Concrete Institute of Australia is back with its Biennial National Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 7th – 10th September 2025. Under the theme Concrete Solutions for a Sustainable Future, the Conference will cover all aspects of concrete materials, design, construction, repair, and maintenance that are relevant to our changing world. The Conference is dedicated to bringing together global leaders in the concrete industry, to discuss and share information on what a sustainable future looks like in the concrete industry, and because of the concrete industry.
The conference, which is to be co-chaired by Tom Benn and Yan Zhuge, will feature a 3 day technical program with over 200 papers and presentations, covering more than 20 concrete topics. Special workshops on sustainability, durability and innovative concrete practice, several key note and invited speakers, and the very important NEXGen forum will also be included. It will provide a number of Sponsorship and Exhibition opportunities to suit different requirements and objectives, and Concrete 2025 will also host a number of social events including the Concrete 2025 Gala Dinner where the prestigious Awards for Excellence in Concrete will be presented.
The conference topics and themes are:
- Alkali Activated Concretes –Innovative research, practical applications in AAC, geoplymer, new pozzolans
- Asset & Maintenance Management – Inspection, monitoring, databases, remaining and extending life
- Buildings & Infrastructure – Design, inspections, maintenance, defects, compliance, certification of buildings, bridges, tunnels, basement, roads, water & marine structures
- Carbon Neutral Concrete – Life cycle analysis, calcuting carbon emisisons from cradle to grave, design of carbon neutral concrete
- Case Studies and Major Projects
- Concrete Design – Axial, bending, deformation, shear, torsion, models, non-linear analysis
- Concrete Properties – Shrinkage, creep, strength, thermal block test and adiabatic temperature, mix designs, early-age, short & long term heat of hydration
- Conventional Concrete Materials – Cement, SCM’s, admixtures, other materials
- Digital Innovations in Concrete – AI, 3D printing, BIM, design process, site investigations, monitoring, equipment, data management, DfMA, automation
- Durability – Modelling, cracking, design, monitoring in construction and operation, extended life
- High Performance Concrete – UHPC, engineered cementitious composites (ECC), SCC and viscosity modified
- Innovations in Concrete Materials – New innovations in concrete materials and engineered concrete materials
- Inspection & Testing – Visual scanning, thermography, drones, onsite testing, temperature and maturity monitoring
- Multi Hazard Resistance – Siesmic, fire, blast, cyclone, climate change
- Precast, Prefabricated & Modular Concrete
- Reinforcement – Steel reinforcement, GFRP, fibres, stressing tendons, other reinforcing
- Repair, Restoration and Retrofit – Materials, methods, historic structures, strengthening
- Standards & Codes – Australian Standards updates, specifications, recommended Practices, Model Codes, guidelines
- Sustainability and Low Carbon Concrete – Carbon footrpint, carbon zero, repurpose, reuse, recycle, waste materials use
More information can be found on their website: https://ciaconference.com.au/