The purpose of the foundation is to promote scientific research and education on ready-mixed and precast concrete, for example regarding the development of properties, production and applications, or other relevant replacement or building materials. The purpose can be met, for example, by financial contributions to such research and education.
The Family Thomas Foundation is a foundation with the aim to fund research on sustainable concrete construction . Since its inception in March 2021, the purpose of the foundation is to promote scientific research and education on ready-mixed and precast concrete, for example regarding the development of properties, production and applications, or other relevant replacement or building materials.
In 2023, the foundation awarded a significant grant to a Master’s thesis focused on reducing the carbon footprint of piled foundations using advanced computational tools.
Moreover, the foundation has made a prominent investment in Chalmers University of Technology’s research on next-generation concrete binders. This five-year project aims to revolutionize concrete performance with low-carbon materials like volcanic ash and calcined clays.
Image: Johan Lindqvist och Anna Stigenberg – Authors of the 2023 grant winning thesis: “Optimization of piled foundations. An optimization study to reduce embodied carbon using parametric design tools”.
Optimization of piled foundations
An optimization study to reduce embodied carbon using parametric design tools
Authors: Anna Stigenberg, Johan Lindqvist
Examiner: Associate Professor Ignasi Fernandez, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology Master’s Thesis ACEX30
Gothenburg, Sweden 2023
Optimization of Cable Placement in Post-Tensioned Continuous Concrete Bridges
Development of Guidelines using Genetic Algorithms to Reduce Cost and Environmental Impact
Master’s Thesis in Master Program Structural Engineering and Building Technology
Authors: William Mjörnestål, Benjamin Pettersson
Examiner: Professor/Head of Division Mario Plos, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Concrete Structures
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology Master’s Thesis ACEX30
Gothenburg, Sweden 2022
Authors: Rune Malthe Knudsen & Ann Sofie Hyldtoft Olsen
DTU Lyngby
Lyngby, Denmark 2021
Authors: Jørgen Klokkervold & Lauritz Aure
NTNU Trondheim
Trondheim, Norway 2021
Enhanced 3D strut-and-tie method for design of discontinuity regions
Authors: Nemir Chaudhry & David Bohman
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden 2021
