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    14.6.2011
Tuesday
15.6.2011
Wednesday
16.6.2011
Thursday
17.6.2011
Friday
18.6.2011
Saturday
  Location City Hotel / Conservation Centre City Hotel / ZAG City Hotel City Hotel Slovene Karst and Coastline
  9.00 - 9.15   EMABM 2011 - welcome of participants Invited lecture on "So-called alkali-carbonate reaction – Petrographic details of field concretes in Ontario"
by Tetsuya Katayama
Invited lecture on "X-RAY CT: a powerful technique for the 3D micro-structural analysis of geomaterials"
by Veerle Cnudde
Field excursion:
meeting in the lobby of City Hotel at 9.00
Škocjan Caves
Strunjan - Roman mosaics
The town of Piran - CHEF project presentation
  9.15 - 9.30 Invited Lecture on "Micro-Raman mapping: applications to study mineral samples"
by Lutz Nasdala
  9.30 - 9.45
  9.45 - 10.00 Invited Lecture on "Raman spectroscopy on cements: problems and possibilities"
by Leon Black
Deleterious alkali-silica reaction in concrete: preliminary petrographical and microstructural characterization of reacted and virgin materials from the PARTNER project
N. Castro, B.J. Wigum, M.A.T.M. Broekmans
The importance of complementing mechanical tests with advanced mineralogical tests for bedrock deterioration assessment
A. Petkovšek, A. Mladenovič
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"Raman spectrometry"
by Lutz Nasdala
– theoretical part City Hotel
Petrographic quantitative analysis of ASR susceptible Italian aggregates for concrete
G. Vola, M. Berra, E. Rondena
TEM and SAED characterization of metakaolin as a partial substitute for ordinary portland cement
L. Trusilewicz, F. Fernández-Martínez, R. Talero
  10.15 - 10.30 Cathodoluminescence study of aggregates in concrete pavements affected by ASR
Š. Šachlová, A. Šťastná, Z. Seidlová, Z. Pertold, R. Přikryl, J. eichmann
Metakaolin-lime hydration products and phase stability: a microscopy analysis
A. Gameiro, A. Santos Silva, R. Veiga, A. Velosa
  10.30 - 10.45 Coffee break Petrographic characterization of granitic aggregates. Comparison with the results from laboratory tests
V. Ramos, I. Fernandes, F. Noronha, A. Santos Silva
Determination of encapsulated organic pigments by electron microscopy
E. Švara, A. Sever Škapin, L. Škrlep, M. Gaberšček, M. Otoničar
  10.45 - 11.00 Coffee break Coffee break
  11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break Use of micro-raman spectroscopy for the analysis of weathering products on stone monuments
S. Kramar, B. Mirtič, M. Urosevic, H. Pristacz, A. Mladenovič
  11.15 - 11.30 Workshop
"Raman spectrometry"
by Lutz Nasdala
– theoretical part City Hotel
Micro-raman spectroscopy for the study of corrosion products on bronze
T. Kosec, M. Bajt Leban, E. Švara
Classification of micro cracks, luminescence measurement, water absorption and frost resistance in Norwegian produced railway ballast
R. Nålsund, V. Jensen
Evaluation of portland cement clinker with optical microscopy – case studies II
M. Böhm
  11.30 - 11.45 Provenance study of carbonate stones from the Czech Republic: examples of their historical use
A. Šťastná, R. Přikryl
SEM and XRD analysis of Hydraulically Bound Road Base Materials Containing High Volume of Waste Limestone Dust
B. Saghafi, H. Al Nageim
3rd generation superplasticizers - friend or foe
P. Laugesen
  11.45 - 12.00 Mineralogical study by SEM and XRD of efflorescence in four granitic monuments in the Oporto metropolitan area
A. Begonha, A.L. Costa Leite, M.C. Madureira, J.M. Bré
On-site analysis of damaged parts of historical monuments with portable 3D optical microscope system
V. Bokan Bosiljkov, P. Štukovnik, F. Čepon
Different crystal growth of Friedel's salt originated from pozzolan and portland cement. Technical consecuences
R. Talero, L. Trusilewicz, C. Pedrajas
  12.00 - 12.15 Natural stones of granite with a discolouration potential
B. Schouenborg, J. Andersson, M. Döse, D. Cornell
The effect of specimen age on the accuracy of w/c ratio estimations for OPC and BFSC concrete
G.J. Einarsson, O. Copuroglu
Microscopic investigations of the effect of ultrafine particles on cement paste properties
N. Picone, G. Bonifazi, V. Giancontieri, S. Serranti
  12.15 - 12.30 Lunch break Colour layers in mural paintings case studies
K. Retko, P. Ropret
Microscopic investigation of concrete exposed to seawater
U.H. Jakobsen, C.C. Christiansen, C. Pade
Advanced techniques for studying damage mechanisms of cementitious matrices affected by sulfate attack
U. Müller, M-C. Schlegel, F. Emmerling
  12.30 - 12.45 TEM replica revisited for investigating the microstructure of the miserite glassceramic glazes for covering tiles
J. Ma. Rincón, M. Romero, R. Casasola
Concretes made with CEM II/A-LL: relationship between microstructure and properties
A. Jornet, G. Corredig, U. Mühlethaler
Report on the EMABM 2011
  12.45 - 13.00 Group photo and Lunch break Improvement of microscopic methods for the assessment of alkali-silica reaction in mortar specimens
Z. Seidlová, R. Přikryl, Š. Šachlová
Lunch break
  13.00 - 13.15 Lunch break
  13.15 - 13.30 Transport for each group from City hotel to Conservation Centre will be organized
  13.30 - 13.45
  13.45 - 14.00 Invited lecture on "Sample preparation of cementitious materials"
by Karen L. Scrivener
Presentation of EMABM 2013 - Denmark
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"Raman spectrometry"
by Lutz Nasdala and Polonca Ropret – practical part, group 1 Conservation Centre
Petrographic atlas
I. Fernandes, M. Broekmans
Presentation of candidates of EMABM 2015 and voting
  14.15 - 14.30 Inhibition of ASR and DEF: evaluation of the microstructure of concrete mixes with pozzolanic activitiy
A. Santos Silva, D. Soares, L. Matos, L. Divet, M. Salta
  14.30 - 14.45 Transport to ZAG Eureka E!4166 FIRECON – Fire resistant concrete made with slag from the steel industry
V. Ducman, A. Mladenovič, I. Netinger, D. Bjegovič, M.J. Rukavin
  14.45 - 15.00 An update on using image analysis to determine w/c ratio of concrete
M. de Rooij, S.L.A. Valcke, W.L.D. Suitela
Close of EMABM 2011
  15.00 - 15.15 Workshop
"Raman spectrometry"
by Lutz Nasdala and Polonca Ropret – practical part, group 2 Conservation Centre
Workshop
"Geopolymers"
by Bruno Fabbri, Tomáš Hanzlíček and Ivana Perna
Visit to ZAG laboratories
Comparison of microscopy based analyses of entrained air void system in concrete (EN 480-11) to other test methods
A. Šajna, M. Simon, L. Bras
 
  15.15 - 15.30 3D air void analysis based on CT data
S. Laustsen
  15.30 - 15.45 Simulation of self-healing of dolomitic lime mortar
B. Lubelli, T.G. Nijland, R.P.J. van Hees
  15.45 - 16.00 Coffee break
  16.00 - 16.15 Workshop
"Raman spectrometry"
by Lutz Nasdala and Polonca Ropret
– practical part, group 3 Conservation Centre
  16.15 - 16.30 Bonding layer between glaze and ceramic body in 19/20th century – Portuguese tiles M. Costa,
A.L. Velosa, P. Cachim, A.B. Lopes, M. Ferro
  16.30 - 16.45 Natural consolidation of ancient historic buildings mortars submitted to humid and marine environment: A microscopic study
C. Borges, A. Santos Silva, R. Veiga
  16.45 - 17.00 Microstructural and physical-mechanical analysis of the performance of nanostructured and other compatible consolidation products for historical renders
G. Borsoi, M. Tavares, R. Veiga, A. Santos Silva
  17.00 - 17.15 Workshop
"Raman spectrometry"
by Lutz Nasdala and Polonca Ropret
– practical part, group 4 Conservation Centre
Microstructure of historic and modern Roman cements to understand their specific properties K.
Bayer, C. Gosselin, G. Hilbert, J. Weber
  17.15 - 17.30 Characterization of natural building materials at Villa Sironi, Oggiono (Italy)
G. Cavallo, G. Corredig
  17.30 - 17.45  
  17.45 - 18.00
       
  19.30 - 23.00 Ice-breaking - Hotel City Welcome party - City Museum of Ljubljana Conference dinner - Tavern "Pri Vitezu"