AAM PhD course
PhD Training Course on Alkali-Activated Concrete (AAC):
From Design and Material Properties to Structural Behavior and Engineering Applications
Date: May 12 – 16, 2025
Place: TU Delft, the Netherlands
Aim:
To provide fundamental knowledge of alkali-activated concrete (AAC), including AAC raw materials, design principles, material and structural behavior, structural design, relevant standards, and case studies of real-world applications. Additionally, to disseminate the results of TC 294-MPA and promote the broader application of AAC in engineering practices.
Course topics:
• Raw materials, including conventional and non-conventional precursors,
• Design principles, with a focus on performance-based mix design,
• Fresh and mechanical properties,
• Material and structural behavior,
• Structural design methodologies,
• Relevant standards and recommendations,
• Case studies demonstrating real-world applications of AAC.
Course Program Overview: | |||||
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 12 May | 13 May | 14 May | 15 May | 16 May |
8.45 - 10.30 | Welcome | AAM one-day Symposium | Fresh properties and control of workability | Creep | Code and standard: materials and structure |
10.45 - 12.30 | Conventional precursors and activators | Mechanical properties and influence of curing | Restraint shrinkage | Real-world applications | |
13.45 - 15.30 | Novel precursors and activators | Autogenous/dry shrinkage: mechanism and control | Reinforced AAM and bonding/Fiber - reinforced AAM | Practice: mechanical properties testing | |
15.45 - 17.30 | AAC mix design methodology | Practice: casting AAC | Structural behaviour and design of AAC | ||
Audience:
PhD students and practitioners, including members of TC 294-MPA
Duration:
5 days, including AAM one-day Symposium on Tuesday 13 May
Cost:
TC 294 MPA member € 650.00
RILEM member/PhD-, MSc-students, Postdocs (proof required) € 850.00
Professors / academic professionals € 1,200.00
Professionals from industry € 2,000.00
Register online for the event.