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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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6:30 - 8:00 p.m. |
Registration |
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Opening Reception |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
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8:30 - 8:45 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
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V. M. Malhotra, Kamal
H. Khayat |
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8:45 - 9:00 a.m. |
Official Welcome |
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SESSION 1: |
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SESSION 2: |
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9:00 - 10:45 a.m. |
Advances in Chemical
Admixtures |
11:15 - 1:00 p.m. |
Advances in Supplementary
Cementitious Materials & Fibers |
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Chairperson: |
George Hoff, U.S.A |
Chairperson: |
Carmel Jolicoeur,
Canada |
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Chemical mixtures: Essential
Components of Concrete Technologies |
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Use of Fly Ash to Enhance
Concrete Properties |
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Nelu Spiratos |
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V. M. Malhotra |
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Handy Chemicals Ltd., Canada
(35 min) |
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CANMET, Canada (35 min) |
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Admixture Compatibility Issues |
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Performance of Blended Cements
in SCC in Hot Environment |
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Carmel Jolicoeur |
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Kamal H. Khayat |
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Université
de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min) |
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Université
de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min) |
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Mitigation of Shrinkage and
Cracking in High-Performance Concrete |
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Fiber Reinforced Concrete for
Smart and Sustainable Structures |
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Terrence Holland |
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Nemy Banthia |
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U.S.A (35 min) |
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University of B.C., Canada (35
min) |
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10: 45 - 11:15 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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SESSION 3: |
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SESSION 4: |
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2:30 - 4:15 p.m. |
Specialty Concretes |
4:45 - 6:15 p.m. |
High-Performance Concrete |
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Chairperson: |
Nelu spiratos, Canada |
Chairperson: |
Pierre-Claude Aïtcin,
Canada |
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Sustainability Issues in
Cement and Concrete Technology |
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Pumping, Finishing and Curing
of HPC |
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V. M. Malhotra |
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James Aldred |
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CANMET, Canada (35 min) |
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GHD, U.A.E (30 min) |
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Self-Consolidating Concrete of
Repair of Concrete Infrastructure |
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Internal Curing of High
Performance Concrete |
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Kamal H. Khayat |
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George Hoff |
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Université
de Sherbrooke, Canada (35 min) |
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U.S.A (30 min) |
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Rheological Study on
Superplasticizer/ Cement Compatibility at High
Temperature |
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User friendly Ultra
High Performance Concrete |
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Francesco Surico |
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Rabinder Khurana |
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Mapei, Italy (35 min) |
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BASF Admixtures, Europe (30
min) |
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6:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Reception |
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7:30 - 10:00 p.m. |
Banquet
(tickets required:
subsidized rate of $25 USD per person) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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SESSION 5: |
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SESSION 6: |
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8:30 - 10:20 a.m. |
Durability of Concrete
Structures |
10:50 - 12:40 p.m. |
Specifications and Testing |
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Chairperson: |
Wilfried Krieg, Saudi Arabia |
Chairperson: |
Hussein Basma, U.A.E. |
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Durability of Concrete in
Marine Environment |
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Performance-Based
Specifications for High-Performance Concrete |
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Mario Collepardi |
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Pierre-Claude Aïtcin |
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Italy (40 min) |
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Université de Sherbrooke,
Canada (35 min) |
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Durability and Hot Weather
Requirements in the New Saudi Code |
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Specifications and Testing of
High-Performance Concrete |
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Omar S. Baghabra Al-Amoudi |
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Abdul Kader Kayrouz |
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King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals Saudi Arabia (35 min) |
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ACTS, Lebanon (25 min) |
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Corrosion Mitigation |
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Guidelines for Concrete
Durability Testing in U.A.E. |
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George Hoff |
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Adil Al Tamimi |
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Hoff Consulting U.S.A. (35 min) |
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American Univeristy of Sharijah,
U.A.E. (25 min) |
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10:20 - 10:50 a.m. |
Coffee break |
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Service Life Predictions of
Concrete Structures |
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Mohammad Nagi |
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GHD, U.A.E. (25 min) |
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12:40 - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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SESSION 7: |
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SESSION 8: |
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2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Testing and Performance |
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. |
Round Table Discussion of HPC
in the Middle East |
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Chairperson: |
Rabih Fakih, U.A.E. |
Chairperson: |
V. M. Malhotra, Canada |
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George Hoff, U.S.A. |
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Non-Destructive Testing of
Concrete |
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Claus Petersen |
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Owners' Perspectives for HPC |
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Germann Intruments, Danmark (35
min) |
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Designers' Perspectives for HPC |
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Effect of Rheology on Concrete
Performance |
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Kamal H. Khayat |
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Contractors' Perspectives for
HPC |
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Université de Sherbrooke,
Canada (35 min) |
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Materials and Q/C for HPC |
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Slipforming High-Performance
Concrete for High-Rise Structures |
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Reda Abdel Fattah |
5:45 - 6:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Al Falah Ready Mix, U.A.E. (25
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Kamal H. Khayat |
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High Performance Concrete in
Marine / Coastal Construction |
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Fouad Yazbeck |
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Readymix Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
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4:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
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