ICCRRR 2008 : International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting

ICCRRR is intended to bring together practicing engineers, scientists, specifiers, researchers and others from around the world to share knowledge and experience on current developments in concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting, as well as structural performance and material durability.

*** Scope ***

Concrete durability aspects

- Causes and mechanisms of deterioration
- Concrete transport mechanisms
- Life-cycle assessments
- Durability modeling and prediction
- Durability of structures in normal and aggressive environments
- Mix design and material aspects in optimizing durability
- Case studies

Condition Assessment of concrete structures

- Damage modeling and damage mechanisms
- Condition assessment and damage diagnosis
- Non-destructive testing
- Analytical modeling
- Case studies

Concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting

- Repair philosophies
- Repair modeling
- Physico-mechanical repair methods and materials
- Electrochemical repair methods and materials
- Concrete protection methods and materials
- Life span expansion methods
- Structural repairs and strengthening
- Structural retrofitting for altered service conditions
- Repair systems
- Case studies

Performance and health monitoring

- Performance of repaired/retrofitted structures
- Repair performance monitoring
- Health monitoring of repaired/retrofitted structures
- Repair durability
- Damage prognosis and service life predictions
- Structural management systems
- Case studies

Education and specifications

- Educational materials for concrete repair courses
- Specifications and standards for concrete repair
- Current and future research needs

*** Scientific Committee ***

Professor M.G. Alexander, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor C. Andrade, Instituto de Ciencias de la Construccion Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, Spain
Dr. H. Andrae, LAP Stuttgart, Germany
Professor Y. Ballim, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Professor A. Bentur, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Dr. H. Beushausen, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr. B. Bissonnette, CRIB Laval, Canada
Professor D. Bjegovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Professor J. M. W. Brownjohn, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Professor E. Bruehwiler, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr. P. Castro Borges, CINVESTAV-Mérida, Mexico
Professor L. Courard, Universitè de Liège, Belgium
Prof. L. Czarnecki, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Dr. F. Dehn, Universität Leipzig/MFPA Leipzig, Germany
Dr. E. Denariè, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
Professor M. Di Prisco, Polytechnico di Milano, Italy
Dr. S. Ekolu, University of the Witwatersrand
Professor D. Fowler, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof. C. Gehlen, Univetsity of Stuttgart, Germany
Dr. G. Grieve, Cement and Concrete Institute, South Africa
Dr. C. Grosse, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Dr. Hong Hao, University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor P. Helene, Escola Politécnica of University of São Paulo, Brazil
Professor B. Hillemeier, TU Berlin, Germany
Mr. E. Kleen, MC Bauchemie, Germany
Professor K. Kovler, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Mr. E. Kruger, South African National Roads Agency
Professor K. Leung, UST, Hong Kong
Professor M. Limbachiya, Kingston University of Technology, United Kingdom
Dr. H.-U Litzner, Deutscher Beton- und Bautechnik Verein, Germany
Professor M. Lopez, Ponticica Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Dr. J. Mackechnie, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Dr. U. Maeder, Sika Schweiz AG, Switzerland
Mr. Richard Morin, Canada
Dr. P. Moyo, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor H.S. Müller, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
Professor A. Nanni, University of Miami, USA
Mr. Abe Newmark, BKS Pty Limited, South Africa
Professor Y. Ohama, Nihon University, Japan
Professor G. Plizzari, University of Bergamo, Italy
Professor A. Ramezanianpour, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Iran
Professor M. Raupach, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Professor P. Schiessl, TU München, Germany
Professor G. De Schutter, Ghent University, Belgium
Mr. N. Schröter, Deutsche Bauchemie, Germany
Professor J. Silfwerbrand, CBI Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. K. Stanish, Walker Restoration Consultants, USA
Dr. R. Torrent, Holcim Group Support, Switzerland
Dr. A. Turatsinze, LMDC Toulouse, France
Professor D. Van Gemert, KU Leuven, Belgium
Professor G. Van Zijl, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Dr. A. Vaysburd, Vaycon, USA
Professor Øystein Vennesland, Norway
Professor J.C. Walraven, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Professor F. Wittmann, Aedificat Freiburg, Germany
Professor A. Zingoni, University of Cape Town, South Africa