Advanced Technologies and New Materials in Concrete Industry

This course will familiarise participants with recently developed concrete materials in addition to the repair materials used in most repair activities in concrete structures either for those necessary for the construction or for repairing extant structures. Also, it will provide a detailed description of the test techniques and technical features for such materials in addition to troubleshooting for their typical issues. The attendees will gain the essential information about the various sophisticated concrete materials, what tests to be carried out and how to analyse their results, what to search for in specifications, and identify the advantage and disadvantages for each new item.