University of Minho

Department of Civil Engineering

      

International Congress on
      Polymers in Concrete

 
 


Symposium
Programme

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2 April / Abril 2006

       

18H30-19H30

 

Registration / Inscrição

       

19H30-          .

 

Reception Cocktail

       

3 April / Abril 2006

       

9H00-10H00

 

Registration / Inscrição

       

10H00-10H30

 

Openeing ceremony / Cermónia de abertura

(Chairman: José B. Aguiar)

       

10H30-11H00

 

KEYNOTE A - Cement concrete and concrete-polymer composites: two merging worlds - Van Gemert, D

       

11H00-11H30

 

Coffee / Café

       

 

 

Session /Sessão 1 - Main Auditorium

(Chairman: Moshe Puterman – Klaus Littmann)

       

11H30-11H50

 

Properties of polymer-modefied mortars using hardener-free resin with nitrite-type hydrocalumite
Ota, M., Ohama, Y., Tatematsu, H.

       

11H50-12H10

 

Particulate composite materials with modulated mechanical properties
Sandrolini, F., Manzi, S.

       

12H10-12H30

 

Influence of the viscoelastic nature of the polymer concrete in its structural behaviour
Tomás San-José, J., Aguado, A.

       

12H30-12H50

 

Water-soluble polymers for modification of cement mortars
Knapen, E., Van Gemert, D.

       

12H50 - 14H30

 

Lunch / Almoço

       

14H30-15H00

 

KEYNOTE B - Essential concrete-polymer composite - Czarnecki, L.

(Chairman: Yoshihiko Ohama – António Pouzada)

 

 

Session / Sessão 2 A (main auditorium)

(Chairman: Yoshihiko Ohama – António Pouzada)

 

Session / Sessão 2 B (secondary auditorium)

(Chairman: Mariaenrica Frigione – Paula Rodrigues)

       

15H00-15H20

 

Concrete substrate evaluation and adhesion of repair materials - Courard, L., Schwall, D., Garbacz, A., Piotrowski, T.

 

Experimental analysis of cork as a concrete aggregate
Branco, F.G., Tadeu, A., Reis, M.L.

       

15H20-15H40

 

Application of percolation theory for explaining of microstructure forming in polymer-cement concretes - Lukowski, P.

 

Study of the resistance to impact of light panels made with residue of expanded polystyrene - Trindade, G.

       

15H40-16H00

 

Effect of plastic reject and natural sand additions on the microstructure and mechanical behaviour of cellular concrete - de Freitas, I.M., et al

 

Different gradation influence of tire rubber scraps in the behavior of the high performance concrete - Martins, I.R, Akasaki, J.L.

       

16H00-16H30

 

Coffee / Café

       

 

 

Session / Sessão 3 A (main auditorium)

(Chairman: Franco Sandrolini – Tomás San-José )

 

Session / Sessão 3 B (secondary auditorium)

(Chairman: Fernando Branco – Henriette Rovere)

       

16H30-16H50

 

Core reinforced braided composite armour as a substitute to steel in concrete reinforcement - Fangueiro, R., Sousa, G., de Araújo, M., Pereira, C.G., Jalali, S.

 

Carbonation resistance of different concrete mixtures. Effect of the presence of coatings - Rodrigues, P., Bettencourt, A.

       

16H50-17H10

 

Bond behaviour of polymer impregnated AR-Glass textile reinforcement in concrete - Butler, M., Hempel, R., Schorn, H.

 

Mechanisms of blistering of coatings on concrete
Wolff, L., Hailu, K., Raupach, M.

       

17H10-17H30

 

Composite Improvement of Textile Reinforced Concrete by Polymeric Impregnation of the Textiles - Dilthey, U., Schleser, M.

 

Systems for superficial protection of concretes
Moreira, P.M., Aguiar, J.B., Camões, A.

       

17H30-17H50

 

Comparative study with alternative materials for manufacture of machine tool structures - Ducatti, V.A., Santos, J.M., Lintz, R.C.

 

Concrete workability and water resistance improvement using polymeric admixtures - Pires, P., Machado, A.V., Azevedo, I.,et al

       

20H00-          .

 

Symposium Dinner / Jantar do Simpósio

       

4 April / Abril 2006

       

9H00-9H30

 

KEYNOTE C - Behaviour of RC structures strengthened with CFRP under load test and thermal effects
Juvandes, L.F., Silva, P.C., Figueiras, J.A.

(Chairman: Antonio Aguado – Carlos Bernardo)

       

 

 

Session / Sessão 4 A (main auditorium)

(Chairman: Antonio Aguado – Carlos Bernardo)

 

Session / Sessão 4 B (secondary auditorium)

(Chairman: Luc Courard – Fathi Darwish )

       

9H30-9H50

 

FRP Reinforcement for Damaged R/C Bridge Decks - Aprile, A., Capuani, D.

 

Prediction of durability of cold-curing epoxy resins: comparison between natural and artificial weathering - Lettieri, M., Frigione, M., Stefanelli, M.

       

9H50-10H10

 

CFRP-Based Confinement Strategies for Rc Columns-Experimental and Analytical Research - Ferreira, D., Barros, J.

 

Influence of moisture and moderate temperatures on the properties of polymer composite materials for concrete repair - Frigione, M., Sciolti, M.S.

       

10H10-10H30

 

Analysis of the design models suggested on Fib bulletin 14 ... concrete elements by CFRP systems - Bogas, J.A., Gomes, A.

 

An application of impact-echo and ultrasonic methods for repair efficiency assessment - Garbacz, A.

       

10H30-11H00

 

Coffee / Café

       

 

 

Session / Sessão 5 A (main auditorium)

(Chairman: Said Jalali – Pawel Lukowski)

 

Session / Sessão 5 B (secondary auditorium)

(Chairman: Andrzej Garbacz – Domenico Capuani)

       

11H00-11H20

 

Modelling the behaviour of the bonding of fibre reinforced concrete at the plate end - Neto, P., Vinagre, J., Alfaiate, J.

 

Strength and Chemical Resistance of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Based on Polybutadiene Matrix - Borisov, Figovsky, O., Potapov, Panfilov, Beilin

       

11H20-11H40

 

The study of the performance of present models for the concrete reinforced by CFRP sheets - Nourivand, A., Majolan A.S., Sadeghi, C.A.

 

Effect of the addition of synthetic fibers to concrete thin slabs on plastic shrinkage cracking - Neto, A.B., Pelisser, F.,  da Silva, D., La Rovere, H.L.,  Pinto, R.C.

       

11H40-12H00

 

Development of a ultrasonic system to monitor the mechanical properties of CFRP on concrete - Luprano, V., Caretto, F., Tatì, A.

 

Flexural strength of reinforced concrete beams repaired with Polymer-modified cementitious mortars - Nsambu. R., Gomes. A.

       

12H00-12H20

 

Influence of cross section geometry on the confinement of reinforced concrete columns with CFRP composites - Paula, R., Silva, M., Vinagre, J.

 

Impact resistance of single-span concrete frames reinforced by polypropylene fibers - Nourivand, A., Majolan A.S., Abbasi, S.

       

12H20-12H40

 

Development of new casted-in-place water sealant materials - P. Salvador Pereira1, J. C. Bordado, Paula, R.

 

Technical advances within maintenance and repair of concrete structures - Azamirad, H., Beheshti zadeh, D., Taghizadeh, M.

       

12H40-14H30

 

Lunch / Almoço

       

14H30-17H00

 

Technical visit / Visita Técnica

 

 

Social Program

2 April 2006 (19H30) - Opening Cocktail
3 April 2006 (10H00) - Turistic trip of Minho (lunch included)
3 April 2006 (20H00) - Symposium Dinner
4 April 2006 (10H00) - Turistic visit to historical center of Guimarães and to Citânia de Briteiros (lunch included)