MC ITN TRANSCEND
TRANSCEND Conference
Programme
The conference was a mix between presentations from the TRANSCEND projects, invited speakers and other presentations.
Format of the conference
| Sunday November 3, 2013 |
Monday, November 4, 2013 |
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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| Morning | Session 1 Water Transport in Cement at Nanoscale Level |
Session 3 Sorption Hysteresis and Validation |
Session 5 Water transport at Concrete Level and Influence of Cracks |
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| Afternoon | Session 2 Modelling Water Transport in Cement at Mesoscale Level and Validation |
Session 4 Solid Phases |
Conference ends after lunch | |
| Evening | Registration and Dinner |
Poster Session and Conference Dinner |
Dinner in town (Elstead) |
Programme
Sunday November 3 2013
| 17:00 | Registration |
| 19:00 | Dinner at the hotel |
Monday November 4 2013
| Session General | |||
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| 8:30 | Welcome introduction TRANSCEND & Outreach Projects | K. Scrivener (EPFL) - P. McDonald (Univ. Surrey) | |
| Session Water Transport in cement at nanoscale level | |||
| 8:50 | Invited talk Water Transport: Diffusion and Reaction |
Y. Song (Schlumberger Doll Research) |
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| 9:35 | Study of the nano-structure of C-S-H using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | A. Muller (EPFL)-A. Gajewicz (Univ. Surrey) | [PDF] [PDF] |
| 10:15 | Break | ||
| 10:45 | Atomistic Modelling of Water Transport Dynamics in Cement | N. Howlett-J. Bhatt-S.-H. Cachia (Univ. Surrey) |
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| 11:25 | C-S-H Globules Clustering on Nano-scale Simulated by Discrete Element Method for Pore Structure Exploration | K. Li (Univ. Delft) |
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| 11:45 | Model Sheet Structures for C-S-H | M. Etzold (Univ. Cambridge) |
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| From 12:15 | Lunch | ||
| Session Modelling water transport in cement at mesoscale level and validation | |||
| 13:45 | Invited talk Modelling Drops on Micropatterned Surfaces |
J. Yeomans (Univ. Oxford) |
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| 14:30 | TRANSCENDing the Pore Structure of a Cement Paste with the Lattice-Boltzmann Method | M. Zalzale (EPFL) |
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| 14:50 | Application of Pore Scale Modelling Approach for Long Term Durability Assessment of Concrete | R. A. Patel ( Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN), Mol, Belgium) |
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| 15:10 | Estimation of Transport Properties of Model Cement Microstructures | A. McCreanor (Univ. Cambridge) |
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| 15:30 | Break | ||
| 16:00 | Lattice Modelling of the Micro-Structure of Porous Materials for Water Transport | I. Athanasiadis (Univ. Glasgow) |
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| 16:20 | Cryoporometry Characterization for Cement Based Materials | M. Wu (DTU) - V. Yermakou (Lafarge-Univ. Surrey) | [PDF] [PDF] |
| 16:40 | Modeling Water Transport in Concrete at Early Age | M. Wyrzykowski (EMPA) |
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| 17:00 | Poster Session | ||
| 18:00 | END DAY 1 | ||
| From 19:30 | Conference Dinner | ||
Tuesday November 5 2013
| Session Sorption Hysteresis and validation | |||
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| 8:30 | Invited talk Moisture Dynamics in Built Structures: The Role of Evaporative Pumping |
Ch. Hall (Univ. Edinburgh) |
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| 9:15 | Evidence for Non-Fickian Sorption in Cement Based Materials | L Wadsö (Univ. Lund) |
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| 9:35 | Comparison of Different Methods to Evaluate Moisture Transport Coefficient in Cement Based Materials | M. Saiedpour (Univ. Lund) |
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| 9:55 | Modelling of Drying-Wetting Effects on Moisture Transport within Cementitious Materials | Z. Zhang (IFSTTAR) |
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| 10:15 | Break | ||
| 10:45 | Measurement of the Permeability of Cement Paste by GARField Magnetic Resonance Profiling | S. Zamani-R. Kowalczyk (Univ. Surrey) |
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| 11:05 | Drying of Cementitious Materials: A Comparison Between Plain Mixtures and Mixtures Containing Shrinkage-Reducing-Admixtures | C. Villani (Purdue Univ.) |
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| 11:25 | Hysteresis and Percolation in Continuum Modelling of Water Transport in Cementitious Materials | M. B. Pinson (MIT) |
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| 11:45 | Effect of the Drying Technique on the Sorption Properties in Cementitious Materials | D. Snoeck (Ghent Univ.) |
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| From 12:15 | Lunch | ||
| Session Solid phases | |||
| 13:45 | Invited talk Ion Transport Dynamics in Porous Media |
L. Pel (Eindhoven University of Technology) |
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| 14:30 | Comparison of Morphology and Chemical Structure of C-S-H Synthesized by Silica-Lime Reaction and by the Controlled Hydration of C3S | E. Tajuelo (Univ. Leeds) |
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| 14:50 | Impact of Water Activity on Volume Stability of Cement Hydrates | L. Baquerizo (Holcim-EPFL) |
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| 15:10 | Aluminium Substitution in C-S-H: ab Initio Calculations | L. Pegado (PSI) |
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| 15:30 | Break | ||
| 16:00 | Aluminium and Alkali Uptake in Calcium Silicate Hydrate | E. L'Hôpital (EMPA) |
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| 16:20 | Study on the Pore Structured Model Considering Water Diffusion Depending on Pore Diameter | K. Ohtsuki (Chuo University) |
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| 17:00 | Poster Session (cont.) | ||
| 18:00 | END DAY 2 | ||
| From 19:30 | Social event - Dinner in town (Elstead) | ||
Wednesday November 6 2013
| Session Water Transport at concrete level and influence of cracks | |||
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| 8:30 | Invited talk Saturated Water Permeability: of Interest, but of Relevance for Assessing Durability? |
D. Hooton (Univ. Toronto) |
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| 9:15 | Characterisation of Microcracks and their Influence on Transport Properties of Cementitious Materials | M. Mac - Z. Wu (Imperial College) |
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| 9:35 | Modelling the Transport Properties of Concrete from Three-Dimensional Mesostructure | S. Dehghanpoor Abyaneh (Imperial College) |
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| 10:05 | Break | ||
| 10:35 | Influence of Microcracking on Air Permeability and Water Absorption of Reinforced Concrete Beams under Sustained Lateral Loads | S. Nanukuttan (Queen's University) |
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| 10:55 | Effect of Water Migration on Self-Healing of Cracks Due to Further Hydration of Unhydrated Cement | H. Huang (Univ. Delft) |
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| 11:15 | Validation of Water Transport Tests By 1H Magnetic Resonance Profiling | N. Fischer (HeidelbergCement-Univ. Surrey ) |
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| 11:35 | Assessing Early Age Properties of Cementitious Systems by Water- Isopropanol Replacement | X. Wang (Sika) |
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| 11:55 | Experimental Research on the Moisture Behavior around a Crack of Concrete under Unsaturated Condition | N. Tuchiya (Building Research Institute, Japan) |
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| From 12:15 | Lunch | ||
Poster presented
Monday November 4 and Tuesday November 5 2013, 17:00-18:00
| Poster TRANSCEND General | ||
| 12 Posters on Outreach projects | ||
| 4 Posters Summary of TRANSCEND results | ||
| Anions Uptake by Calcium Silicate Hydrates: Influence of Type of Counter-ions and Temperature | G. Plusquellec (Université de Bourgogne) |
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| Stability of C-A-S-H in Blended Cement Pastes | J. Rossen (EPFL) |
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| Application of pH-sensitive Hydrogels for Concrete Applications | A. Mignon (Ghent University) |
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| Experimental Research on the Moisture Behavior of High Strength Concrete under High Temperature | M. Kanematsu (University Of Tokyo) |
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| Fast and Easy Distinction of Mobile Water from Crystalline Bonded Water of Ettringite in Cementitious Materials | F. Radtke (Chemical-Physical measuring Techniques Ltd) |
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| Change of Pore Structure in Slag-Cement Paste | E. Berodier (EPFL) |
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| Numerical Simulation of Porosity in Cements | Q. Do (EPFL) |
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| Water Transport in Cementitious Materials (Comparison of Two Methods: Inverse Analysis and Cup-Method) | M. Auroy (CEA) |
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| Study on Mechanism of Volumetric Changes by Internal Vapor Diffusion Based on Kinetic Theory of Gases | S.Yokoyama (Chuo University, Japan) |
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| Research on Water Penetration into Cracked Steel Reinforced Concrete by Means of Neutron Radiography | P. Zhang (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) |
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| Isopropanol Exchange in Cement Pastes: an NMR Relaxation Analysis Study | R. M. Kowalczyk, P. J. McDonald (Univ. Surrey) |
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| A 1H NMR PFG Study of the Capillary Porosity of Cement | V. Rodin, P. J. McDonald, S. Zamani (Univ. Surrey) |
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| Chloride Resistance and Transport Properties of Blends with High Quantities of Calcined Clays | M. Antoni-P. Henocq (EPFL) |
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| Modeling of Nonlinear Moisture Transport in Concrete according to Bažant-Najjar | P. Havlásek, M. Jirásek (CTU in Prague) |
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