The Centre for Nanomaterials Applications in Construction

Archive for April, 2010

Scope of the course

Multi-scale Modelling Course for Concrete (MMC²) will provide the opportunity for participants to become familiar with the different ways of how cementitious materials can be schematized and what different numerical modelling approaches can be followed to simulate the mechanical and chemical behavior of cementitious materials. The main back-bone of the course are the different levels at which heterogeneous materials can be modeled and how these different levels can “communicate”. The modelling levels that will be distinguished in this course are the nano-, micro-, meso- and the macro-level. The course emphasizes the different approaches of how the different scale-levels can be model and how “numerical gaps” can be bridged.

 For the course participants, the MMC² course provides the chance to acquire a glance of the varieties of the numerical possibilities in one intensive week of theoretical lectures and practical sessions. The course is set-up in a way that the theoretical lectures are scheduled before and practice sessions after lunch. During the course week, each day focuses on any of the particular scale levels. The last day will be on the interfaces and upscaling possibilities between the different levels. During the lunches or coffee breaks course participants are invited to present their own work. There will be a mix of events and topics centered around the theme of multi-scale modelling which makes the course very “dynamic”

Following the success of the 1^st MMC² course in Delft 2008 and the 2^nd co-organized in Nanjing, China 2009, in 2010 the 3^rd MMC course will be co-organized by Labein Tecnalia in Bilbao, in Spain, together with the Microlab of Delft University of Technology. Lecturing will conducted by teachers from Labein research institute for nanotechnology and from the Microlab of Delft University of Technology. Invited lecturers might be scheduled as well. The invited lecturers will be asked to demonstrate features of commercial software with emphasis on the early-age and microstructural properties of cement-based materials. Lecturers from Delft University will take care for the micro- to macro-scale level whereas lecturers from the Labein will provide for the nano-scale level. Joint lecturing will be considered for the upscaling techniques from the nano to the macro-scale level with emphasis on the interfaces. Addressing modelling issues from the smallest scale up to the largest scale level makes the course a real multi-scale modelling course, i.e. from nano-to-macro!

Course topics

• From nano to macro modelling.
• Theoretical and practical workshops on multi-scale modelling.
• How to model the mechanical, physical and chemical behaviour of cementitious materials on different scale levels.
• How to model interfaces and how can “numerical gaps” be bridged, including upscaling techniques.

Costs:

PhD, MSc, Postdocs                           750 EUR

Professors / academic profs                 1250 EUR

Company reps                                     2500 EUR

  Accommodation: Several rooms for the participants in the MMC² course have been reserved at Asia Derio Spa hotel (www.aisiahoteles.com/derio.asp) at a special price of 66 € (78 €) per night in a double room for single (double) use. The price includes taxes (7%) and the buffet break-fast. Please be sure to mention that you participate in the “MMC² course”. For this special offer to apply the participants must reserve the room no later than October 3, 2010. Other hotels are possible upon request. Bookings can be done via:

Tel +34: 94 431 76 80  Fax: +34 94 431 76 81   laia@aisiahoteles.com.

  For registration and additional course information,

Please contact

 Dr. J. S. Dolado (Labein Tecnalia)

Telephone: +34 94 607 33 00

Mobile:+34 647 40 33 13 / +34 686 46 13 32

Email: jsanchez@labein.es

  Dr. Eddy Koenders / Dr. G. Ye (Delft University of Technology; Microlab)

Telephone: +31 15 278 14 73   +31 15 278 40 01

email:  e.a.b.koenders@tudelft.nl   g.ye@tudelft.nl

Organized by:

Labein Tecnalia, NANOC, Bilbao, Spain

Microlab, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

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