Fibre reinforced materials

The fifth international speciality conference titled, 'Fibre reinforced materials' incorporating fibre reinforced concrete, polymers, plastic, glass, body armour and other additives will be held from August 28-29, 2008 at Singapore.

The term 'Fibre Reinforced Materials' encompasses many generic forms of reinforcement; both internally and externally of structural members or components. This conference invites papers on Fibre Reinforced Polymer, Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Fibre Reinforced Plastics and other types of reinforcement that are continuously being developed around the globe to improve the performance of materials. Papers addressing the following topics are eminently suitable for this conference to be held in one of the most dynamic cities in Asia:

• Constitutive relationship
  
• Failure mechanisms and mechanical properties
  
• Types of fibres, natural, polypropylene, steel, glass organic, etc
  
• Reinforced materials subjected to static, dynamic, impact and shock loading
  
• Test methods and specification of fibre reinforced materials
  
• Durability and long term performance
  
• High strength fibre reinforced materials
  
• Analytical and numerical simulation studies on FRM
  
• Fibre reinforced shotcrete for underground tunnels and slope stabilisation
  
• Design and economic consideration
  
• Experimental techniques on FRM
  
• Methods of fabrication for cast-in-place construction, precast products
  
• Applications : Special structures, housing, civil engineering construction, repair, protection materials, body armour and case studies.
  

For more details, please contact :

The Conference Secretariat
CI-Premier Pte Ltd.
150, Orchard Road # 07 - 14,
Orchard Plaza, Singapore 238841
Tel: 0065-6733-2922
Fax: 0065-6235-3530
Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg

Challenges for construction of high rise buildings

The Indian Concrete Institute, Pune centre and arkey conference cell, Pune are jointly organising a conference titled 'CEMCON 2008' from January 18-19, 2008 at Pune.

The theme of the conference is 'Challenges for construction of high rise buildings'. Concurrent with the conference an exhibition of construction materials and equipment is being planned over an area of more than 1,000 m2 centrally situated at the conference venue.

For more details, please contact :

Dr. D. A. Inamdar
Chairman
CEMCON Secretariat
Arkey Conference Service Cell
37/4/A, 6th Lane, Prabhat Road
Pune 411 004
Tel: 020-25670808 / 25674455
Fax: 020-25672555 / 25676767
Email: icipunecentre@vsnl.net
rkengg@pn2.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.icipunecentre.com

SCC 2008 : Challenges and barriers to application

The Centre for Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, is oraganising the third North American conference on the design and use of self-consolidating concrete titled, 'SCC 2008: Challenges and Barriers to Application' from November 10-12, 2008 at Chicago Marriott O'Hare, USA.

Abstracts are encouraged on current or recent case studies, experiments, theory and computer modelling. Possible topics include but are not limited to :

• Mix design
  
• Chemical admixtures
  
• Formwork pressure
  
• Rheology and workability
  
• Production
  
• On site testing / quality control / instrumentation
  
• Repair and rehabilitation
  
• Emerging technologies
  
• Sustainability and green SCC
  
• Mechanical properties and performance
  
• Architectural applications
  
• Precast SCC
  
• Case studies / field experiences
  

For more details, please contact :

Raissa Ferron
Conference Secretary
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science,
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston,
Illinois 60208-3100,
USA
Tel: (847) 491-3858
Fax: (847) 491-1078
Email: scc2008@northwestern.edu

BEFIB 2008

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM) are organising the seventh RILEM international symposium on fibre reinforced concrete, design and applications, titled 'BEFIB 2008' from September 17 to 19, 2008 at IIT Madras campus, Chennai.

Contributions are invited in the following broad topics.

• Design methods
  
• Structural and industrial applications
  
• Case studies
  
• Other related areas
  

For more details, please contact:

Dr. Ravindra Gettu
Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036
Tel: +91-44-22574266, 22578150
Fax: +91-44-22574252
Email: befib2008@iitm.ac.in
Website: www.befib2008.iitm.ac.in

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SP-242: Ninth CANMET/ACI international conference on fly ash, silica fume, slag and natural pozzolans in concrete

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SP-243: Ninth CANMET/ACI international conference on recent advances in concrete technology

This publication contains the proceedings from the 'Ninth CANMET/ACI international conference on recent advances in concrete technology', held in Warsaw, Poland in May 2007. The nine papers include optimisation of mixture proportions of normal, high-performance and self-consolidating concrete, reactive powder concrete mixtures for producing thin precast elements and efflorescence of concrete products for interlocking block pavements, among others.
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P.O. Box 9094
Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9094
USA
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