Thursday, September 29, 2011

Concrete Solutions 2011


The M3C4 project contributed to the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Concrete Repair - Concrete Solutions 2011. The conference was held on September 26 to 28th 2011 in the city of Dresden, Germany. New contacts, interesting feedback and a lot of fun are the result of such conference.
Until next time,

Wednesday, September 28, 2011



In time, chloride ions penetrate the concrete cover. When a sufficient amount reaches the reinforcing steel, corrosion commences. In order to control the process, we should be able to model it. First results can be seen in the video.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Users Committee Meeting M3C4



On Tuesday, 20th of September, the first users committee meeting of the M3C4 project was held in Delft. Progress has been presented to representatives of the industry and the STW. A discussion was sparked and ideas have been exchanged. A lot of questions were left unanswered for the next time... Till then!

Monday, September 5, 2011

Youtube as a knowledge base

Did you know that youtube has a lot of videos dedicated to research and science? Next time you need something, try searching for it there instead using google! Some examples of videos about thin section making:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB_QLUP6Ft0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZftQDf04E2M

Looks familiar? This is the very machine available in our lab! Enjoy!