Concrete Life Cycle – From cradle to grave

Modern concrete is a highly sophisticated material, where it in many respects is possible to accurately engineer a broad range of specific properties, for example based on selection of the concrete ingredients, by controlling the concrete mix composition, or by appropriately operating the subsequent mixing, casting and curing process. This course aims at transferring in-depth knowledge on selected areas of concrete science and technology stretching from its design to its end-of-life. The topics dealt with include: Fresh properties, non-destructive testing, curing and hydration, industrial by-products, property development, shrinkage and cracking, standards and specifications, life cycle assessment, durability, service life evolution. The course includes three practical exercises, a study tour and various presentations given by the participants. For each course module there are preparatory readings (typically two scientific papers). In order to receive course credits (ECTS credits) participants need to make a scientific poster, give a group presentation and successfully pass a quiz which evaluates the learning outcomes from all course modules and readings. The doctoral course takes place in continuation of an ACI-NDT Specialist Certification course in the same location. It is expected that some may participate in both events, but apart from this, these two events are independent.

Professors

• Daman K. Panesar, Ph.D., P.Eng., Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
• Dimitry Feys, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology Department of Civil, USA
• R. Douglas Hooton, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
• Jason Weiss, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, USA
• Konstantin Kovler, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
• Ole Mejlhede Jensen,Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Pedro Castro Borges, CINVESTAV-IPN Unidad Mérida, México
• Alejandro Duran Herrera, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México

Highlights

• All activities in this course will be taught in English.
• Reduced registration fees for students and industry attendees, thanks to the support of our sponsors.
• Reduced lodging rates for single or double occupancy that include breakfast, thanks to UANL agreements with hotels near the course venue
• Registration fees include lunch service during the duration of the courses.
• Poster competition
• Technical visit to a construction site within the metropolitan area of Monterrey
• Awards dinner in which prizes will be awarded to the winners of the poster competition

For more information, please visit the event page by clicking on the link provided: https://iic.uanl.mx/rilem-course-2024/