ECSN is a network of European concrete societies comprising of 18 members. In this webinar, we have brought together experts from within ECSN circles to present current and future trends in the concrete sector.
AI, innovative material development, digitization, 3D printing, circularity and sustainability. Join us in this 4th ECSN webinar and learn what hot topics the concrete sector is currently working on across the European countries. Join ECSN on the journey to the future!
ECSN is a network of European concrete societies comprising of 18 members. In this webinar, we have brought together experts from within ECSN circles to present current and future trends in the concrete sector. This is the fourth webinar that ECSN has organized. Previous webinars:
Concrete and sustainability – an update on ongoing efforts in Europe, 25 November 2021
Binders and concrete for the next decade, 29 March 2023
Concrete and sustainability – an update on ongoing efforts in Europe – Part 2, 28 February 2024
Welcome!
The webinar is free, but registration is needed for participation. Examples of all these efforts will be presented and discussed in this webinar.
Program
Moderators: Cecilie Hagby – Managing Director of Norwegian Concrete Association and Børge Johannes Wigum – Senior Project Manager, Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe.
- 10:00 Introduction: European Concrete Societies Network
Cecilie Hagby, ECSN Chair - 10:10 Bridges model-based projects – Examples in Norway
Tiago Vieira, Armando Rito (Portugal) - 10:30 Race to Zero: How sustainability, the circular economy and high-tech are paving the rocky road
Sebastian Spaun, Managing Director of the Austrian Cement Association (Austria) - 10:50 A few thoughts on sustainable design of reinforced concrete beams
Jens Peder Ulfkjær, Associate Professor at Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering – Structural Engineering, Aarhus University (Denmark) - 11:10 Muon tomography as a potential quality control method of concrete products
Sander Sein, Senior Product Manager, GScan (Estonia) - 11:30 Break
- 12:10 Decarbonisation of precast concrete with CO2
Tapio Vehmas, CEO, Carbonaide (Finland) - 12:30 Durability of concrete: A basic and necessary condition for sustainable constructions
Kosmas K. Sideris, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace (Greece) - 12:50 CCS at the Brevik cement plant – a solution for zero carbon concrete
NN – Heidelberg Materials Cement Norway (Norway) - 13:10 Decarbonisation roadmap for the Broceni cement plant in Latvia
Reinhold Schneider, CEO of SCHWENK Northern Europe & Krists Mertens, Director of Decarbonisation and Energy Projects at SCHWENK Latvia (Latvia) - 13:30 Break
- 13:40 3D printed concrete – Problems, solutions and future
Johan Silfwerbrand, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) - 14:00 3DCP Housing
Jandré Oosthuizen, Director of Operations, Harcourt Technologies (Ireland) - 14:20 AI based surrogate models for digital twins for structural health monitoring
Jan Červenka, Director of Červenka Consulting (Czech Republic) - 14:40 RILEM Technical Committee, TC 315-DCS: Data-driven concrete science
Chair: Prof. Sandra Barbosa Nunes
Deputy Chair: Prof. Moncef Nehdi - 15:00 Break
- 15:10 RILEM Technical Committee, TC CUC: Carbon dioxide uptake by concrete during and after service life
Chair: Dr.-Ing. Gregor Gluth
Deputy Chair: Prof. Susan Bernal Lopez - 15:30 Summary and general discussions
- 15:45 Closing
- 16:30 Closing
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