Association - Special issue 50 years of Materials and Structures

Our journal Materials and Structures is celebrating its 50^th anniversary this year. A special issue commemorates this milestone, the first articles are now online: 

https://link.springer.com/journal/11527/topicalCollection/AC_f756abe08bd354c388a151fbc4fbfe1c/page/1

Association - Nominations for the ASCE Zdeněk P. Bažant Medal for Failure and Damage...

Nominations are invited for the ASCE Zdeněk P. Bažant Medal for Failure and Damage Prevention, which is accompanied by a monetary award of $20,000 thanks to a major contribution from the multinational cement and concrete industry. The medal is awarded every second year and the nomination for the 2020 medal will be due on October 31, 2019.  For details see:

https://www.asce.org/templates/award-detail.aspx?id=11613

Association - PhD vacancies available in the Section Materials and Environment of TU Delft

There are two PhD vacancies available in the Section Materials and Environment of TU Delft. The research project is part of an MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Innovative Training Network funded by the EU HORIZON 2020 Programme “DuRSAAM - PhD Training Network on Durable, Reliable and Sustainable Structures with Alkali-Activated Materials. Information of the vacancies can be found in the Website: https://www.academictransfer.com/nl/50094/phd-candidate-reaction-kinetic-and-microstructure-of-alkali-activated-blended-system/ and ...

Association - RILEM Vacancies

RILEM is opening 2 positions:

• Implementation Manager
• Secretary General

Job description and details can be found in the attached documents. If interested, please apply before 31 October 2018.

Association - PhD - Development of mesoscale hydro-chemo-mechanical (HMC) modeling...

Objectives

The main aim of this project is to develop a robust computational framework for investigating the hydro-chemo-mechanical aspect of concrete carbonation at meso-scale.

Description

The existing reinforced structures and infrastructure are under continuous deterioration due to environmental actions. Carbonation is one of the most common causes of concrete deterioration as it induces chemical changes in cement paste microstructure, can cause shrinkage and cracking and can also lead to reinforcement corrosion. Reliable estimation of the extent of carbonation and its consequences on...

Association - Best Student Poster Award 2018

For the second year, a Best Student Poster Award was given at the RILEM Annual Week conference in Delft Netherlands. This year the jury was presided by Dr. Henk Jonkers, TU Delft.

Ms. Alice Titus Bakera, Phd Student advised by Prof. Mark G. Alexander, University of Cape Town, won the 2018 RILEM Best Student Poster Award for her work on "Durability Properties of Concrete Containing Metakaolin”. She received the diploma from Nicolas Roussel, RILEM TAC Chair at the General Council on Wednesday 29 August 2018.

Congratulations to Alice!

Association - Obituary for F.S. Rostásy

Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Ferdinand Stefan Rostásy died on August 16, 2018 at the age of 86 years after severe illness.

From 1976 until his retirement in 1997, F.S. Rostásy was the head of the Division of Building Materials at the Institute for Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety (IBMB) at Braunschweig University of Technology and Director of the Civil Engineering Materials Testing Institute (MPA).

Born in Vienna, he started his scientific career at the University of Stuttgart, followed by activities in the USA and the construction industry. After his...

Association - Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS) press release on Greenhouse gas...

JCSS released the attached press release on Greenhouse gas emissions - Structural design codes overlooked.

The JCSS is a committee in the field of Structural related Risk and Reliability, acting on behalf of the Liaison Committee of the following five international professional associations:

• CIB - International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
• ECCS - European Convention for Constructional Steelwork
• fib - International Federation for Structural Concrete
• IABSE - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
• RILEM 

The goals of the JCSS...

Association - New RILEM Recommendations published

Two new RILEM Recommendations have been published in Materials and Structures:

• Recommendation of RILEM TC 241-MCD on interface debonding testing in pavements
• Recommendation of RILEM TC 250-CSM: Test method for Textile Reinforced Mortar to substrate bond characterization

As always, the recommendations are in free access.

Association - RILEM Annual Week 2018

You are cordially invited to the Ice breaker Reception at the Delft City Hall on Monday 27 August 2018 from 18:30 to 20:00

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