The conference aims to provide an international forum for scientists from universities, research facilities, and industry to present results and discuss forthcoming challenges related to construction materials. The event will include interdisciplinary presentations in all fields of construction materials science, showing many diverse perspectives on the topic.
Selected Topics
- Chemistry of Inorganic Binders
Portland cement hydration
Calcined clays and new SCMs
Geopolymers
Magnesium cements, calcium aluminate cement,
Calcium sulfoaluminate cements
Carbonation curing
Gypsum-based binders - Admixtures and Additives
Superplasticizers
Retarders and accelerators
Polymer lattices
Biopolymers - Properties of Fresh and Hardened Construction Materials
Durability: physical, chemical, and biological damage mechanisms
Rheology of construction materials
Elastic properties and microstructure of construction materials - Organic Building Materials
Wood
Coatings and adhesives
Polymers - Digitalization
Numerical modeling of chemical, physical, and biological processes
Thermodynamic modeling
Data science and machine learning
Chemical reactivity control in 3D printing of concrete
Scientific Organizing Committee
- T. Gädt, Technical University of Munich, Germany
- A. Gerdes, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- A. Machner, Technical University of Munich, Germany
- H. Manzano, University of the Basque Country, Spain
- A. Osburg, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
- A. Reinschmidt, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- B. Rossbach, Wacker Chemie AG, Germany
- O. Weichold. RWTH Aachen University, Germany
