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Hands on LC3 production

The Latin American Technology Resource Center (TRC LATAM) is launching the second “Hands on” seminar on clay calcination, which will take place from October 6-12, 2024 in Santa Clara, Cuba. The seminar will include

  • Lectures with latest updates on issues related to clay survey, calcination and grinding, cement production, and durability of LC3 concrete.
  • Lab activities on clay and LC3 cement characterization
  • Field work at a clay deposit, including sample collection and processing
  • Participation on a real clay calcination trial at the LC3 Pilot Plant UCLV
  • Visit to the natural exposure site at cayo Santa Maria

Date

Activity

Details

October 6th

(Sunday)

Arrival of participants

Accommodation at Santa Clara city

18:00: Welcome cocktail

In Santa Clara

October 7th

(Monday)

8:30: Registration for the seminar

Transport available to UCLV

9:00: Introduction of the course

 

9:15: Clays and survey of clay deposits

How to find suitable clays?

10:15: Thermal activation of clays

Clay calcination and reactivity

11:15: coffee break

11:30: Hydration of cements containing calcined clay & limestone

Up-to-date findings. Real case studies

12:30: Organization of the lab work for the course

Workgroups of 3-4 people to be organized

13:30: lunch at UCLV

 October 8th

(Tuesday)

8:00: departure to a clay site

Remedios

8:15: safety instructions

How to use the safety gear

9:30-12:30: collecting real samples at clay deposit

Each workgroup will collect samples

13:00: Lunch at Remedios historic center

14:00: depart to UCLV

 

15:00-17:00 Experimental work at lab

Characterization of collected samples

October 9th

(Wednesday)

9:00: The manufacture of LC3 cement

Formulation, grinding, properties

10:00: Applications of LC3

Concrete and mortar

11:00: coffee break

11:15: Durability of LC3 concrete

Chlorides, carbonation, service life

12:15: Impacts of LC3 production

LCA analyses. Online tool for LC3

13:15: lunch at UCLV

14:00-16:00 Experimental work at lab

Cement characterization

October 10th

(Thursday)

8:00: departure to LC3 plant UCLV

 

8:15: safety instructions

How to use the safety gear

9:00-12:00: industrial trial

Calcination and grinding trial

12:00-13:30 Presentation of service providers

  • Calcination technologies
  • Admixtures for calcined clay applications
  • Real projects in operation

Sponsoring companies are invited to present their products

13:30: lunch at UCLV

15:00: Departure to Cayo Santa Maria

October 11th

(Friday)

9:00-10:00 Lecture Durability of LC3 concrete exposed under natural conditions

10:00-12:30: Visit to exposure site Punta Matamoros and sede

Site 1: directly on the shore

Site 2: 500 m from seashore

13:00 Lunch

 

15:00-17:00 Presentation of reports each team

10 minutes PPT per workgroup

October 12th

(Saturday)

Return

 

Economic information

Registration fees

  Seminar LC3 delegates

$US 600

  Seminar LC3 PhD students

$US 400

Accommodation package

  (i) Santa Clara and cayo Santa María (Oct. 5-12)

$US
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Universidad Central de las Villas
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Santa Clara, Cuba
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C4W4+F4X
Santa Clara, Cuba

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