ICCX Russia 2013 - Conference program

December 03 - 06, 2013, Park Inn Pulkovskaya, St. Petersburg, Russia

Timetable for the ICCX 2013
 

3.12. - Technical course with Professor Viktor Mechtcherine and Michael Khrapko

10:00 - 13:00 Part I: Viktor Mechtcherine: Very stiff concrete mixtures and manufacturing of concrete products by combining vibration and pressure

  1. Fields of application and production technology
  2. Design and optimization of very stiff concrete mixtures
  3. Concrete behavior during production process
  4. Testing techniques of concrete workability
  5. Mould filling process
  6. Problems of demoulding
  7. Properties of concrete products
  8. Techniques of manufacturing supervision and quality control
  9. Manufacturing methods for small-size products

14:00 - 17:00 Part II: Michael Khrapko: Consolidation of concrete - methods, principals and practical implications

  1. Theoretical background for concrete consolidation
  2. Relationship between concrete consistency and compaction characteristics. Selection of the most suitable consolidation method/technique
  3. Properties of concrete before and after consolidation – effect of consolidation
  4. Concrete consolidation methods in details:
    1. Vibration – internal and external
    2. Consolidation by pressing
    3. Centrifugal
    4. Extrusion of concrete
    5. Roller-compaction
    6. Tamping
    7. Dewatering
    8. Self-consolidation
  5. Maintaining integrity of concrete structures (reinforcement, inserts, etc.) during concrete consolidation
  6. Concrete consolidation techniques in laboratories to produce matching reference testing specimens. 

17:00 - 18:00 Discussions


4./5.12. - ICCX Technical Program
Sustainability/Infrastructure
Dec 4 10:00-10:30 David Fernandez Sustainability of Precast Structures
10:30-11:00 David Bowerman Environmentally friendly concrete
11:00-11:30 Metrobeton Underground Construction
11:30-12:00 ZAO TMK Construction of the Bridge across the Zolotoy Rog Bay and De-Friz - Sedanka in Vladivostok
12:00-12:30 OYAK Beton Marmary Project - Tunnel under Istanbul Seabed

Energy/Maintenance
Dec 4 14:00-14:30 David Bowerman Burj Khalifa - Construction from the Contractor's Perspective
14:30-15:00 Michael Khrapko Maintenance of the Equipment in Concrete Plants
15:00-15:30 Betset High-Quality Surface Wall Panels Production Using Battery Molds

Precast Concrete
Dec 5 10:00-10:30 Polyplast Precast Plant Sochi and Kazan
10:30-11:00 Fabio Uehara Sports Stadia in Brazil
11:00-11:30 Arnold Van Acker Advantages of Prestressed Concrete
11:30-12:00 CNIIS Use of Self-Compacting Concrete in Pre-Stressed Girder Production
12:00-12:30 L.A. Budyanskaya Construction of the New Terminal Airport Pulkovo-3 in Saint Petersburg

Concrete Technology
Dec 5 14:00-14:30 Michael Khrapko Computer Assisted Concrete Mix Design and Concrete Production
14:30-15:00 Michael Herrmann Functionally graded concrete - a sustainable development for the precast sector
15:00-15:30 Roberta Magarotto Advances of Admixtures Technology
15:30-16:00 A.B. Surovtsev Feasibility Study on the Ready-Mix and Precast Concrete Use


6.12. - Plant tours