25 October 2013

Award sets Dundee's world leading expertise in concrete

World-leading research into concrete at the University of Dundee's internationally renowned Concrete Technology Unit has been recognised with a major award from the Institution of Civil Engineers.

A research team from the CTU were awarded the 'Paper of the Year' award from the Institution for their work on the carbonation of concrete and accelerated test methods.

The Institution annually recognises work published by authors from both industry and academia that peers judge to be of exceptional quality.

The paper was authored by Professor Tom Harrison (visiting Industrial Professor at the CTU), in collaboration with five others including Professor Rod Jones (Director of CTU) and Dr Moray Newlands, (Civil Engineering Lecturer and member of CTU).

Professor Tom Harrison said, 'Our paper shows that the Dundee accelerated test, which is in the process of becoming a British Standard and which will form the basis for a future European Standard, is reliable. It can be used to design concrete structures effectively and efficiently, allowing engineers to achieve the specific balance of engineering performance and environmental sustainability.'

The winning paper had been published in the Magazine of Concrete Research, the global journal in the field of concrete science, technology and engineering.

The Concrete Technology Unit was established in 1989 and has grown into a world class research centre for excellence. It has a broad research base covering a wide range of concrete-related research such as durability, recycling/reuse of materials and sustainability issues and novel construction applications.

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