The main research areas of the Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures are following:
- concretes (including high-performance, lightweight and scattered reinforced concrete)
- ultra high performance concrete
- pozzolanic admixtures for concretes and mortars (metakaolins, slags, fluid and classical ashes)
- alkali-activated materials and geopolymers
- other composite materials
- wood and wood-based materials and structures
- use of secondary building materials
- alternative building materials based on natural quick-renewable raw materials
- diagnostics and rehabilitation of buildings and development of remediation technologies
- diagnostics and remediation of historical buildings
- design and use of brownfields in the context of sustainable urban development
- noble building and decorative stone and artificial stone
- natural and artificial aggregates