RILEM - International Partners

International Partners

		AATH - Asociación Argentina de Tecnología del Hormigón Our mission is to provide a fertile ground for studies on Concrete Science and Technology, to disseminate the progress of this discipline within the technical community, and to promote the application of the results of research. In brief, we aim to disseminate knowledge for the best use of concrete.

		ACI - American Concrete Institute Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the American Concrete Institute is advancing concrete knowledge by conducting 125 seminars annually, managing 14 different certification programs, publishing more than 400 technical documents, and offering scholarships to students in the field. With 98 chapters and about 15,000 members spanning 108 countries, the American Concrete Institute has always retained the same basic mission—to develop, share, and disseminate the knowledge and information needed to utilize concrete to its fullest potential.

		Alconpat International - Latino-American Association of Quality Control, Pathology and Construction Recuperation The history of the International Association ALCONPAT dates from 1991 with the first Latino-American Congress on Pathology of Constructions CONPAT-91 organized by Alumni & teachers of the Master course on Construction -CEMCO- from the Institute of Construction Sciences “Eduardo Torroja”, CSIC located in Spain. ALCONPAT International is a federation of national branches from 19 Ibero-American countries and individual members. It publishes the journal ALCONPAT and pre-normative documents. It is also devoted to education with courses on corrosion and concrete durability. Several awards are delivered every year.

		CIA - Concrete Institute of Australia Concrete Institute of Australia aims to be the primary independent organisation related to the concrete industry in Australia in which everyone who aspires to excellence in concrete technology, application, design and construction will seek membership. The mission of Concrete Institute of Australia is to promote and develop excellence in concrete technology, application, design and construction throughout Australia.

		fib - Fédération internationale du béton The fib (Fédération internationale du béton / International Federation for Structural Concrete), formed by 43 national member groups and approximately 1,000 individual or corporate members, is a not-for-profit association committed to advancing the technical, economic, aesthetic and environmental performance of concrete structures worldwide.

		IAE - International Academy of Engineering International Academy of Engineering (IAE) was founded on the base of the Academy of Engineering of the former USSR by the National Engineering Academies of the CIS countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine), which became its founders. IAE was registered by the Ministry of Justice on February 10, 1992 as international public organization that has now its own chapters and departments (branches, representations) in Taiwan/China, Belarus, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic. The Head office of IEA is quartered in Russia, at No. 9, Bldg.4, Gazetny Side Street, 125009, Moscow. At present IAE consists of 1300 full and corresponding members from 40 countries. The basic concept of IAE’s activity is to assist in strengthening of the engineering potential of the member countries.

		IBRACON - Brazilian Concrete Institute IBRACON, the Brazilian Concrete Institute is an international techno-scientific defense and appreciation of engineering. IBRACON aims to give professionals and stakeholders in the concrete industry and construction in the areas of materials, technology, design, management, control, architecture, structures and buildings, more knowledge through courses, events, publications, certification of personal, technology and scientific meetings, recovery and incentives for research and scientific and technological research and its dissemination thereof.

		ISAP - International Society for Asphalt Pavements ISAP is a volunteer organization of professionals and experts to promote asphalt pavement technology exchange on a worldwide basis, often in cooperation with other organizations sharing mutual interests. The broad range of member expertise and experience makes committee work especially rewarding.

		JCI - Japan Concrete Institute JCI, as an organization that promotes concrete science and technology, conducts investigative research on a wide range of subjects including concrete materials and production, the design, construction, and management of concrete structures, and new concrete technologies, through the mutual understanding and cooperation of all its members, and works to widely disseminate findings.

		JCSS - Joint Committee on Structural Safety The JCSS is a committee in the field of Structural related Risk and Reliability, acting on behalf of the Liaison Committee of the following six international professional associations: IABSE, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. CIB, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. ECCS, The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork. FIB, The International Federation for Structural Concrete. RILEM, Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux. IASS, The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures.