Microwave Heating for Construction Materials

Material heating experiments

Project Overview

This experimental project studied how construction-material mixtures respond to microwave heating. Tests on concrete, cement, and metal compositions used CAD-designed moulds and prototypes to explore the heating behaviour of different materials.

Labelled construction-material specimens prepared in moulds for the microwave-heating study — Material specimens prepared for comparing heating response.

Project Details

Building on research from the Universitat Politècnica de València, the project evaluated a low-cost household microwave setup for construction-material experiments.

The study compared the heating response of different mixtures and structural forms, and reached the final eight of a local innovation competition.

Design and workshop documentation

CAD view of a mould designed for the microwave-heating experiments — Mould design in CAD.

Ribbed panels beside a workshop wall — Ribbed panels documented in the workshop.

Selected Contributions

Designed the experimental moulds and system prototypes in SolidWorks and AutoCAD.
Planned and performed microwave-heating tests on concrete, cement, and metal compositions.
Coordinated material selection, sourcing, and transport with suppliers.