TOPICS FOR CONFERENCE
NOVEL CEMENTS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS
Advances in science and technology of cement, admixtures, and concrete
Advances in materials concept and tailored material properties
Energy efficient process and materials
Fibre reinforced concrete
Green concrete
Heavy density concrete
Hot weather / cold weather concreting
Nano technology
New cements such as LC3
Other related developments
Permeable concrete
Phase change materials (PCM)
Recycled Concrete Aggregates & Concrete
Self consolidating/ compacting concrete
Ultra high performance concrete
Underwater concrete
EARTH-BASED MATERIALS
Advances in structural and civil engineering applications
Concrete construction & maintenance of structures in different fields of infrastructure, such as: -Aviation, Structures - Railways / Metros, Ports, Harbours and Nuclear Plants
Dismantling of structures
Innovative and cost effective fire resistant solutions
Innovative therapies & Practices in structural designs
Quality control related to concrete structures
Research and current developments
Seismic retrofitting
Structural Steel Quality control related to concrete structures
PERFORMANCE IN SERVICE, PREDICTION OF SERVICE
Durability of concrete
Improved performance of shrinkage cracking
Innovative solutions for corrosion prevention of rebars
Service life and life cycle analysis
Smart materials
Structural health monitoring
Sustainability of concrete
Transport properties of concrete
FIRE
Characterisation of fire, blast and impact loading on structures Behaviour of structural materials at high temperatures
Design of structures for improved resilience
Design of Bridges for Fire & Blast Resistance
Effects of Fire & Blast on Facades & Glass Assemblies
Effects of Fire and Blast on Steel connections
Strengthening, retrofit and repair
CHARACTERIZATION, TESTING AND MONITORING MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES AND ASSOCIATED MODELING
Advanced models from nano to macro scale
Advances in software
Advances in testing of material properties
Advances in material modeling, fresh state to early age to fracture and damage mechanics
Experimental analysis of concrete structures
Monitoring concrete properties during construction
Multi-scale modeling
Non-destructive testing
Sensors
Natural stone
NORMs
Nuclear concretes
Numerical Modeling
Polymers
Prestressed concrete
Protection and renovation of heritage structures Freeze-Thaw
Recycle aggregate
Rheology of concrete
SAPs / Internal curing
Self-healing asphalt
Self-healing concrete
Soil Materials
Special Construction Materials and Components Bitumen/Asphalt
Structural aspects
Sustainable materials
Textile reinforced concrete
Timber
Transport properties
Waste materials
Coating materials
Composite and hybrid structures
Concrete in fire
Creep and Shrinkage
Curing of concrete
Deterioration mechanisms
Design
Deleterious ions
Durability
Sustainable materials
Early age properties of concrete
Explosion
Fibers
Fracture
Hydration and micro structure development Admixtures
Impact
Masonry
Materials processing
PRECAST & PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE:
Connections in Precast Jointed Systems
Fast Track Precast Construction
Precast Concrete Technology
Precast Concrete Tunnel Segments
Precast Pavements
Prestressed Concrete
OTHER TOPICS:
3D printing
Aggregates
Alternative cement
Asphalt and bituminous materials
ASR
Bacterial processes
Bio-based materials
Carbonation
Carbon-based nanomaterials
Cement chemistry