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Closing letter of RILEM TC 281-CCC
 
In the Closing Letter of the RILEM Technical Committee 281-CCC on carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials, the TC Chair and Deputy Chair present an overview of the scientific knowledge derived from this TC activities. This open access letter is available here!

 
 

EAC course
 
The RILEM EAC co-sponsored advanced course on modeling of localized inelastic deformation in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2025 will be taught in a new format, namely in two parts that can be attended independently: Part I - Modeling of Inelastic Deformation (Thu-Sat, 4–6 September), and Part II - Objective Modeling of Localized Failure (Mon-Wed, 8–10 September).

 
 

New corporate member
 
RILEM is delighted to welcome on board a new corporate member: the Indian Concrete Institute! The Indian Concrete Institute is one of the leading professional bodies in India, catering to the professional needs of individuals and organisations involved in Concrete.

 
 

ICCCT 2025
 
RILEM is happy to co-sponsor the 3rd International Conference on Cement and Concrete Technology (ICCCT), taking place in Qingdao, China, on 7-9 November 2025. The abstract submission will close on 30 June 2025… have you submitted your contribution?  

 
 
 
 
Did you know that...
 

… Springer is implementing new initiatives to protect its journals, like Materials and Structures, from scholarly fraud? This approach aims at combatting groups (‘networks’) and/or individuals involved in citation manipulation (‘citation cartels’), authors flooding journals with, often sub-standard, submissions (‘extremely prolific authors’), authors suggesting fictitious reviewers with the aim to influence the peer review process, and more

 
 
 
 
upcoming rilem events
 

 
 
 
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