US-India Workshop on High Performance Cement Based Concrete Composites

0352838 Biernacki描述：该奖项支持10名参与者前往美国-印度研讨会：高性能水泥基混凝土复合材料，钦奈，2004年12月。 研讨会将讨论开发具有改进性能的新材料的紧迫性，以满足发展中国家扩大其基础设施的需要和发达国家维护现有基础设施的需要。 一个由田纳西科技大学的约瑟夫·比尔纳奇教授和N。Lakshmanan，结构工程研究中心（SERC）正在组织这次研讨会。 参与者将奋进提高对水泥和其他胶凝材料的复杂混合物之间的相互作用，它们与化学外加剂的相互作用以及含有金属和有机纤维的复合材料的长期性能和耐久性的基本理解。 他们将探索最先进的技术，并确定研究重点，以加速下一代高性能复合混凝土材料的发展。适用范围：SERC是科学和工业研究理事会下属的国家实验室，近四十年来一直是结构工程领域先进研究和开发活动的领先机构。 结构混凝土和混凝土复合材料的研究是SERC的一个主要研究领域。 该研讨会将加强合作活动，包括美国和印度之间的研究和学生和教师交流机会的联合提案。 NSF的国际科学和工程办公室以及土木和机械系统部门共同资助了这项活动。

0352838BiernackiDescription: This award support travel for ten participants to the US-India Workshop: High Performance Cement Based Concrete Composites, Chennai, December 2004. The workshop will address the urgency for developing new materials with improved properties to meet the needs of developing countries for expanding their infrastructure and those of advanced countries for maintaining the existing infrastructure. A committee of academics, co-chaired by Professors Joseph Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University and N. Lakshmanan, Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) is organizing this workshop. Participants will endeavor to improve fundamental understanding of the interactions between complex blends of cement and other cementitious materials, their interactions with chemical admixtures, and the long-term performance and durability of composite materials containing metal and organic fibers. They will explore the state-of-the-art and establish research priorities that could accelerate the advancement of next generation high-performance composite concrete materials. Scope: SERC is a national laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and has been the leading institution in pursuing advanced research and development activities in the field of structural engineering for nearly four decades. Studies on structural concrete and concrete composites are a major thrust area for SERC. The workshop will enhance collaborative activities including joint proposals for research and student and faculty exchange opportunities between the U.S. and India. NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems are co-funding this activity.