New RILEM Partner: ACF

RILEM has a new partner: the Asian Concrete Federation (ACF)!

The establishment of the Asian Concrete Federation was agreed by consensus among all delegates in September 2003.

The objectives of the Federation are to promote understanding of concrete structures and provide services to the:

• Initiation and support of international collaborative activities for development of research and technology relating to various aspects of concrete and concrete structures
• Dissemination of useful information on concrete and concrete structures by way of publications, conferences, symposia, workshops and/or seminars
• Promotion of updating and revising concrete codes/standards on structural design, materials, construction and maintenance through development of new knowledge to meet the needs of the changing time
• Interaction with members and keeping them aware of the activities of the Federation.

RILEM President, Nele De Belie, signing the partnership with ACF President, Caijun Shi