We are pleased to announce that the INTERACT project has officially launched. Thanks to the participants and their contributions to the kickoff meeting held at ULB in Brussels at January 22nd, 2019.
This was the schedule of the full-day meeting:
| Welcome of the participants R42.5.110 |
| Stéphanie Staquet (ULB): Introduction and status of the project |
| Session 1 |
| Shiju Joseph (KUL): Initial results on the reaction kinetics of alkali activated slag/fly ash blends |
| Ruben Snellings (VITO): Measurement of degree of hydration of amorphous materials using XRD-PONKCS analysis |
| Karel Lesage (UGent): Rheological interests and possible interactions |
| Coffee break |
| Session 2 |
| Siva Uppalapati (KUL): Early-age behaviour of alkali-activated slag/fly-ash blends |
| Brice Delsaute (ULB): Recent development in monitoring and modeling of early age properties of concrete |
| Jérôme Carette (ULB): Early-age COncrete Behaviour with INorganic polymer binDer, the ECOBIND project: review and prospects |
| Open discussion |
| Lunch break |
| Session 3 |
| Bernhard Pichler (TUWien): From Microstructure to Macroproperties: Prediction of Elasticity, Creep, and strength of Cement Paste, Mortars, and Concretes |
| Arnaud Deraemaeker (ULB): Monitoring early age and long term mechanical properties of concrete using ultrasonic testing with embedded piezoelectric transducers |
| Open discussion on future actions and closing of the kick-off |