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7th WTA Colloquium – Maintenance of Concrete Buildings – June 10th 2022 – Delft

Strategies for the Conservation of Historic Concrete Structures

Concrete heritage buildings from the 20th century are at risk, due to the absence of recognition of the historic values of these buildings as well as to the lack of knowledge of the specific characteristics of historic concrete structures. Frequently, solutions developed for repair of contemporary structures are applied to historic concrete buildings, resulting in interventions which are neither compatible nor durable.

The scope of the lectures ranges from the possibilities of new investigation methods and procedures of condition assessment, from the application of innovative materials to the use of heritage precast concrete elements. In addition, main results from relevant case studies are presented.

The Colloquium aims at providing building owners, employees from planning and engineering offices, construction companies, concrete experts, architects and representatives of authorities, with the latest developments in the field of conservation of concrete historic buildings, as resulting from practice and from international research projects.

On behalf of the organizing team, the members of WTA – International (TC5 Concrete) and of the
JPI-CH CONSECH20 project, we cordially invite you to the 7th Colloquium WTA – Strategies for the Conservation of Historic Concrete Buildings and Structures.

Please, visit the website for checking the program and the guidelines on how to participate: https://www.wta-international.org/de/veranstaltungen/7th-wta-colloquium-maintenance-of-concrete-buildings/

Download the flyer: Flyer_7thWTA_Colloquium_2022

Kick-off meeting in Prague

The kick-off meeting of the CONSECH20 project held on 14-15 February 2019 at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ITAM), successfully brought together representatives from all the 5 institutions that form the CONSECH20 consortium: ITAM, the Delft University of Technology (TUD), the University of Cyprus (UCY), the University of Genova (UNIGE), and the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (ISNAS), gathering a total of 15 participants.

To ensure networking between the CONSECH20 members, two social events were organized: an informal networking dinner on the evening of 14th of February in a restaurant in the center of Prague, and a guided tour to the Old Sewage Cleaning Station Museum – an important example of industrial architecture in Prague.

The main aim of the CONSECH20 meeting was to ensure that all the partners have a common understanding of the project and respective roles in it. The meeting was an opportunity for all partners to establish closer relationships, present their prospective contribution to the project, and align the main objectives and management formalities.