TLC2 Day 2025

TLC2 week 2024 speakers with TLC2 Team

The TLC2 Week is an annual event aimed at disseminating recent findings and identifying new challenges in the areas of TLC2 through collaborations with relevant national and international stakeholders working on TLC2 areas.

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Tentative Programme Schedule

Day 1 (January 28) – Young Researchers’ Symposium (YRS)

09:00 – 09:10 AM	Welcome Address by Prof. Ravindra Gettu
09:10 – 09:30 AM	Mechanical characterisation of 3D printable cementitous mortars	K Sriram Kompella, Politecnico di Milano
09:30 – 09:50 AM	Evaluation of the Influence of Coal Combustion Products on the Pozzolanic and Hydration Reactions of Cement-Based Composites	Ervin Tiu Shan Khai, Monash University, Malaysia
09:50 – 10:10 AM	Supplementary Cementitious Blend of Metakaolin and Nanosilica with Ferrochrome Slag as Fine Aggregate in Concrete	Manigandan N, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
10:10 – 10:30 AM	Synergistic integration of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) in the design with innovative cementitious materials for a holistically sustainable construction sector	Davide di Summa, Politecnico di Milano and Ghent University
10:30 – 10:50 AM	Inhibition Mechanism of Amino Acids Against Carbonation-induced Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete	Purnima, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab
11:00 – 11:30 AM	Tea/coffee Break
11:30 – 11:50 AM	Long-term performance of concretes exposed to severe environments	Moro Sabtiwu, University of Leeds
11:50 – 12:10 PM	Performance of Calcium Sulfoaluminate-Based Binders in Acidic Environments	Tom Damion, IISc Bangalore
12:10 – 12:30 PM	Durability, Sustainability, Adhesion, and Mechanical Characterization of New Non-Woven Fiber-Reinforced Lime Composite for Masonry Construction	Ali Rakhsh Mahpour UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
12:30 – 12:50 PM	Elucidation of the Shear Capacity of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete in terms of the Tensile Fracture Characteristics for Different Concrete Grades	Sourav Chakraborty, IIT Hyderabad
12:50 – 02:00 PM	Lunch Break
02:00 – 02:20 PM	Macro- and Microstructural Effects of Combined Exposures of Alkali Silica Reaction with Carbonation, Freeze-Thaw, and Chloride Ingress on Concrete Deterioration	Satyanarayana Rao Narneni, University of Toronto
02:20 – 02:40 PM	Development and Experimental Validation of Design Methodology for Sustainable Fibre Reinforced Concrete Pavements	Ajeesh K, IIT Palakkad
03:00 – 03:30 PM	Tea/Coffee Break
03:30 - 05:00 PM	Poster Presentations by Young Researchers
05:00 – 05:30 PM	About RILEM by RILEM President (Prof.Nicolas Roussel)
05:30 – 05:45 PM	Dedication of the Award Talk by Prof. Surendra P. Shah (Online)
05:45 – 06:00 PM	Announcement of the Prof. Surendra P Shah Awardee & Best Poster Awardee for 2024 Closure

Day 2 (January 29) – TLC2 Workshop

09:00 – 09:30AM	Inaugural session: Welcome address by Prof. Manu Santhanam Chief Guest: Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, Director, School of Sustainability, IIT Madras Guest of honor: Prof. Benny Raphael, IIT Madras
09:30 – 11:00AM	Session 1 – Computational Materials Modelling of Cementitious Systems
09:30 – 09:45AM	Discussion Leader: Aslam Kunhi Mohamed (IIT Madras)
09:45 -10:10AM	Guoqing Geng (NUS, Singapore)	The Nano-scale Mechanical interaction between C-S-H Particles
10:10 - 10:35AM	N. M. Anoop Krishnan (IIT Delhi, India)	Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Cement Production
10:35 - 11:00AM	Saptarshi Sasmal (CSIR-SERC, India)	Nano-scale modelling, investigations and engineering to develop multi-functional cementitious composite
11:00 – 11:30AM	Tea/coffee Break
11:30 – 01:25PM	Session 2 – Rheology and 3D Printing of Concrete
11:30 – 11:45AM	Discussion Leader: Manu Santhanam (IIT Madras)
11:45 - 12:10PM	Nicolas Roussel (Gustave Eiffel University, France)	Life Cycle assessment of extrusion-based 3D printing technologies
12:10 - 12:35PM	Richard Buswell (Loughborough University, UK)	Hybrid manufacturing: Going beyond 3D Concrete Printing
12:35 - 01:00PM	Kolluru V.L. Subramaniam (IIT Hyderabad, India)	Challenges in Rheological Measurement and Printing with Alkali Activated Binders
01:00 - 01:25PM	Benny raphael	Monitoring the quality of 3D printing
01:30 – 02:30PM	Photo Session and Lunch break
02:30 –04:00PM	Session 3 – Technologies for Built Environment Sustainability
02:30 –02:45PM	Discussion Leader: Ashwin Mahalingam (IIT Madras)
02:45 - 03:10PM	Albert Thomas (IIT Bombay, India)	Sustainability in Numbers: Importance and Challenges of Quantification
03:10 - 03:35PM	Monto Mani (IISC Bangalore, India)	Sustainability in the built environment: emerging concerns
03:35 - 04:00PM	Mili Majumder (Managing Director, Green Business Certification Institute, India, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Research, U.S Green Building Council, USA)	Linkages between design and performance monitoring of Indoor environmental quality in green buildings
04:00 – 04:30PM	Talk by the Surendra P Shah Awardee 2024
04:30 – 04:45PM	Refreshments
04:45 – 05:30PM	Lab Visit (Piyush Chaunsali)
06:00 – 09:00PM	TLC2 Workshop Banquet

Day 3 (January 30) – TLC2 Workshop

09:00 – 10:55AM	Session 4 – Low Carbon Construction Materials
09:00 – 09:15AM	Discussion Leader: Karen Scrivener (EPFL, Switzerland)
09:15-09:40AM	Thomas Matschei (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)	Thermodynamic modeling - key for sustainable cement design?
09:40 - 10:05AM	Emmanuel Gallucci (Sika Technology AG, Switzerland)	Tailored cement activation based on advanced understanding of basic mechanism/chemical interactions
10:05 - 10:30AM	Taehwan Kim (Univ. of New South Wales, Australia)	Effect of MgO on the reactivity of GBFS in sodium silicate activated systems
10:30 - 10:55AM	Luis Edgar Menchaca Ballinas (IIT Madras)	In situ caustification activation of SiO2-rich precursors
11:00 - 11:30AM	High Tea/coffee Break and Posters
11:30 - 01:25PM	Session 5 – Durability and Sustainability
11:30 - 11:45AM	Discussion Leader: Mark Alexander (University of Cape Town, South Africa) / Radhakrishna G. Pillai (IIT Madras)
11:45 - 12:10PM	Kei-ichi Imamoto (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)	Field survey on durability of reinforced concrete building using concrete with ground granulated blast furnace slag over 60% under real condition for about 60 years
12:10 - 12:35PM	Elena Redaelli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)	Electrochemical methods for the protection and repair of reinforced concrete suffering corrosion
12:35 - 01:00PM	Yuvaraj Dhandapani (University of Leeds, UK)	Advances in characterising carbonation in low clinker and alternative cements
01:00 - 01:25PM	Sudharshan N. Raman (Monash University Malaysia)	Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC): Transitioning Towards Sustainability and Lean Construction
01:00 – 02:30 PM	Lunch break
02:30 – 02:45PM	Mr. Ivo Erglis – Kupins (Primekss Group)	GHG emission reduction in construction by utilising self-stressing steel-fibre reinforced concrete (SSSFRC) technology
02:45 – 04:15PM	Session 6 – Life Cycle Analysis / Industrial Ecology
02:45 – 03:00PM	Discussion Leader: Ravindra Gettu / Nikhil Bugalia
03:00 - 03:25PM	Liberato Ferrara (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)	Advanced construction processes implementing advanced materials to enhance the sustainability signature of the built environment
03:25 - 03:50PM	Anusha S. Basavaraj (Imperial College London, UK)	Transition Towards Low Carbon Concrete - Persuading Parameters
03:50 - 04:15PM	Michał P. Drewniok (University of Leeds, UK)	The necessary embodied carbon cost to deliver future needs.
04:15 - 05:00PM	Tea/coffee Break and Poster Session

Day 4 (January 31) – Workshop on Realizing Sustainability – Role of Contract and Law in Indian Construction

09:00 – 9:15AM	Welcome address
09:15 – 10:15AM	Implementing sustainable construction - experience sharing Dr. K N Satyanarayana – Director, IIT Tirupati Discussion from technology implementation perspective SenthilKumar V., IIT Palakkad
10:15 – 10:45AM	Are existing procurement practices supporting sustainable and lean construction practices? Is there anything more to be done? - A Public Sector Perspective Nirmal Goel, CPWD
10:45 – 11:15AM	Are existing procurement practices supporting sustainable and lean construction practices? Is there anything more to be done? – A Private Sector Perspective R Shankar Narayanan, L&T Construction
11:15 – 11:45AM	Tea/coffee Break
11:45 – 12:15PM	Facilitating sustainable and lean construction practices through public procurement- A Researcher’s Perspective Ashish Goel – IIM Sirmaur
12:15– 12:45PM	Sustainable cities and built environment - A Legal Perspective Ms. Nidhi Batra – Founder, Sehreeti Developmental Practices
12:45 - 01:15PM	Beyond Sustainability - Can lean construction practices help minimize construction disputes? Venkata Santhosh Kumar Delhi, IIT Bombay
01:15 – 02:00PM	Lunch
02:00 – 02:30PM	AI and Sustainability – Where are we and what is needed? Murali Jagannathan – IIT Madras
02:30 – 03:30PM	International perspective on implementing sustainable practices in construction projects Panel Discussion (all above speakers along with Dr. Johan Ninan, TU Delft)
03:30 – 04:00PM	Closure