Technical seminar on the role of microsilica in sustainable concrete 

(Jointly organised with the CA Division and the AMC)


Date, time & venue

7 September 2016 (Wed); 6:30pm - 8:00pm; HKIE


Programme highlights

The concrete industry in Hong Kong has been "instructed" to produce environmentally friendly concrete. Concrete that uses less pure portland cement and more supplementary cementitious materials. The difficulty is that concrete is used in different things, designed for different purposes, to achieve different properties that a single across the board directive to use alternatives to pure OPC is not directly feasible. Concrete needs to be designed for placing, strength, durability and all of these influence the mix details. In this seminar, the speaker will discuss these factors and the need for sustainability and some of the pitfalls of going "too far green" by utilising SCMs to the best advantage. Numerous examples will be shown to highlight the different types of applications. This seminar will be conducted in English with PowerPoint illustrations in English.


Speaker

Mr Robert Lewis is the Technical Marketing Manager of Elkem Silicon Materials for over 30 years. He is the UK expert on silica fume to the European Standards Authority and Chair of ACI Committee 234 on Silica Fume. He is currently the Chair of the ICT Technical and Education Committee. With eight years in readymix concrete and 30 years for Elkem, he has involved in many projects across the globe which brings him a wealth of experience.


Registration & enquiries

This seminar is free of charge and the number of participants is limited to 80. For registration, please register online via the CA Division's website at http://ca.hkie.org.hk. For enquiries, please contact Mr Benjamin Lam at Tel: 9152 2316. Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar.