Cement and concrete performance: The role of nano- and microprocesses

摘要

The more than one hundred participants at the third open meeting of the Nanocem consortium had the opportunity (Fig. 1) of obtaining information on the status of the consortium's work and its current composition. This year's event was hosted by the Verein Deutscher Zementwerke (VDZ). Following the speech of welcome by M. Schneider, of the VDZ, W. Dienemann, of the Heidelberg Technology Center, reported on the industry's requirement profiles for the consortium. He pointed out that building materials make up a high proportion of the earth's trade and transportation volume and that particular importance is attached to them for this reason. Building material recycling will also be of ever greater importance in the future. K. Scrivener, of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), then examined the Nanocem targets achieved up to now.