Switzerland has several research groups working on the physical and chemical properties of cement and concrete. CEMNET is an organization of these research groups and intends to intensify the contact, the knowledge exchange and the cooperation between these research groups.

Two times a year a half day meeting is organized with scientific presentations of project of common interest. In addition, a number of international workshop has been organized and will be continued to be organized.

Participating institutes:

• Laboratory for Concrete & Construction Chemistry, Empa
• Laboratory for Waste Management, PSI
• Laboratory of Construction Materials, EPFL
• Rock-Water Interaction, University Berne
• Water Rock Interaction, EAWAG
• Laboratory for Cement chemistry, PSI
• Laboratory of Building Science and Technology, Empa
• Polymer Physics, ETHZ

Workshops:

• 2011: Blended and alternative cements, Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland, May 16

• 2008: 2nd international workshop: Mechanisms and modeling of waste/cement interactions, Le Croisic, France. October 12-16

• 2005: International workshop: Mechanisms and modeling of waste/cement interactions, Meiringen, Switzerland. May 8-12; Special Issue Waste Management 2006, 26(7)
• 2007: Cement research at large-scale facilities, PSI, Villigen, Switzerland, September 10
• 2006: Cement-organic interaction, Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland, September 6
• 2003: Porosität von Zementmaterialien, Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland, April 10

Important publication:

• Fred Glasser, Guest Editor, Annette Johnson, Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld, Erich Wieland and Alexander Wällisch.: Mechanisms and modeling of waste/cement interactions: International Workshop, May 8 to 12, 2005, Meiringen, Switzerland

Your contact

• Dr. Barbara Lothenbach, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin; cemnet@empa.ch