June, 28th

Section 2: General Topics on the Durability of Concrete

08:30 h to 10:00 h – Recent research results from GEDUR/UFG (Part 1) - Six presentations on the following topics: porosity of cementitious systems; pore solution parameters; effect of sorption, desorption and equilibrium moisture content of the porous medium on concrete carbonation; parameters of chloride transport in concrete and predictive models; thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of reinforcement corrosion in different concretes, etc.;
Coffee-break – 20 min
10:20 h to 10:50 h – Recent research results from GEDUR/UFG (Part 2) - Two presentations on the following topics: inspection techniques (GPR radar and ultrasound tomography) and use of infrared thermography to capture reinforcement corrosion processes;
10:50 h to 11:10 h – Discussion: critical analysis and perspectives
11:10 h to 12:00 h – Durability of concrete in biogas production structures: deterioration phenomena, performance of binders, standardisation - Recent progress and pending questions – Prof^a. Dr^a. Alexandra Bertron (LMDC, INSA Toulouse);
12:00 h to 12:15 h – Discussion and section closing

Section 3: Service Life Predictive Models - Performance Approach

14:30 h to 15:20 h – Presentation of the National Project PERFDUB – Bases for the durability of concrete and concrete structures with a performance-based approach – Prof. Dr. Gilles Escadeillas (UPS / INSA Toulouse);
15:20 h to 16:00 h – Fundamentals of carbonation and behavioral models after 20 years of natural exposure of concretes with mineral additions – Dr. Oswaldo Cascudo (EECA/PPGGECON, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG);
16:00 h to 16:30 h – Discussion: critical analysis and perspectives
Coffee-break – 30 min
17:00 h to 17:30 h – Service life predictive models for concrete structures based on chloride attack – Prof^a. Dr^a. Carmen Andrade (CIMNE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC);
17:30 h to 17:50 h – Discussion and section closing
17:50 h to 18:00 h – Seminar closing