As a former scholarship holder of the SEEFORM PhD program, the first author would like to express his gratitude for participation in the program by publishing an overview of two ongoing research projects in the special issue of the Scientific Journal of Civil Engineering dedicated to the celebration of 15 years of SEEFORM. Both projects are reflecting the current research interest and show the progress after the graduation.

The project STREP targets experimental investigations of mechanical properties of two repointing mortars, polymer fibre-reinforced cement-based mortar, Reparatur Mortar FZ + polypropylene straps and lime mortar with crushed brick. The main target of the second project, MPC, is testing of a real-time digital structural health monitoring solution applied to a representative structure, reinforced concrete bell tower of a church.