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Keynotes at the 79th RILEM Annual Week
 
The 79th RILEM Annual Week & International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology for sustainable development (ICONS 2025) is fast approaching! The event will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 24-28 August 2025. The pool of keynote speakers is simply amazing! Do not miss the opportunity to hear the presentations of these internationally renowned experts!
 
 
 

 
 

RILEM TC 304-ADC’s papers
 
In June this year, the members of the RILEM Technical Committee (TC) 304-ADC : Assessment of Additively Manufactured Concrete Materials and Structures published 4 papers which present the results of the activities of this TC. The papers, discussing different aspects of the mechanical properties of 3D printed concrete, are published in Materials and Structures!

 
 

2nd recommendation of RILEM TC 274-TCE
 
The second recommendation of RILEM TC 274-TCE : Testing and characterisation of earth-based building materials and elements is now available as OPEN ACCESS paper in Materials and Structures:  Perlot, C., Prime, N., Aubert, JE. et al. Recommendation of TC RILEM TC 274-TCE: 3-point bending test procedure for earthen bricks—quality control of earth bricks for structural masonry by flexural strength. Mater Struct 58, 185 (2025).

 
 

ROC&TOK in Spanish
 
Lat-RILEM is excited to announce the new ROC&TOK webinar in Spanish, taking place on Monday 14 July 2025 at 9 am Eastern Time. The event is organised together with the Federación Interamericana del Cemento- FICEM, RILEM’s partner. The speaker is Ricardo Pareja Soto, FICEM, presenting “Sustainability of cement production and use in Latin America”. Click here for more info and to register!

 
 

ICEC26 Call for Contributions
 
The 3rd International Conference on Earthen Construction, a RILEM event, will take place at the NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal, on 8-10 July 2026. Ready to share your research? Submissions are open now and will close on 30 September 2025. More information here!

 
 
 
 
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