IMRC 2012 - International Symposium on Concrete with Smart Additives and Supplementary Cementitious Materials

The Symposium on CONCRETE WITH SMART ADDITIVES AND SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS will be organized in conjunction with the XXI INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS RESEARCH CONGRESS (IMRC-2012) under the scientific sponsorship of The International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures (RILEM).


Scope and focus

Supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) and different smart additives are commonly used in concrete practice nowadays. They are introduced into the concrete either blended with the cement or as separate additions. Some have been used in practice for decades others have just recently appeared in the development lab. SCMs with pozzolanic or cementitious properties include silica fume and nano-silica, coal fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, metakaolin, limestone fillers and natural pozzolans. Smart additives include plasticizing, retarding, accelerating, shrinkage-reducing, air- and water-entraining admixtures, and more recently also embedded micro-devices for structural monitoring, phase-changing materials, and additives for self-healing and self-curing of concrete. A significant improvement in concrete quality – not the least durability and sustainability – can be obtained by proper use of these materials.


Session topics include (but not limited to):
• Smart additives for concrete, including additives for self-curing, self-sealing and self-healing
• Supplementary cementitious materials for concrete
• Hydration and microstructure in cementitious systems with smart additives and SCM
• Rheology of fresh concrete containing smart additives and SCM
• Mechanical properties of concrete with smart additives and SCM
• Nano-technology in concrete construction
• Durability, sustainability and recycling of concrete