Association - Open Call for materials for validation testing of new R3 Supplementary...

Based on extensive internal testing and optimization work RILEM TC 267-TRM concluded that two new methods are most promising to measure the chemical reactivity of SCMs, i.e. the R3 heat release and the R3 bound water methods.
In the final third phase, these two methods will be applied to a broad range of new and conventional SCMs for further validation.

If you would like to submit your material for testing please register before the 15th of March 2019 at https://lmc.epfl.ch/rilem/

All applications will be screened and a selection of 50-100 materials will be made by the RILEM TC 267-TRM. For...

Association - Corrosion Science & Corrosion Control for Infrastructure

Each year, the course on Corrosion Science & Corrosion Control for Infrastructure (CSC2I) is organized by TU Delft in Spring (4 - 8 April 2019) and in Autumn (21 - 25 October 2019). 

CSC2I is an interdisciplinary course, encompassing fundamental aspects of corrosion science & technology, corrosion control and materials science for civil engineering. The course targets material classes as metals & alloys, concrete, coatings & composites. Corrosion-induced degradation and corrosion protection for main infrastructure will be discussed, including steel structures, with an emphasis on reinforced...

Association - Happy holidays!

Wishing you a Happy Holiday and a joyful New Year. Best wishes from RILEM Secretariat.

Please note that the Secretariat will be closed on 24, 25, 31 December and 1 January.

Association - Nominations for the 2019 Robert L'Hermite and Gustavo Colonnetti Medals

Nominations for the 2019 Robert L'Hermite and Gustavo Colonnetti Medals: applications are accepted until 31 December 2018. More information at https://www.rilem.net/about/honors-awards-500181 or in the attached documents.

Association - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2019

Project Title: Condition assessment, modelling and retrofitting strategies for ASR affected concrete dams in South Africa

Scope of Research:
Condition assessment, modelling and retrofitting strategies are to be investigated for South African concrete dams suffering from Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR). Based on either material investigation, i.e. actual cores taken from affected dam structures, or indirect assessment of material properties from inverse analysis based on relevant measurement data and appropriate ASR characteristics and field data, the stress condition of the dam walls is to be...

Association - New Proceedings

Four new proceedings are now available:

• Service Life and Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures - Selected Papers of the 8th International RILEM PhD Workshop held in Marne-la-Vallée, France, September 26-27, 2016
• Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions - An Interdisciplinary Approach, Cusco, Peru, September 2018
• First RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication – Digital Concrete 2018, Zurich, Switzerland, September 2018
• RILEM 252-CMB Symposium - Chemo-Mechanical Characterization of Bituminous Materials, Braunschweig, Germany, September 2018

Association - Video Robert l'Hermite Medalist 2018

Watch the presentation “Designing more durable asphalt materials” of the 2018 Robert L’Hermite, Fernando Moreno-Navarro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN_JGQCgsZE

Association - Vacancy: RILEM Secretary General (extended deadline: 15/11/2018)

Application deadline for the position of Secretary General (to replace the current Secretary General who will leave in 2019) has been extended. Applications will be accepted until 15 November 2018. 

Job description and details can be found in the attached document.

Association - New RILEM Recommendations published

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

• Recommendation of RILEM TC 260-RSC on Using Superabsorbent Polymers (SAP) to mitigate autogenous shrinkage 

• Recommendation of RILEM TC 260-RSC on Testing sorption by superabsorbent polymers (SAP) prior to implementation in cement-based materials 

• Recommendation of RILEM TC 237-SIB on Cohesion Test of Recycled Asphalt

As always, the RILEM recommendations are available free of charge.

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