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WORKSHOP
CALCINED CLAYS AS SUPPLEMENTARY
CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
SECOND CALL
June 8-9, 2016
Cayo Santa María, Villa Clara, Cuba
INVITATION
The Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Estructuras y Materiales (CIDEM) and the Faculty
of Chemistry of the Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas (UCLV) are pleased to
invite you to participate in the workshop “Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious
Materials”, to be held from June 8th – 9th at the resort area of Cayo Santa María, in the
northern coast of Villa Clara, Cuba, within the frame of the VI International Symposium of
Chemistry.
The workshop will enable the access to relevant information about the latest developments in
the field of using calcined clays as Supplementary Cementitious Materials in various
applications and cementitious systems. Research and innovation will be combined in an effort
to seek sustainable solutions for the production of cementitious materials.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
CALCINED CLAYS
 Low grade clays as a source of SCMs
 Resource mapping
 Assessment of pozzolanic reactivity of calcined clays
CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS
BASED ON THE USE OF
CALCINED CLAYS
 Calcined clay-limestone-Portland cements
 Processing techniques for multi-component cements
 Development of standards
CONCRETE PERFORMANCE
 Durability of concrete made with calcined clay based
cement
ECONOMICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
 Assessment of the environmental impact of concrete
made with calcined clay based cement
 Economics of the use of calcined clay as SCMs
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Adrian Alujas, UCLV, Cuba
Fernando Martirena, UCLV, Cuba
Dayran Rocha, UCLV, Cuba
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Karen Scrivener, EPFL, Switzerland
Enrique Castellanos, MINEM, Cuba
Juan J. Howland, CUJAE, Cuba
Abel Castañeda, CNIC, Cuba
Vanderley John, USP, Brazil
Edgardo F. Irassar, UNCPBA, Argentina
Roberto Torrent, LatRILEM, Argentina
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION
Registration fees will be 250 CUC, and 150 CUC for students.
For electronic poster without the presence of the author, the
fee will be 100 CUC.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstracts and inscription forms should be submitted before
February 15th, 2016
ACCOMMODATION
Within the resort area of Cayo Santa María, you can choose
between several lodging options, according to your interests.
We recommend you to contact our associated travel agency,
Gaviota Tours:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+53) 7 2079466
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information and updates, visit our websites:
http://siq.qf.uclv.edu.cu
http://www.lc3.ch
For the reception of the inscription forms or the request of
additional information, you may contact us through our
email address:
[email protected]
[email protected]