Cement and Concrete Group Newsletter
Issue 13 – February 2007
Contents
Recent News ..................................................................................................................................................1
Literature Bits and Pieces ..............................................................................................................................3
Forthcoming Events .......................................................................................................................................9
Contacts, useful web links etc. ....................................................................................................................10
Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................................................10
Please send items to the usual address: (l.black@leeds.ac.uk).
Cement and Concrete Group Mission Statement
“To provide support and educational activities for those who have an interest in the science and
technology of traditional and specialist cements and concretes"
Recent News
Cement and Concrete Science
Papers are invited for the 27th Cement and Concrete Science conference, to be held at Royal Holloway
College, University of London, 17-18th September 2007. The conference is concerned with fundamental
aspects of the science of cement and concrete. The conference will take place in a residential setting
within Royal Holloway College with time available for informal discussion. In addition to the technical
programme a Conference Dinner will take place on Monday.
Deadlines
Abstract 30th April 2007
Acceptance of abstract 15th May 2007
Extended abstract by 30th June 2007
If you wish to submit an abstract, please fax or email (word documents only) a 200-word abstract to R.J.
Mangabhai. An extended abstract will also be requested for accepted papers. Although this is not
compulsory it is requested in order that a useful set of abstracts are available to delegates on registration.
Email: r.j.mangabhai@btinternet.com, Mangabhai@hotmail.com
Fax: 44 (0) 208 908 3762
Global Cement Magazine
The newly-redesigned 10th anniversary January 2007 issue of Global Cement Magazine is now available
for free download from the following address: http://www.propubs.com/egcl/eGCJanuary07nonsub.pdf
The magazine includes ALL the latest news, as well as fascinating technical articles and industry
comment. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Global Cement Magazine - and for a limited time only subscriptions to the magazine are available for only UK£100 - and this includes a free CD of all 2006
issues, as well as a printable pdf of the 2006-2007 Global Cement Directory - itself worth UK£150.
7th Global Cement Conference Europe
Below is a link to the latest brochure - now including the provisional programme - for the 7th Global
Cement Conference Europe (formerly the European Cement Conference) which will take place in Vienna
on 19-20 March 2007.
http://www.propubs.com/ec/GCEweb.pdf (downloads as 'GCEweb.pdf')
EUROPEAN COATINGS SHOW 2007
The Nürnberg Congress will be held on May 7 – 9th 2007 in Nürnberg (that’s Nuremberg to the
Anglophone monoglots out there), Germany. The congress brings together experts to discuss the most
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recent research results and industrial developments, covering the entire range of raw materials and
processes for the formulation of coatings, inks, adhesives and construction chemicals. The congress will
be held adjacent to the European Coatings show, (on 8-10th May). For further information please see:
http://www.european-coatings-show.de/main/Page.html
http://www.coatings.de
3rd NANOCEM Open Meeting
This one-day event will be held in Düsseldorf on 24.04.2007. For further information please visit
www.nanocem.org
SUMACON
As you may be aware the EPSRC grant for the SUMACON network will end at the beginning of April
this year. Following the outstanding success and importance of the network the EPSRC has invited
SUMACON to resubmit a proposal to continue their activities this time with a broader scope both
nationally and internationally. Due to EPSRC policy to only fund networks for 3 years it is a requirement
that the follow on bid demonstrates development with new goals, particularly life cycle analysis, and
objectives building on our current achievements.
A workshop is planned for the 19th and 20th of March to be held at the University of Exeter. The content
of the workshop will be broader than the previous events at Bristol and Heriot Watt and also include
discussion and formation of a committee to oversee continuation activities including a subsequent
application. A series of talks are being planned for inclusion in the event and oral contributions or posters
are welcome.
It is also planned that a book be published of articles from those who have contributed to SUMACON
over the last 3 years. Contributions may be in the form of technical papers or letters dealing with topics
from previous workshops or for future presentations.
For further information, contact Richard Ball on Richard.ball@bristol.ac.uk
SMB2007
The SMB2007 Conference is a joint venture between the Association for the Advancement of Sustainable
Materials in Construction ( AASMIC) and Materials Australia and is focused on the entire supply chain
and in particular users.
International speakers include Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chairman, U.S. Green Building
Council, Tom Graedel, Clifton R. Musser Professor of Industrial Ecology, Professor Adjunct of Chemical
Engineering, Professor Adjunct of Geology and Geophysics, Ph.D. University of Michigan Yale and
Niclas Svenningsen, Program Officer, Division for Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) United
Nations Environment Program.
The conference will bring together the key players that make up the decision makers in the construction
industry and interaction between these groups will facilitate examination of problem areas, assessment of
potential solutions and pave the wa! y for improved communications into! the future.
The conference will raise the profile of materials and identify the crucial areas for product, tool and
policy development, as well as move towards setting a national action agenda for the development and
use of more Sustainable Materials in Construction.
http://www.materialsaustralia.com.au/SMB2007/
Castle Cement
Peter Weller will be retiring as Managing Director of Castle Cement at the end of February 2007. He
joined Castle Cement in 1990 and became General Manager in 2003. Under his leadership, a new state of
the art kiln has been installed at Padeswood. Peter will be succeeded by Mike Eberlin, presently Castle’s
Sales Director UK.
Cement Industry Update, January 2007.
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Lafarge Cement UK
Jean-Francois (Jeff) Sautin will be relinquishing his role as Managing Director of Lafarge Cement UK as
of 15 January 2007, due to internal moves within Lafarge. Jeff will continue in his role as BCA chairman.
Erdogan Pekenc has been appointed as the new head of LCUK.
Cement Industry Update, January 2007.
Code for Sustainable Homes
The code was launched by Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
on 13 December 2006 at the Building Centre in London. A technical manual to inform the Code is due to
published by 1 April.
Cement Industry Update, January 2007.
Legal Challenge to the Allocation of Carbon Dioxide Allowances
The High Court has rejected the challenge of CEMEX to the Government’s allocation of carbon dioxide
emissions to its cement plant at Rugby under the UK National Allocation Plan (NAP) 2008-2012.
Cement Industry Update, January 2007.
Recarbonation project
The key result from an internal BCA recarbonation study is that factoring in recarbonation would reduce
CO2 emissions impact from the manufacture of cement by around 19%. Other outputs covered in the
study include:
i) Revisions to the BRE methodology for recarbonation.
ii) A recommendation for further research to establish the true extent to which calcium oxide will
recarbonate.
iii) A comparison of the embodied CO2 in a timber frame and masonry wall and the implications of
recarbonation.
Please contact Tom DeSaulles on Tel: 01276 608700 for further information.
Cement Industry Update, January 2007.
Waste Framework Directive
BCA has submitted a response to the DEFRA consultation on the WFD. BCA is met the Waste
Management Division at DEFRA on 12 January to discuss the revision of the WFD. A CEMBUREAU
meeting held on 19 January agreed to focus advocacy efforts at EU level primarily on changing the
definition of recovery.
Cement Industry Update, January 2007.
Literature Bits and Pieces
Applied Clay Science
Vol. 35, Iss. 3-4, 2007
Effects of sand addition on production of lightweight aggregates from Tunisian smectite-rich clayey rocks
Pages 228-237
E. Fakhfakh, W. Hajjaji, M. Medhioub, F. Rocha, A. López-Galindo, M. Setti, F. Kooli, F. Zargouni and
F. Jamoussi
Experimental study on instability of bases on natural and lime/cement-stabilized clayey soils
Pages 238-249
Raymond N. Yong and Vahid R. Ouhadi
Cement and Concrete Composites
Vol. 29, Iss. 3, 2007
Effects of mix composition and water–cement ratio on the sulfate resistance of blended cements
Pages 159-167
M. Sahmaran, O. Kasap, K. Duru and I.O. Yaman
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A model for prediction of time from corrosion initiation to corrosion cracking
Pages 168-175
Tamer El Maaddawy and Khaled Soudki
Chloride penetration and carbonation in concrete with rice husk ash and chemical activators
Pages 176-180
A.L.G. Gastaldini, G.C. Isaia, N.S. Gomes and J.E.K. Sperb
Mechanics of hollow concrete block masonry prisms under compression: Review and prospects
Pages 181-192
Gihad Mohamad, Paulo B. Lourenço and Humberto R. Roman
Computer-aided design for optimum concrete mixtures
Pages 193-202
I-Cheng Yeh
Efficacy of CFRP-based techniques for the flexural and shear strengthening of concrete beams
Pages 203-217
J.A.O. Barros, S.J.E. Dias and J.L.T. Lima
Prediction of compressive strength of concrete with fly ash as sand replacement material
Pages 218-223
N.P. Rajamane, J. Annie Peter and P.S. Ambily
Workability and strength of coarse high calcium fly ash geopolymer
Pages 224-229
P. Chindaprasirt, T. Chareerat and V. Sirivivatnanon
Effect of specimen size on flexural compressive strength of reinforced concrete members
Pages 230-240
Seong-Tae Yi, Min-Su Kim, Jin-Keun Kim and Jang-Ho Jay Kim
Physiochemical properties of polymer mortar composites using resins derived from post-consumer PET
bottles
Pages 241-248
Cement and Concrete Research
Vol. 37, Iss. 2, 2007
Composition and structure of C–S–H in white Portland cement–20% metakaolin pastes hydrated at 25 °C
Pages 109-117
C.A. Love, I.G. Richardson and A.R. Brough
The AFm phase in Portland cement
Pages 118-130
T. Matschei, B. Lothenbach and F.P. Glasser
Multiphasic finite element modeling of concrete hydration
Pages 131-138
L. Buffo-Lacarrière, A. Sellier, G. Escadeillas and A. Turatsinze
Enhanced thermodynamic analysis coupled with temperature-dependent microstructures of cement
hydrates
Pages 139-150
Kenichiro Nakarai, Tetsuya Ishida, Toshiharu Kishi and Koichi Maekawa
Experimental limitations regarding the formation and characterization of uranium-mineral phases in
concrete waste forms
Pages 151-160
Dawn M. Wellman, Shas V. Mattigod, Bruce W. Arey, Marcus I. Wood and Steven W. Forrester
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Implications of pre-formed microcracking in relation to the theories of DEF mechanism
Pages 161-165
S.O. Ekolu, M.D.A. Thomas and R.D. Hooton
Alkali silica reactivity of agglomerated silica fume
Pages 166-174
Andrew J. Maas, Jason H. Ideker and Maria C.G. Juenger
Alkali–aggregate reaction in activated fly ash systems
Pages 175-183
I. García-Lodeiro, A. Palomo and A. Fernández-Jiménez
Rheology and conduction calorimetry of cement modified with calcined paper sludge
Pages 184-190
P. Banfill and Moisés Frias
Rheology of fiber-reinforced cementitious materials
Pages 191-199
Katherine G. Kuder, Nilufer Ozyurt, Edward B. Mu and Surendra P. Shah
An experimental approach for the analysis of early-age behaviour of high-performance concrete
structures under restrained shrinkage
Pages 200-209
Daniel Cusson and Ted Hoogeveen
High-performance concrete with recycled stone slurry
Pages 210-220
Nuno Almeida, Fernando Branco, Jorge de Brito and José Roberto Santos
Air-void characterisation of foam concrete
Pages 221-230
E.K. Kunhanandan Nambiar and K. Ramamurthy
Aspects of moisture kinetics of coal bottom ash in concrete
Pages 231-241
L.B. Andrade, J.C. Rocha and M. Cheriaf
Study on the flexural fatigue performance and fractal mechanism of concrete with high proportions of
ground granulated blast-furnace slag
Pages 242-250
Li-Ping Guo, Wei Sun, Ke-Ren Zheng, Heng-Jian Chen and Bo Liu
Engineering properties of inorganic polymer concretes (IPCs)
Pages 251-257
M. Sofi, J.S.J. van Deventer, P.A. Mendis and G.C. Lukey
Young's modulus of cement paste at elevated temperatures
Pages 258-263
Joshua B. Odelson, Elizabeth A. Kerr and Wilasa Vichit-Vadakan
Fatigue behavior of a multi-scale cement composite
Pages 264-269
Edouard Parant, Pierre Rossi and Claude Boulay
A microstructural approach to adherence mechanism of poly(vinyl alcohol) modified cement systems to
ceramic tiles
Pages 270-282
A.A.P. Mansur, D.B. Santos and H.S. Mansur
Hydraulic lime mortars with siloxane for waterproofing historic masonry
Pages 283-290
Pagona Maravelaki-Kalaitzaki
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Corrigendum to “Analysis of CCRL proficiency cements 151 and 152 using the virtual cement and
concrete testing laboratory ” [Cem. Concr. Res. (8) (2006) 1548–1555]
Pages 291-292
Jeffrey W. Bullard and Paul E. Stutzman
Acta Materialia
Vol. 55, Iss. 4, 2007
Solid-state 27Al and 29Si NMR investigations on Si-substituted hydrogarnets
Pages 1183-1191
J.M. Rivas Mercury, P. Pena, A.H. De Aza, X. Turrillas, I. Sobrados and J. Sanz
Magazine of Concrete Research
Vol. 59, No. 2, March 2007
Compressive strength of heated high-strength concrete
M. Potha Raju, K. Srinivasa Rao and P. S. N. Raju
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.79
Page start: 79
Seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns under variable axial load
T.-H. Kim, Y.-J. Kim and H. M. Shin
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.87
Page start: 87
Development of high-volume low-lime and high-lime fly-ash-incorporated self-consolidating concrete
M. Şahmaran, Ö Yaman and M. Tokyay
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.97
Page start: 97
Surround stiffness to membrane action in concrete slabs
J. R. Eyre
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.107
Page start: 107
Strength and hardening characteristics of activated fly ash mortars
B.-W. Jo, S.-K. Park and M.-S. Park
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.121
Page start: 121
Effect of pitting corrosion on capacity of prestressing wires
M. S. Darmawan and M. G. Stewart
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.131
Page start: 131
Influence of the nature of the demoulding agent on the properties of the formwork–concrete interface
P. de Caro, C. Djelal, L. Libessart and I. Dubois
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.141
Page start: 141
Discussion
Propagation of reinforcement corrosion in concrete and its effects on structural deterioration
C. Q. Li and J. J. Zheng
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.2.151
Page start: 151
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Waste Management
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 459-592 (2007)
Leaching characteristics of residual lateritic soils stabilised with fly ash and lime for geotechnical
applications
Pages 466-481
R.K. Goswami and C. Mahanta
Characterisation of sugar cane straw waste as pozzolanic material for construction: Calcining temperature
and kinetic parameters
Pages 533-538
Moisés Frías, E. Villar-Cociña and E. Valencia-Morales
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume 139, Issue 3, Pages 407-584 (31 January 2007)
First International Conference on Engineering for Waste Treatment: Beneficial Use of Waste and ByProducts (WasteEng2005)
Ecole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, France
17-19 May 2005
Edited by Ange Nzihou and Gerasimos Lyberatos
Utilisation of MSWI bottom ash as sub-base in road construction: First results from a large-scale test site
Pages 471-480
Ole Hjelmar, Jesper Holm and Kim Crillesen
Reaction mechanisms in the geopolymeric conversion of inorganic waste to useful products
Pages 506-513
J.S.J. van Deventer, J.L. Provis, P. Duxson and G.C. Lukey
Long-term reactive transport modelling of stabilized/solidified waste: from dynamic leaching tests to
disposal scenarios
Pages 529-536
Laurent De Windt, Rabia Badreddine and Vincent Lagneau
Environmental impacts of steel slag reused in road construction: A crystallographic and molecular
(XANES) approach
Pages 537-542
Perrine Chaurand, Jerome Rose, Valérie Briois, Luca Olivi, Jean-Louis Hazemann, Olivier Proux,
Jérémie Domas and Jean-Yves Bottero
Environmental acceptability of beneficial use of waste as construction material—State of knowledge,
current practices and future developments in Europe and in France
Pages 556-562
Laurent Chateau
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume 90, Issue 2, February 2007
Proton SpinSpin Relaxation Study of the Effect of Temperature on White Cement Hydration
R. Holly, E.J. Reardon, C.M. Hansson, H. Peemoeller
pages 570–577
A Combined 29Si MAS NMR and Selective Dissolution Technique for the Quantitative Evaluation of
Hydrated Blast Furnace Slag Cement Blends
Heather M. Dyson, Ian G. Richardson, Adrian R. Brough
Page 598-602.
Early Formation of Ettringite in Tricalcium Aluminate-Calcium Hydroxide-Gypsum Dispersions
Denise A. Silva, Paulo J. M. Monteiro
Page 614-617
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Fuel
Volume 86, Issues 7-8, Pages 915-1214 (May 2007)
Utilization of coal combustion byproducts in building blocks
Pages 929-937
Halit Yazıcı
Effects of fly ash on the properties of environmentally friendly dam concrete
Pages 1208-1211
Gao Pei-wei, Lu Xiao-lin, Lin Hui, Li Xiaoyan and Hou Jie
Advances in Cement Research
Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2007
Thermal decomposition of nanoparticulate Ca(OH)2-anomalous effects
T. Sato, J. J. Beaudoin, V. S. Ramachandran, L. D. Mitchell and P. J. Tumidajski
doi:10.1680/adcr.2007.19.1.1
Page start: 1
The chemical activation of pozzolanic reaction of fluid catalytic cracking catalyst residue (FC3R) in lime
pastes
J. Payá, J. Monzó, M. V. Borrachero and S. Velázquez
doi:10.1680/adcr.2007.19.1.9
Page start: 9
The influence of temperature levels on chloride diffusion through mortar
T. S. Nguyen, S. Lorente and M. Carcasses
doi:10.1680/adcr.2007.19.1.17
Page start: 17
The effect of the heat-treatment regime on the properties of reactive powder concrete
A. Cwirzen
doi:10.1680/adcr.2007.19.1.25
Page start: 25
Mass transport properties of mature wasteform grouts
H. S. Wong, N. R. Buenfeld, J. Hill and A. W. Harris
doi:10.1680/adcr.2007.19.1.35
Page start: 35
Magazine of Concrete Research
Volume 59, Issue 1, February 2007
Consideration of multi-axial concrete behaviour: the means towards improving RC design
M. D. Kotsovos
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.1
Page start: 1
Design method for slender columns subjected to biaxial bending based on second-order eccentricity
J. L. Bonet, M. L. Romero, M. A. Fernandez and P. F. Miguel
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.3
Page start: 3
Shear-resistant design of biaxially loaded RC beams
P. Mark
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.21
Page start: 21
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An evaluation of ductility of high-strength reinforced concrete columns subjected to reversed cyclic loads
under axial compression
J.-M. Ahn and S.-W. Shin
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.29
Page start: 29
Dynamic behaviour of concrete in biaxial compression
D. Yan and G. Lin
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.45
Page start: 45
Long-term behaviour of square concrete-filled steel tubular columns under axial service loads
S.-H. Kwon, T.-H. Kim, Y.-Y. Kim and J.-K. Kim
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.53
Page start: 53
Tangent Poisson's ratio of high-strength concrete in triaxial compression
X. Lu and C.-T. T. Hsu
doi:10.1680/macr.2007.59.1.69
Page start: 69
Forthcoming Events
7th European Cement Conference 2007
Vienna, 19-20 March 2007
http://www.propubs.com/ec or http://www.EuropeanCement.com
7th Global Gypsum Conference 2007
Shanghai, 14-15 May 2007 (preliminary dates)
http://www.propubs.com/gg or http://www.GlobalGypsum.com
5th Asian Cement Conference 2007
4-5 June 2007
http://www.propubs.com/ac or http://www.AsianCement.com
12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement
Montréal, Québec, Canada, 8–13 July 2007.
Contact: Michelle G. Robitaille
Tel.: +1 (613) 993-9495; Fax: +1 (613) 993-7250
E-mail: iccc2007@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Website: www.iccc2007.org.
High-performance fibre reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCC) 5.
July 10–13, 2007
Stuttgart, Germany
E-mail: reinhardt@iwb.uni.stuttgart.de
SEMC 2007: The Third International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and
Computation
Cape Town, South Africa, 10–12 September 2007.
Contact: Professor A. Zingoni, Chairman, SEMC 2007, Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa.
Tel.: (27) (21) 650 2601; Fax: (27) (21) 650 5864
E-mail: azingon@ebe.uct.ac.za
Website: http://www.semc2007.uct.ac.za.
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International Conference on Sustainability in the Cement and Concrete Industry
Lillehammer, Norway, September 16-19, 2007
Contact Prof Jacobson at Stefan.jacobsen@ntnu.no
Advances in Cement Based Materials and Applications in Civil Infrastructure (ACBM-ACI)
Lahore, Pakistan. December 19–21, 2007
Email: syedalirizwan@hotmail.com (Syed Ali Rizwan)
Website: http://www.acbm-aci.org/index.htm
13th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete 2008 (ICAAR),
Trondheim, Norway. June 16–19, 2008
Email: Harald Justnes (chairman organizing committee) Harald.Justnes@sintef.no
Børge Wigum (chairman scientific committee) Børge Wigum@honnun.is
Maarten Broekmans (editor-in-chief) Maarten.Broekmans@ngu.no
Website: www.icaar2008.org
11th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components (11 DBMC)
Istanbul, Turkey, 11–14 May 2008.
Contact: Dr. Nil Sahal, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Taskisla, Taksim 34437,
Istanbul, Turkey.
Tel.: +90 212 2931300 - 2246; Fax: +90 212 2514895
Website: www.11dbmc.org.
Contacts, useful web links etc.
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