Kay Wille

Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Leipzig, 2008
• Diploma in Civil Engineering, University of Leipzig, 2002
• Abitur, Georg-Cantor-Gymnasium Halle, 1996

Research Focus

• Ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHP-FRC)
• High strain rate and impact resistance of cementitious materials
• Concrete exposed to high temperature
• Sustainable concrete pavement systems

Awards

• Seven-Week Postdoctoral Short-Course on College Teaching in Science and Engineering , 2010
• Extension of DAAD Postdoctoral Scholarship for Additional 7 Months to Study Strain Rate Effects, 2009
• DAAD, 17 Month Postdoctoral Scholarship Supporting the Research Project “Load Carrying Behavior of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete subjected to Tensile Loading with special Focus on Fibre Orientation”, 2008
• Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement from the University of Leipzig, 2002

Publications

Hassan, M.,  Wille, K.,”Direct tensile behavior of steel fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete at high strain rates using modified split Hopkinson tension bar”. Elsevier, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 246,  Aug. 2022, 110259.

Xu, M., Wille, K.,”Material based dynamic increase factor models for UHP-FRC under compression and tension”. Elsevier, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 310,  Dec. 2021, 125232.

Abdollahnejad, Z., Mastali, M., Wille, K., Maguire, M., Rahim, F., Kinnunen, P., & Illikainen, M., “Effects of Using Different Co-binders and Fibers on Mechanical and Durability Performances of Alkali-Activated Soapstone Binders (AAS)”. Springer, Waste and Biomass Valorization volume 13, pages 2375–2397, Nov. 2021.

Vandenberg, A., Bessaies-Bey, H., Wille, K., Roussel, N., “Influence of mixing on the generation of nanoparticles in cement systems”. Elsevier, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 143,  May 2021, 106379.

Hernandez, Y. C., Chrysochoou, M., Wille, K., “Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Method to Estimate the Oxidation Reaction Progress of Sulfide Minerals in Concrete”. Elsevier, Spectrochimica Acta part B 172 (2020) 105949.

Qiu, M., Shao, X., Wille, K., Yan, B., Wu, J., “Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete Low-Profile T-Beams”. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2020, 14, 5.

Hendrix, D., Bassim, N., Wille, K., “Investigation Methods for Characterizing Nano-particles in Concrete”. American Concrete Institute Special Publication, Vol. 335, 2019, pp 37-48.

Roy, M., Hollmann, C., Wille, K., “Influence of Fiber Volume Fraction and Fiber Orientation on the Uniaxial Tensile Behavior of Rebar-Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete”. Fibers, 2019, 7, 67.

Hendrix, D., McKeon, J., Wille, K., “Behavior of Colloidal Nanosilica in an Ultrahigh Performance Concrete Environment Using Dynamic Light Scattering”. Materials, 2019, 12, 1976.

Kruszewski, D., Zaghi, A.E., Wille, K., “Finite element study of headed shear studs embedded in ultra-high performance concrete”, Engineering Structures, 188 (2019) 538-552.

Kruszewski, D., Zaghi, A.E., Wille, K., “Durability Evaluation of Headed Shear Studs Embedded in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete via Electrochemical Corrosion”, Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 24, Issue 5 (May 2019).