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
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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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