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This session will address aspects related to: - the use, structural design and properties of fiber-reinforced concrete. The study of different types of fibers (micro and macro fibers, plastic and metallic) will be addressed, also addressing aspects related to durability, regulations and characterization methods. - the use of shotcrete as a support element (secondary or primary) will be addressed. Dosage aspects, additives used, characterization at early and long ages, durability and regulatory aspects will be analyzed. - the use, structural design and properties of selfcompacting concrete and shrinkage compensated concrete - the use, dosage, properties and structural design will be addressed using different types of high-performance concrete, with high and ultra-high mechanical resistance. - incorporation of different types of industrial by-products to the manufacture of concrete. Among others, the use, dosage, properties and design of concrete using recycled aggregates, iron and steel aggregates and other industrial by-products incorporated as aggregates or as a replacement for cement will be discussed. - the use, dosage, properties and applications of porous concretes. Special attention will be paid to the characterization methods and the main problems that these materials can present. Special Concrete Seminars

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This session will present the development of geopolymer concrete, a material that is beginning to be widely used in the civil engineering sector. This concrete is obtained from the alkaline activation of certain materials or industrial by-products, such as fly ash, blast furnace slag, etc. The precursors to be used as well as aspects of use, dosage, properties and structural design with these materials will be analyzed. This session will address the use, dosage, manufacture, properties and applications of controlled low resistance materials. This type of materials are very interesting in various applications related to urban engineering This session will present the most recent advances in relation to additive concrete manufacturing, or 3D printing. The different techniques currently used, aspects related to material dosage, types of materials to be used, mechanical properties, characterization techniques and structural design using this new technology will be studied. Different applications will be seen using this emerging technology. This session will address a multidisciplinary field of study, for the development of new concretes that address biology - concrete interactions. Aspects related to the design of concretes with improved bioreceptivity will be dealt with, for the manufacture of new types of green facades. The development of materials with biocidal properties for application in hydraulic infrastructures will also be studied. This session will introduce the new developments made in the development of intelligent and multifunctional concretes. Aspects related to concretes with new properties will be presented, such as self-repair, self-heating, stress and strain sensorization, information transmission or energy generation. Special attention will be paid to the development of intelligent concretes from the incorporation of electrically conductive additions in cementitious matrices. This session will address the use of FRP for the reinforcement of structures, both new and existing construction. The potential applications, criteria of use as well as aspects of structural design using these materials will be analyzed. Seminars on other advanced materials Practical laboratory sessions to address in a practical way the aspects discussed in the theory sessions

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