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The 2022 conference proceedings with the full-length articles are available  here.

CONTENTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Keynote Papers

Understanding the durability of concrete containing SCMs
Karen Scrivener
Measuring, understanding, and forecasting reinforcing steel corrosion in concrete
Ueli Angst
Damage management of concrete elements by crack mitigation and self-healing strategies
Nele De Belie
Advances in predicting reinforcement corrosion damage on concrete structures
Mike Otieno
Sustainability verification of deteriorating concrete infrastructure
Mette Geiker
Understanding concrete biodeterioration mechanisms and resistance in sewer environments: recent progress and scientific and technical challenges
Alexandra Bertron, Amr Aboulela, Amaury Buvigner, Matthieu Peyre Lavigne and Cédric Patapy
Is sustainable rehabilitation possible with ultra-thin continuously reinforced concrete pavement (UTCRCP)
overlays?

Elsabe Kearsley
Building repair and rehabilitation in a global paradigm of climate change, resource depletion and an increasing demand for building stock
Vernon Collis
Cathodic Protection Of Reinforcement In Concrete – Overview And Experience Over 30+ Years
Rob B. Polder and Anthony W.M. van den Hondel

 

Concrete Durability Aspects – Concrete Durability: Innovative Materials and Influences of Material Composition

Durability of concrete with Belite-Gehlenite clinker as fine aggregate
Arato Kobayashi, Hiromi Fujiwara, Masanori Maruoka, Mizuki Owada and Kensuke Hayashi
Development of sulfuric-acid resistant concrete with reduced carbon emissions
Shintaro Tanaka, Hiromi Fujiwara, Masanori Maruoka, Hiyori Ishiduka and Tao Wang
Fly ash geopolymer concrete durability to sulphate, acid and peat attack
Yulin Patrisia, David W. Law, Chamila Gunasekara and Arie Wardhono
Mechanical properties and self-sensing ability of amorphous metallic fiber-reinforced concrete
Théophile Bouillard, Anaclet Turatsinze, Jean-Paul Balayssac, Ahmed Toumi, Olivier Helson and Xavier Bourbon
Factors Influencing the Electrical Properties of Ettringite Binders as Repair Materials
Atolo Tuinukuafe, Lamiya Noor, Jason H. Ideker and O. Burkan Isgor
Assessing The Mechanical And Durability Performance Of Concrete Made Using Recycled Clay Masonry Rubble Bricks (CMRB) As Coarse Aggregates
Janina P Kanjee, Thoba Sikhakhane and Omphile Tejane
Towards understanding the influence of metakaolin in the prevention of alkali-silica reaction
Grant Prinsloo, Mohammad S. Pourbehi and Adewumi J. Babafemi
The Effect of Cement Reduction and Substitution on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete
Kiran Ram, Diana Londono-Zuluaga, Marijana Serdar and Karen Scrivener
Optimization of Dune Sand-Slag Blended Geopolymer Mortar Using Taguchi Method
Abdulkader El-Mir, Hilal El-Hassan, Amr El-Dieb and Abdelrahman Alsallamin
Effects of sodium oxide content on the durability of alkali-activated mortar utilizing botswana copper mine tailings and fly ash
Abraham V. J. Sannoh, Goitseone Malumbela and Victor S. Gilayeneh
Early-age effect of corn cob ash as a partial replacement for Portland cement in concrete
Oluwadamilola A. Fadele and Mike Otieno
Durability of untreated fine recycled aggregate concrete: a literature review
Areej Gamieldien, Hans Beushausen and Mark Alexander
Chloride penetration resistance of fine recycled aggregate concrete
I. G. Amadi, H. Beushausen, M.G. Alexander and S. Surana
Influence of red mud addition in alkali-activated mortars on corrosion resistance of steel
Ivana Vladić Kancir, Vinko Radoš and Marijana Serdar

 

Concrete Durability Aspects – Service Life Modelling and Prediction of Durability

Durability Aspects of Chloride-Affected Cracked Concrete Structures Reinforced with 1.4003 Rebars
Christoph Dauberschmidt, Andreas Fraundorfer and Frederik Ripa
Modelling the cracking of fresh concrete
Riaan Combrinck, Marnu Meyer and William P. Boshoff
The tensile deformation and capillary pressure build up in fresh concrete
Marnu Meyer, Yaseen Khan and Riaan Combrinck
The influence of temperature on the cracking of plastic concrete
Marnu Meyer, Juandré van Zyl and Riaan Combrinck
Salt frost scaling of concrete – new insights regarding the damage mechanism
Matthias Mueller and Horst-Michael Ludwig
Impact of slag on carbonation rate of concrete based on calcium aluminate cement
Alma-Dina Bašić, Marijana Serdar, Ingrid Mikanovic and Gunther Walenta

 

Concrete Durability Aspects – Modelling and Prevention of Reinforcement Corrosion

Reinforcement corrosion of circular concrete columns under sustained load
Samer Jabbour, Beatriz Martín-Pérez and Michelle Liu
Testing the Bromide penetration resistance of concrete: substitution of NaCl by NaBr in Rapide Chloride/Bromide Migration Test (RCM/RBM)
Christoph Langer and Gesa Kapteina
Moisture Sorption Behaviour of Concrete Mixtures Containing Chlorides and the Resulting Electrolytic Resistivity in Relation to the Estimated Corrosion Risk
Andreas Fraundorfer, Thomas Heilmayer, Christoph Dauberschmidt and Christoph Gehlen
Chloride profiles with a peak – why and what are the consequences for predictions?
Lars-Olof Nilsson
A comparison between uniform and galvanic corrosion rate in carbonation induced corrosion of reinforced concrete
Thi-Thu Trang Nguyen, Raoul François, Tru Ngoc Vu and Myriam Carcasses
Erratum to: Testing the Bromide penetration resistance of concrete: substitution of NaCl by NaBr in Rapide Chloride/Bromide Migration Test (RCM/RBM)
Christoph Langer and Gesa Kapteina

 

Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures – Degradation and Condition Assessment

Forensic Investigation Concerning Inspection and Diagnosis of Condition of Water Storage Systems in the Gulf
Michael Grantham and Rob Polder
Corrosion Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Structures – Actual Research Results and New Guidelines
Andreas Fraundorfer and Christoph Dauberschmidt
Assessment of cantilevered concrete balconies by means of practically oriented evaluation tools
Bart Craeye, Lydia Wittocx, Neel Renne, Peter Minne and Robby Caspeele
Condition assessment of two prestressed concrete slabs after 60 years in service
Dana Tawil, Leah Kristufek, Beatriz Martin-Perez, Leandro F.M Sanchez and Martin Noël
Preliminary evaluation of Pier cap from an ASR affected bridge in Central Canada
Leah Kristufek, Andisheh Zahedi, Dana Tawil, Leandro Sanchez, Beatriz Martin-Perez and Martin Noël
Evaluation of corrosion damage in reinforced concrete structures in terms of the rebar’s residual cross-section
Victor S. Gilayeneh and Sunday O. Nwaubani
Approach to the development of a model to quantify the quality of tendon localization in concrete using ultrasound
Stefan Küttenbaum, Stefan Maack and Alexander Taffe

 

Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures – Non-Destructive Measurement and Assessment Techniques

Practical procedure for the precise measurement of geometrical tendon positions in concrete with ultrasonic echo
Stefan Maack, Stefan Küttenbaum and Ernst Niederleithinger
Determination of surface properties of treated cement pastes by acoustic methods and scratch test – pilot experiments
Libor Topolář, Lukáš Kalina, Dalibor Kocáb, Valeriia Iliushchenko, Petr Bílý and Josef Fládr
The effect of curing, specimen thickness, and saturation on surface resistivity of concrete
Saarthak Surana, Hans Beushausen and Mark Alexander

 

Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures – Materials and Structural Assessment

Microscopic assessment of ASR-affected columns after 20 years in service
Hesham Ahmed, Andisheh Zahedi and Leandro Sanchez
Sewer concrete subjected to biogenic acid corrosion: analysis of concrete deterioration phases using QEMSCAN
Alice T Bakera and Mark G Alexander

 

Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting – Repair Methods, Materials and Techniques

Emergency rehabilitation of Selby interchange on M2, in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johnnie Strydom, Jared da Silva and Odilon Kongolo
Use of fibres in improving the mechanical properties of a multifunctional cement for structural repair purposes
Chinedu A. Ajoku, Anaclet Turatsinze and Ariane Abou-Chakra
Crack control for repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures using the multi-cracking behaviour of Ultra-high Performance Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete (UHPFRSC)
Andre Strotmann and Jörg Jungwirth
Application of RFID Corrosion Environment Sensing System to Repair Work and Results of 10-year study
Akira Eriguchi, Hiromi Fujiwara and Yukitoshi Isaka
A long-term study on the effect of a hydrophobic treatment on the moisture balance and durability of a reinforced concrete structure in a road tunnel
M. Brem, J. Lohner and M. Büchler
Concrete substrate moisture requirements for durable concrete repairs – a field study
Benoit Bissonnette, Alexander M. Vaysburd, Kurt F. von Fay, Shannon J. Harrell, Luc Courard and Andrzej Garbacz
Investigating the effects of anti-corrosive coatings on the bond between corrosion-damaged rebar and concrete repair materials
Moolla Muhammad Ameen, Nicholas Jarratt and Hans Beushausen
Sustainable Concrete Repair & Protection Products – The Impact on Renovation Works
Michel Donadio, Josefa Nüsslein, Katherine Agapitos, Wayne Smithers and Johannes Lohner
Product Data Templates of Repair Products for Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Norbert Schröter and Marieke Thome
History, diagnosis and repair of the Corniche Kennedy in Marseilles
Loriana Pace, Renaud Leconte and Tancrède De Folleville

 

Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting – Concrete Patch Repairs and Bonded Overlays

Carbonation and chloride penetration of repair mortars with water treatment plant sludge and sugarcane bagasse ash sand
Thiago A. Hemkemeier, Fernando C.R. Almeida, Almir Sales and Agnieszka J. Klemm
Thin Bonded Overlays with Carbon Reinforcement for Concrete Pavements
Julia Neumann and Rolf Breitenbücher
Rehabilitation and Repair of Concrete Overlays
Dan King and Peter Taylor
UHPC overlay as sustainable solution to preserve old concrete structures
Ankit Kothari, Magdalena Rajczakowska and Andrzej Cwirzen
Volume change behavior of cement-based repair materials labelled as shrinkage-compensating, shrinkage-compensated or nonshrink
Benoit Bissonnette, Laurent Molez, Pierre-Vincent Certain, Charles Lamothe, Marc Jolin and Richard Gagné

 

Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting – Structural Repairs and Strengthening

Shear strengthening of concrete T-beams with lateral layers of UHPC
Tongxu Liu and Jean-Philippe Charron
Experimental testing on the structural capacity of coupling beams with non-anchored longitudinal rebars
Torrealva Daniel and Arzapalo Joel
 Actual achievements and future challenges of HPFRC for structural rehabilitation of bridges
Adriano Reggia, Ivan Trabucchi, Alessandro Morbi and Giovanni A. Plizzari

 

Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting – Service Life Extension: Methods and Materials

The performance of cement-based coatings for drinking water reservoirs: a case study
Christian Paglia, Cristina Mosca and Albert Jornet
Current distribution and throwing power of galvanic cathodic protection with discrete anodes in reinforced concrete beam or column elements
Bjorn Van Belleghem, Mathias Maes and Tim Soetens
A Rapid Test to Screen the Functionality of Galvanic Anodes for Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete
Ryan Cobbs, Rene Brueckner, Chris Atkins and Arpit Goyal
Practical service life assessment and rehabilitation strategy development for hyperbolic shell natural draft cooling towers
Matthew B. Gries, Kevin A. Michols, John S. Lawler, Elizabeth I. Wagner, Anthea Dennis, Koketso Kgatle and Marita Pretorius
Ion distribution in concrete overlay, mapped by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), modified by an embedded zinc anode
W. Schwarz, Gerd Wilsch, N. Katsumi, G. Ebell and T. Völker
The environmental impact of service life-extending repair for corrosion damaged reinforced concrete balconies: a case study in a coastal context
Neel Renne, Bart Craeye, Matthias Buyle and Amaryllis Audenaert
Extending the Service Life of Existing Concrete Structures to Last Beyond 100 Years
David Whitmore

 

Developments in Concrete Material Technology, Assessment and Processing

Quantified point clouds and enriched BIM-Models for digitalised maintenance planning
Hendrik Morgenstern and Michael Raupach
The investigations on properties of self-healing concrete with crystalline admixture and recycled concrete waste
Fallon Clare Manhanga, Žymantas Rudžionis, Ernestas Ivanauskas and Algirdas Augonis
A Novel Approach for the Consolidation of Sand by MICP Single Treatment
Brigitte Nagy, Savannah Baptist and Andrea Kustermann
Influence of alkali content and silica modulus on the carbonation kinetics of alkali-activated slag concrete
Olivera Bukvic and Marijana Serdar
Using simple soil water content sensors to measure water availability in fresh concrete
Martha S. Smit, William P. Boshoff and Luke G. Warren
Effectiveness of concrete curing compounds in extreme windy and dry conditions
Zelda Spijkerman, William P Boshoff and Martha S Smit
Preventing plastic shrinkage cracking by monitoring the capillary pressure build-up in self-compacting concrete
Renier Deysel, William Boshoff and Martha Smit
Application of mine tailings sand as construction material – a review
Jacob Ikotun, Rhoda Adeyeye and Mike Otieno
Investigation of the influence of fine recycled sand on the setting behaviour of cement when used as supplementary cementitious material (SCM)
Benjamin Wolf, Johannes Paule and Andrea Kustermann
Interactions between hydrated cement pastes and aggressive ammonium: experimental batches characterization
Marie Giroudon, Cédric Roosz, Mehdi Bista, Matthieu Peyre Lavigne, Laurie Lacarrière and Alexandra Bertron
High-performance Reactive Magnesium Cement Incorporating Hollow Natural Fiber and Silica Sand
Bo Wu and Jishen Qiu
Design of smart cementitious composites based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using probe ultrasonicator for dispersion
Shaban Shahzad, Ahmed Toumi, Jean-Paul Balayssac and Anaclet Turatsinze
Early Age Properties of High-Performance Concrete
Derek Mostert and Elsabe Kearsley
Feasibility of using clays from Southeast European deposits in limestone calcined clay cements
Matea Flegar, Marijana Serdar, Diana Londono-Zuluaga and Karen Scrivener

 

Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Materials

A textile reinforcement method for 3D printed concrete
JJ Janse van Rensburg, Adewumi J. Babafemi and Riaan Combrinck
Study on fundamental properties of the spraying Ultra High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete cured at normal temperature
Kotaro Yoshikawa, Hiromi Fujiwara, Masanori Maruoka, Katsuhiko Yamada and Junon Yoshikawa
Flexural strength of fibre reinforced concrete in relation to the angle of magnetically orientated fibres
Kristýna Carrera, Karel Künzel, Václav Papež, Radoslav Sovják, Přemysl Kheml, Jindřich Fornůsek, Michal Mára and Petr Konrád
Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Pavements on A Single Fibre Level
‘Nyane Makara, Riaan Combrinck and Humaira Fataar
Textile Reinforced Concrete for free-form concrete elements: Influence of the binding type of textile reinforcements on the drapability for manufacturing double-curved concrete elements
Shantanu Bhat, Matthias Kalthoff, Patrick Shroeder, Thomas Gries and Thomas Matschei
An artificial intelligence approach to detection and assessment of concrete cracks based on visual inspection photographs
Mufaro Gomera and Yunus Ballim

Conference Themes

  • Modern materials technology
  • Durability modeling and prediction
  • Electrochemical repair and cathodic protection

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Venue

The conference venue will be the recently refurbished conference centre of UCT’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) in the V&A Waterfront.

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