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

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.