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… RILEM has recently advertised not one but two new Proceedings?
- Proceedings of the RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials (ISBM 2020), Di Benedetto, H. (et al.) (Eds.) 2022
- Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Improvements and Innovations II - X RILEM-fib International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB) 2021, Serna, P., Llano-Torre, A., Martí Vargas, J.R., Navarro-Gregori, J. (Eds.) 2022
 
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IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

ALCONPAT XVI Congress
 
The XVI Latin American Congress of Pathology of Construction, organised by the Latin American Association for Quality Control, Pathology and Construction Recovery (ALCONPAT), RILEM Partner, is held 100% online from 19 to 21 October 2021.  More info here!

 
 
 
 
OUTSOURCED BUSINESS AND STORIES
 

Calcium carbonate concrete
 
This is a project from the University of Tokyo, Japan, that takes inspiration from the way some aquatic organisms harden into fossils over time. The research is based on the acquisition of calcium from discarded concrete which is combined with carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust. Image courtesy of Maruyama et al.

 
 
 
 
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