ConCreep12
ConCreep12

Keynote and Debates

Bringing together the foremost -concrete technology leaders- worldwide

Let's kick off the conference with an exhilarating plenary keynote by Prof. Zdenek Bazant, diving deep into the cutting-edge insights on the vital issues of concrete shrinkage and creep.

Prof. Zdenek Bazant, Northwestern University, USA

Title: 
-Why is continuing hydration of cement as a porous solid always  expansive? Consequences for drying and autogenous shrinkage, drying creep and swelling in water-
Zdeněk P Bažant (presenter), Ahmed A. Donmez, Anh Nguyen, Raul E. Marrero and Gianluca Cusatis

Let the battle begin!

Throughout the conference, anticipate 5 dynamic Debate-Sessions. We've carefully curated 5 engaging topics, each featuring 2 distinguished scientists who will share their perspectives, sparking lively discussions and debates guided by our expert moderators.

Debate 1: Matthew D'Ambrosia vs Agnieszka Bigaj  
Creep, Shrinkage and Durability; the path from research to codes in the US and EU.

 

Debate 2:  Yamei Zhang vs Pietro Lura
Early age properties in 3D-printing and regular concrete production

 

Debate 3:  Geert de Schutter vs Ye Guang
Similarities and differences between cement based concretes and other binders

 

Debate 4:  Ya Wei vs Stéphanie Staquet
Micro-scale versus Macro-scale approach; what shall we do?

 

Debate 5:   Klaas van Breugel vs Benoît Hilloulin
Conceptual, Numerical or Machine Learning Models; What gives us better and safer structures?