The 6th Ibero-American Congress on Special Concretes (concrete and sustainability), HACBAC2025, is a congress whose aim is to bring together valid, original and innovative contributions to the development of knowledge on the material concrete and particularly on special concretes, in a multidisciplinary way, addressing the various issues related to the impact of this area of research, which will necessarily have to overcome various challenges in the near future, both in academia and in industry.
This is a continuation of the series of Ibero-American congresses that began in Valencia in 2008, followed by editions in Guimarães, Madrid, Porto and Valencia again, which were interrupted by the untimely pandemic. We are currently experiencing new interests and challenges, which is why we are proposing a call for proposals geared towards sustainability.
This 6th edition of HACBAC, organized by the University of the Algarve (UAlg), the National Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and the University of Cadiz (UCA), will take place on September 18 and 19, 2025, in the historic coastal city of Faro, Algarve, Portugal, at the Higher Institute of Engineering of the University of the Algarve.
The official languages of HACBAC2025 will be Portuguese, Spanish and English.
The aim of the organization is to hold an event that brings together specialists from Ibero-American countries, but not exclusively, who work or study on issues related to the formulation, behaviour, production or use of concrete. The scope of HACBAC2025 covers, but is not limited to, the following topics.
Topics:
Constituents
Low environmental impact binders
Use of unconventional materials
Composition and performance
Formulation methods
Test methods
Rheology
Experimental characterization
Special concretes
Self-compacting concrete
Concrete with fibers
High-performance concrete
Lightweight concrete
Printed concrete
Other types of concrete
Applications
Precast concrete
Specific applications
Efficient use of concrete
Technology
Case studies
Rehabilitation
Pathology
Inspection and testing methods
Case studies
Standardization
Standardization / certification
Assessing the sustainability of concrete
The sector’s sustainability policies
Artificial Intelligence algorithms applied to concrete
Prediction and characterization of concrete properties
Concrete optimization problems
Sustainability in concrete
Concrete production and quality control
Monitoring and maintenance of concrete elements
Important Dates:
Deadline for abstract submission: January 31, 2025
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: February 28, 2025
Deadline for article submission (Extended Abstract): May 31, 2025
Notification of article acceptance: June 30, 2025
Early registration by: July 31, 2025
Regular registration until: September 10, 2025
