13th IIBCC, Canberra, Australia, 2012

The 13^th International Inorganic Bonded Cement Composites Conference was held at the Australian National University, Canberra from September 10^th to 14^th 2012, and was organised and managed by Mr Tony Cooke with the assistance of the Technical Committee of IIBCC and particularly Mr Henning Thygesen who managed the website, the email list and prepared newsletters. Professional Conference Organisers (PCO), HiEvent Management Pty Ltd were engaged to manage the presentation of the conference, registrations and accommodation for registrants, organisation of the sponsors and exhibitors, formatting and publication of the proceedings.

The conference comprised 3 components Fibre Cement course, Conference Proper and Site Visits

As a 2-day course the Fibre Cement Course covered the basics of fibre cement composites and was a new initiative of this conference. While originally targeted at new entrants to the fibre cement industry, it attracted a wider audience and was very well patronised. The course was presented by Professor Holmer Savastano of Universidade de Sao Paolo, Brazil, Dr Stephen Akers of Akers Consulting, Switzerland and Mr Tony Cooke of Building Materials and Technology, Australia.

At the conference proper various authors presented 26 papers either by oral presentation or by poster.

At the conclusion of the conference delegates were offered the opportunity to visit factories or places relevant to the usage of inorganic bonded composites mainly fibre cement.

A total of 145 registrants attended the conference proper, 69 of those attended the fibre cement course. 12 Sponsors and Exhibitors contributed to once again a successful conference.

SESSIONS 1 – 4

Session 1

Ajayi Babatunde	Physico-mechanical Properties of Cement Bonded Board from Mixture of Agro-waste.
Sorin Pasca	Beetlecrete – An Attractive Solution to Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
Adefisan	Pre-Treatment Effects on Hydration Behaviour of Cement Bonded Boards Made From Eremospatha Macrocarpa and Laccosperma Secundiflorum Canes

Session 2

Mònica Ardanuy	Mechanical Performance of Cement Mortar Composites Reinforced with Nano and Micro-Scale Cellulose Fibers
Laurent Arnaud	Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Hemp Concretes
Youen Diquélou	The Impact Of Hemp Shiv On Cement Setting And Hardening: The Influence Of Extracts And Study Of The Interface

Session 3

Mizi Fan	Nature And Performance Of Tropical Wood Natural Fibre Cementitious Composites
Sunku Jagadesh	Performance of Cotton Rag Pulp in Fiber Cement Sheets

Session 4

Christoph Haering	Portland Cement Modifications And Their Impacts On The Fibre Cement Industry
Kok Peng Yam	The Feasibility Study Of Using Alternative Or Partial Alternative Of Ordinary Portland Cement (Opc) In Autoclaved Fiber Cement Board Manufacturing As A Green Approach

SESSIONS 5 – 8

Session 5

Kunio Matsui	Influence of Al Compound And Gypsum Addition On Tobermorite Formation In Hydrothermally Treated Cement-Based Materials Studied By In Situ X-Ray Diffraction
Sérgio Francisco Santos	Effects of Supercritical Carbonation Curing On Extruded Vegetable Fibre-Cement
Stephen Akers	Potential Use of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibres In Fibre Cement Composite Materials
Lin Zhen	Application of Microsilica In Autoclaved Products

Session 6

Jean-Paul Lecomte	Use Of Silicone Resin As Integral Water Repellent For Mortar And Fibre Reinforced Cement Boards (Frc)
Juliano Fiorelli	Development of Hybrid Fibre-Cement Corrugated Sheets: A Case Study of Edge Cracks

Session 7

Luc Van der Heyden	Fibre Cement: A Perfectly Recyclable Building Material
Thomas Blau	Comparison of Hatschek And Flow-On Board Machines
Sergio Ikai	Permeability Measurements – New Contribution To Flocculants Selection In Non-Asbestos Fibre Cement Hatschek Process

Session 8

Shinay Inada	The Study of PVA Reinforced Extrusion Products
Rob Winter	Dual Flocculant Selection in the Fiber Cement Process

GUEST SPEAKER: DAVID GARTH BRICE

David Brice has been Operations Manager with Zeobond since 2007 and plays an integral part in the direction of the research and development team at Zeobond. Much of the research conducted by David and his team centres around Geopolymer Technology and advanced materials which will also be the subject of David’s presentation today.

David also has a very distinguished academic career. The recipient of no fewer than 6 awards for excellence in academic achievement whilst attending the University of Melbourne, David has also been recognised as an honorary fellow in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
The author of 3 International Journal Papers and Refereed Conference Papers, David’s committed research has earnt respect from his peers both nationally and internationally whilst his pioneering work is recognised as an Industry leader at this time and long into the future.