Association - Ph.D. course at the 76th RILEM Annual Week 2022 in Kyoto

Dear PhD students and Postdoc researchers,

This is an announcement from organizing committee of 76th RILEM annual Week 2022 in Japan.

As a pre-event for 76th RILEM annual WEEK 2022 and ICRCS 2022 at Kyoto (3rd-9th September https://rilemweek2022.jp), Courses for PhD students/postdoc researchers and Poster competition for PhD students will be held by the Educational Activities Committee (EAC) of RILEM.

PhD course lectures are held on Sep. 3rd in hybrid style (in person in Kyoto and real-time on-line).

Poster competition is held on Aug. 29- Sep. 6th in 100% on-line style.

Registration fee: PhD...

Association - Planning to attend in person the 76th RILEM Annual Week in Kyoto, Japan, in...

The Japanese government has recently released some new border measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

These are some highlights:

• Tourists are only admitted if travelling in an organised tour. Tourists travelling individually cannot enter the country.
• Non-Japanese individuals are permitted to enter the country if they have a Business VISA.
• To obtain your Business VISA from the Japanese Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence, you need the form of VISA Questionnaire & Schedule of Stay, a document issued by the organisers of the 76^th RILEM Annual Week. You can request this form...

Association - "Get together" online meeting

Which are my RILEM credentials? Can I be a TC member of any RILEM TC? Where to find and download a RILEM publication? What are the next RILEM events or courses? Who are the RILEM members working in a research area similar to mine?

If you have ever found yourself asking any of these questions, we are here to help you to make the most of what RILEM can offer to strengthen and broaden your network, to increase the visibility of your research and much more!

Please join us for an online meeting in which you will find more details to these and many more insights about your RILEM membership and...

Association - NEW CORPORATE MEMBER

RILEM is  delighted to welcome the University of Dar es Salaam amongst its corporate members!

The University of Dar es Salaam is one of the oldest universities in East Africa offering engineering education and training. In Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, the University is involved in education and advanced training of architects, surveyors and civil engineers in the field of design, analysis, construction material and technology, costing and management of civil engineering structures and projects. The department also conducts applied research and development in building materials,...

Association - INTERVIEW with 2022 G. COLONNETTI MEDALLIST, Prof. QING-FENG LIU

Prof. Qing-feng Liu is Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), where he leads the “Sustainability and Durability of concrete Materials and Structures” group and serves as Deputy Director of the “Key Laboratory for Digital Maintenance of Buildings and Infrastructure”. Prof. Liu is one of the two 2022 Gustavo Colonnetti medallists. He has been a RILEM member since the beginning of 2015, and contributed in several ongoing/past RILEM TCs: MCT Multi-component transport and chemical equilibrium in cement based materials, 270-CIM ...

Association - NEW CORPORATE MEMBER

We are thrilled to announce a new corporate member: SAINTGITS College of Engineering (Autonomous).

Saintgits College of Engineering (Autonomous), founded in 2002, is among the top self-financing colleges in Kerala, India. It is the only autonomous engineering college in Kerala which has seven programmes accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. The University Grants Commission awarded Autonomous status in 2020 based on the excellent track record of the college. The Institute focusses on grooming of student towards professionalism. The engineering courses and research activities are...

Association - INTERVIEW with 2022 G. COLONNETTI MEDALLIST, Dr. ELLINA BERNARD

Dr Ellina Bernard is a SNSF Ambizione fellow at Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology), Switzerland. Dr Bernard is one of the two 2022 Gustavo Colonnetti medallists. She is a member of the recently established TC PEM Processing of earth-based materials. Her presentation titled “Cement and clay chemistry for the development of low embodied CO₂ binders and their durability”, presented on Thursday 17 March 2022 during the 75^th RILEM Anniversary webinar, can be found here.

21 March 2022

RILEM Implementation Manager (RIM): Good morning Ellina, are you...

Association - New State-of-the-Art

A new State-of-the-Art report is now available:

Benchmarking Chloride Ingress Models on Real-life Case Studies - Marine submerged and Road Sprayed concrete structures - Final draft report of the RILEM Technical Committee 270-CIM; Edited by Eddie Koenders, Kei-ichi Imamoto, Anthony Soive

You can buy the hardcover or the ebook on Springer website: https://link.springer.com/book/9783030964214

Association - Interview series with RILEM prominent members: Prof. Surendra P. Shah

Prof. Dr. Surendra P. Shah is Presidential Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering; Director, Center for Advanced Construction Materials, University of Texas at Arlington; and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil Engineering (emeritus in service), Northwestern University, USA. Prof. Shah was awarded the Robert L’Hermite medal in 1980;  he became RILEM Fellow in 1994 and RILEM Honorary member in 2010. From 2001 to 2005 he served as member of Bureau. Prof. Shah chaired the following RILEM TCs: 048-FC “Testing of ferrocement”, 089-FMT “...