Multi-scale Cracking of Concrete Materials

Neville Centre of Excellence in Cement and Concrete Engineering
RILEM-ICT Specialised Online Short Course
Multi-scale Cracking of Concrete Materials

Organised by the Neville Centre of Excellence in Cement and Concrete Engineering in collaboration with the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM) and the Institute of Concrete Technology.

This course is designed to improve your understanding of cracking in concrete. The following topics will be covered:

• the origin and analysis of the crack shape, profile and width at different ages – this is related to the RILEM technical committee TC 287 - CCS - Early age and long-term crack width analysis in RC Structures and it is fundamental to understanding the link between cracking, durability and structural performance.

• how we can control cracks at nano, micro and macro-scale

• guidance on the measurement, analytical and numerical modelling

• the concept of self-healing cracks and an update of the current state of this technology

This course is suitable for you if you are:

•  a civil, structural, materials engineer involved in design, construction and management concrete infrastructure

•  an academic or researcher interested in the latest challenges on durability and structural performance of concrete assets

• a service engineer or scientist who would value a deeper understanding of cracking in concretes and how the theory can be applied to develop effective control strategies

Session 1: Tuesday 24 October 2023 (14.00 - 16.30 BST)
Chair: Prof John Forth, University of Leeds, UK

• 14.00 – 14.50: RILEM 287-CCS: Early age and long-term crack width analysis in RC Structures
  Dr Miguel Azenha, Minho University, Portugal, and Dr Fragkoulis Kanavaris, ARUP, UK

• 14.50 – 15.40: Introduction to RILEM
  Dr Daniela Ciancio, RILEM, Italy

• 15.40 – 16.30: Influence of micro-cracks on mass transport and durability of concrete
  Dr. Hong Wong, Imperial College London, UK
   

Session 2: Wednesday 25 October 2023 (14.00 - 16.30 BST)
Chair: Dr Michal Drewniok, University of Leeds, UK

• 14.00 – 14.50: Modelling of cracks in reinforced concrete
  Dr Agnieszka Jędrzejewska, Silesian University of Technology, Poland

• 14.50 – 15.40: Early age behaviour of massive reinforced concrete structures - Lessons from CEOS.fr project
  Prof. Laurie Lacarrière, INSA Toulouse / LMDC, France 

• 15.40 – 16.30: Refined Crack measurements in concrete structures based on digital correlation
  Dr Jaime Mata-Falcón and Nicola Gehri, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Session 3: Thursday 26 October 2023 (10.00 – 12.30 BST)
Chair: Dr Michele W.T. Mak, University of Leeds, UK

• 10.00 – 10.50: Justification of proposed changes in the crack width calculation methods of EN 1992-1-1 and MC 2020
  Prof. Alejandro Perez Caldentey, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

• 10.50 – 11.40: Designing for non-structural, imposed strain cracks
  Prof. John Forth, University of Leeds, UK

• 11.40 – 12.30: Preventative repair of concrete structures: SARCOS experience
  Dr Mercedes Sanchez Moreno, University of Cordoba, Spain

Speakers

Dr Miguel Azenha, Minho University, Portugal
Dr Daniela Ciancio, RILEM, Italy
Prof. John Forth, University of Leeds, UK
Nicola Gehri, ETH Zurich
Dr Agnieska Jędrzejewska, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Dr Fragkoulis Kanavaris, ARUP, UK
Prof. Laurie Lacarrière, INSA Toulouse / LMDC, France
Dr Jaime Mata-Falcón, ETH Zurich
Prof. Alejandro. Perez Caldentey, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Dr Mercedes Sanchez Moreno, University of Cordoba, Spain
Prof. Hong Wong, Imperial College London, UK

Course Fee: £125

Fees are VAT exempt

The course fee is for engineers and industry participants and covers CPD certificates accredited by the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT).

The Neville Centre will offer bursaries to cover the course fees of 10 PhD students. For further details please email NevilleCentre@leeds.ac.uk 

Payment should be made via credit/debit card at the time of booking via the Online Store.

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The course will be delivered live online.

The course programme will be delivered exclusively online and will be recorded with the recordings being made available to participants only.

For general enquiries, programme/content queries, or student bursary requests, please contact NevilleCentre@leeds.ac.uk

For general registration enquiries, please contact cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk

RILEM webpage: Multi-scale Cracking of Concrete Materials (rilem.net)