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... RILEM has launched a new series of interviews with its young members? You can watch the first one with Dr Enrico Sassoni, RILEM Cluster E Convener, on our RILEM YouTube Channel. The interview is divided in Part I and Part II. Enjoy!

 
 
 
 
IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

Cracking of mass concrete in Japan
 
Mass concrete structures, such as long bridges, nuclear power plants, and underground tanks are affected by the presence of cracks triggered by the heat generation during the hydration of cement in the construction phase. This OPEN ACCESS paper on RILEM Technical Letters presents the remarkable progress of the control technologies of cracking in Japan, following a major review of the “Guidelines for control of cracking of mass concrete” by the Japan Concrete Institute.

 
 
 
 
OUTSOURCED BUSINESS AND STORIES
 

The 10 best roads in the world
 
This is a list of the 10 best engineering works in some of the most striking locations of our planet. Sit back and relax the virtual journey!  

 
 
 
 
upcoming rilem events
 

75th RILEM Annual Week, 29 August-3 September 2021, Merida, Mexico
 
5th RILEM Spring Convention, 15-19 March 2022, Paris, France
 
More RILEM events  
 
In view of the current Corona Virus situation, many events might have been postponed or will be soon postponed. We kindly invite you to check with the event organisers the most updated schedule of the event, Thank you!

 
 
 
The RILEM newsletter BITS&BOBS stands for Bright In-house Talks and Statements & Brilliant Outsourced Businesses and Stories.