Welcome to the International Discussion Group on the Thermodynamics of Cements.

This group was founded at the 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cements held in Montreal, Canada 2007.

Our goals are to provide a forum on which strong collaborations could be built in this technical area. Particularly, we seek to promote:

• Discussions, through maintaining an e-mail forum
   
• Exchange, harmonisation and testing of thermodynamic data
   
• Development of test cases for use in model development
   
• Development of collaborations between members, such as proposals, publications and technical meetings

The group is not exclusive, anyone with an interest in this subject is welcome to contribute.
This list is not intended for commercial use, but if you wish to send notices of meetings, publications, recruitment vacancies or calls for proposals/partners, please do so.


This list server is hosted by MIRO, the Minerals Industry Research Organisation, please see:
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On first joining, you are invited to send a few lines describing your interests, along with your contact details to the other list members.

Technically, the discussion group covers all aspects of the science of cements and related materials and although much of the traffic is likely to concern cement hydrate chemistry, discussion threads on other subjects such as gas-phase, groundwater or high temperature clinker reactions are welcome.

If you wish to contact the moderator, please e-mail: m.tyrer@miro.co.uk