19 February 2014

Construction Materials: Young Researchers' Forum II

Organised by:

SCI's Construction Materials Group

University College London, London, UK

Registration Closed

This event is no longer available for registration.

Synopsis

Following the success of the 2012 Construction Materials Young Researchers' Forum, this event will be repeated on 19 February 2014.

The Construction Materials Young Researchers' Forum II is a meeting for early-career scientists and engineers working in the field of construction materials.

The aims of this joint meeting are:

To provide an opportunity to speak to a friendly audience of young researchers (research students and those recently appointed in industry)
To raise the level of contact and communication between people in the early stages of their careers, from both industry and academia
To increase each individual's understanding of how skills and facilities are distributed across the country
To provide an opportunity to learn more about the organisations hosting the event and their roles in research and industry

The themes to be covered in this Forum include: Cement & Concrete, Stone & Aggregates, Asphalt, Timber, Steel, Ceramics, Polymers, Chemical Admixtures and Paints.

Programme

Day 1

09:00: Registration and Tea/Coffee
09:50: Welcome by Prof Anthony Finkelstein, Dean of Faculty of Engineering Science, University College London
09:55: Chairman: Professor Peter Hewlett, President of the Institute of Concrete Technology

TIMBER FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS

10:00: Post-tensioning of timber beams with basalt fibre reinforced polymer, E.McConnell, Queen's University Belfast, UK
10:15: Mechanical characterisation of engineered guadua-bamboo panels, Hector F. Archilla, University of Bath, UK

USE OF WASTE MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION

10:30: Development of ceramic tiles for urban paving from the problematic fraction of incinerator bottom ash, Athanasios Bourtsalas, Imperial College London, UK
10:45: Performance comparison of lightweight mortars manufactured with virgin or recycled polystyrene, Chiara Giosuè, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
11:00: Long-term strength behavior in hemp concrete, Elsie Awwad American University of Beirut, Lebanon
11:15: Use of industrial wastes in the preparation of advanced photo-catalytic building materials, Josè Baluena Jurado, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

MATERIALS FOR NUCELAR WASTE IMMOBILISATION

11:30: Effect of hydrothermal condition on PC-BaSO4 system as a high density support matrix for deep borehole geological disposal of nuclear wastes, O.H Hussein, The University of Sheffield, UK
11:45: Synthesis for superplasticisers tailored for application in nuclear decommissioning and storage, Matthew Issacs, Loughborough University, UK

CEMENT HYDRATION

12:00: Modelling the influence of electrical current flow on the hydration process of cement-based materials, A. Susanto, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
12:15: Microstructure and phase assemblage of low-clinker cements during early stages of carbonation, Julia Herterich, University of Leeds, UK

12:30: DISCUSSIONS
12:45: LUNCH AND POSTER SESSION

DURABILITY OF STRUCTURES

14:30: The use of embedded sensors in assessing the early stages of corrison within reinforced concrete structures, Soretire Okufi, Loughborough University, UK
14:45: Residual bond strength behavior of corroded reinforcement in natural corrosive environment, Jaya Nepal, University of Greenwich, UK
15:00: Development of self-healing cementitious composites with mircroencapsulated healing agents, C.Litina, University of Cambridge, UK
15:15: Calcium aluminate cement as a modifier of lime binders destined for the architecture restoration, Mark Gawlicki, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland

MATERIALS TESTING

15:30: Safety innovations in materials testing for tunnel construction, Karol Ledzion, Tunnelling and Underground Academy (TUCA), UK
15:45: Characterisation of Friedel's salt in cemntitious materials with Raman spectroscopy, Yanfei Yue, University College London, UK

16:00: DISCUSSION
16:15: COFFEE
17:00: AWARD CEREMONY - Professor Peter Hewlett, President of the Institute of Concrete Technology
17:30: CLOSE

Venue and Contact

UCL

Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Chadwick Building
Gower Street
University College London
London WC1E 6BT

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: yrf-2014@ucl.ac.uk

Fees

£15 for students

£25 for non-students

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