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Material Science of Concrete

(Organized 1996)

Chair: Kimberly Kurtis TAC Contact: David Lange

Mission

Develop and report information on the material science basis of concrete technology.

Goals

1) Develop sessions to increase awareness of material science research for concrete; 2) Develop an article series in CI; 3) Define transport mechanisms, summarize their theory, and review methods for measurement, through Subcommittee 236B, Transport Mechanisms in Concrete; 4) Develop a database on existing simulation methods through Subcommittee 236C, Virtual Concrete Technology; 5) Promote understanding of the nanoscale properties of concrete through Subcommittee 236D "Nanotechnology of Concrete."

Upcoming Open Meetings

Convention	Date/Time	Room
Chicago, IL	3/22/2010 4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM	ONTARIO

Active Documents

See Bookstore for Historical Documents

Title	Purchase
SP-206: Concrete: Material Science to Application - A Tribute to Surendra P. Shah	Purchase
SP-220: Autogenous Deformation of Concrete	Purchase
SP-233CD: (CD-ROM) Workability of SCC: Roles of Its Constituents and Measurement Techniques	Purchase
SP-241CD: (CD-ROM) Concrete Heat Development: Monitoring, Prediction & Management	Purchase
SP-252CD: (CD-ROM) Health Monitoring Systems & Sensors for Assessing Concrete	Purchase
SP-254: Nanotechnology of Concrete: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives	Purchase
SP-256CD: (CD-ROM) Internal Curing of High Performance Concrete: Lab and Field Experiences	Purchase
SP-266CD: (CD-ROM) Modeling As a Solution to Concrete Problems	Purchase
SP-267CD: (CD-ROM) Nanotechnology of Concrete: The Next Big Thing is Small	Purchase

Documents under Development

Publication	Title	Category
236.XR	Guide to Transport Mechanisms in Concrete	New
236.YR	Report on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience of Cement-based Materials

Upcoming and Future Convention Sessions

Title	Convention Location
Green Binders Technology	Pittsburgh, PA
Performance Testing of Concrete, Part I	Tampa, FL
Performance Testing of Concrete, Part II	Tampa, FL
Advances in the Material Science of Concrete, Part 1	Chicago, IL
Advances in the Material Science of Concrete, Part 2	Chicago, IL

Recent Convention Sessions

Title	Convention Location
Evaluating Mass Transport Using Nondestructive Techniques, Part 1	San Antonio, TX
Evaluating Mass Transport Using Nondestructive Techniques, Part 2	San Antonio, TX
Multi-Scale Descriptions of Concrete Performance	Century City, CA
Nanotechnology of Concrete: The Next Big Thing is Small, Part 2	New Orleans, LA
Internal Curing of High-Performance Concretes: Laboratory and Field Experiences, Part 2	Fajardo, PR
Health Monitoring Systems and Sensors for Assessing Concrete, Part 1	Century City, CA
Nanotechnology of Concrete: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives, Part 1	Denver, CO
Concrete Heat Development: Monitoring, Prediction, and Management	Atlanta, GA
Temperature Effect on Concrete Performance	New Orleans, LA
Early Age Test Methods for Performance Specifications	San Antonio, TX
Nanotechnology of Concrete: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives, Part 2	Denver, CO
Concrete Heat Development: Modeling and Predication, Part 2	Atlanta, GA
Concrete Thixotropy and Implication on Performance of SCC	San Antonio, TX
Health Monitoring Systems and Sensors for Assessing Concrete, Part 2	Century City, CA
Materials Science Modeling as a Solution to Concrete Problems, Part 1	New Orleans, LA
Influence of Deicers on Durability of Concrete	Denver, CO
Imaged-Based Mathodologies for Chemical and Physical Characterization	Charlotte, NC
Materials Science Modeling as a Solution to Concrete Problems, Part 2	New Orleans, LA
Nanotechnology of Concrete: The Next Big Thing is Small, Part 1	New Orleans, LA
Natural Fiber Cement Composites	Atlanta, GA
Internal Curing of High-Performance Concretes: Laboratory and Field Experiences, Part 1	Fajardo, PR