The sixth International Conference on Concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting

The sixth International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2022) will be held at the UCT Graduate School of Business, Cape Town from 3-5 October 2022.

It will focus on service life extension of existing infrastructure and durability design of new concrete structures. The fields of concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting, as well as concrete durability and structural performance, remain some of the most relevant for modern civil and structural engineering. To master the challenges arising from this, it is important to remain updated on recent developments in material technology, construction methods, performance assessment and non-destructive testing, as well as design, specifications and guidelines, and service life prediction models for both new and repaired/rehabilitated structures.

The ICCRRR is organised jointly by the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. The international co-operation has always been the basis for the global success of the ICCRRR.

The ICCRRR is intended to bring together researchers, practising engineers, infrastructure managers, concrete technologists, students and the supporting industry from around the world to share knowledge and experience on current developments in concrete technology, durability design and service life management, condition assessment of concrete structures, concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting.

The conference will feature oral presentations by authors of all accepted papers, keynote addresses by leading international experts, a series of conferenceintegrated technical workshops and a trade exhibition. The event will include a tourist programme for conference delegates and accompanying persons, as well as various social functions including a technical harbour cruise and a conference dinner on a wine farm.

The venue will be the Breakwater Campus of the University of Cape Town, situated in the heart of Cape Town’s most popular tourist attraction, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.

CONFERENCE THEMES

Concrete durability aspects

• Causes and mechanisms of deterioration

• Life-cycle assessments and service life design

• Management and maintenance of concrete structures

• Durability modeling and prediction

• Optimising materials for improved durability

Condition assessment of concrete structures

• Damage modelling and damage mechanisms

• Condition assessment and damage diagnosis

• Non-destructive testing technologies

• Automised condition assessment and the fourth Industrial Revolution

• Analytical modelling

• Applied technology and case studies

Modern materials technology

• Multi-functional materials and systems for durable construction and repair

• New or novel materials for repair (ECC, SCC, SHCC, UHPC)

• Smart materials and structures

• Structural management systems

• Smart structures and sensing technologies

Education, research and specifications

• Educational materials for concrete repair courses

• Specifications and standards for concrete repair

• Current and future research needs

Concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting

• Repair philosophies, standards and guidelines

• Repair methods, materials and systems

• Electrochemical repair and cathodic protection

• Concrete surface protection and coatings

• Service life extension methods

• Structural repairs and strengthening

• Structural retrofitting for altered service conditions

• Contractor experience and case studies

Performance and health monitoring

• Damage prognosis and service life predictions

• Performance of repaired/retrofitted structures

• Health monitoring of repaired/ retrofitted structures

Contact information

Conference Secretariat University of Cape Town, Upper Campus Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa E-mail: iccrrr@uct.ac.za/ Hans.Beushausen@uct.ac.za Tel: +27 (0)21 650 5181

Registration will open soon at https://iccrrr2022.org.

Important dates 1 January 2022 – Notification of abstract acceptance 31 January 2022 – Deadline for submission of full papers 28 February 2022 – Notification of paper acceptance 31 May 2022 – Early-bird registration