphasis on cementitious materials (concrete). Chemical composition, fabrication and behaviour in service

Cementitious materials (advanced)

MSE-420

Discussion of topical subjects related to the current use of cementitious materials. Through a guided literature survey prepare a presentation in a group on a topical issue

Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods

MSE-660(a)

Le but est de former doctorants et post doctorants aux méthodes de charactérisation des ciments composés comme la microstructure, la diffraction des rayons X, la calorimétrie, la formulation et la durabilité dans le cadre des actions internationales du project LC3 financé par la DDC.

Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (SPRING)

MSE-660(b)

Le but est de former doctorants et post doctorants aux méthodes de charactérisation des ciments composés comme la microstructure, la diffraction des rayons X, la calorimétrie, la formulation et la durabilité dans le cadre des actions internationales du project LC3 financé par la DDC.

Materials

MSE-171

Introduction course of material science applied to usual building materials, especially concrete and metals. Description of their fabrication, mechanical and thermal properties and use in construction.