GEMS Workshop

GEMS Workshop

The intention of this workshop is to give an introduction to use mass balance calculations as well as GEMS (Gibbs Energy Minimizations), a thermodynamic modelling software using free energy minimization developed at PSI, and its applications to cementitious systems.

martedì, 3. giugno 2025 - venerdì, 6. giugno 2025
2025-06-03 09:00:00 2025-06-06 15:00:00 Europe/Zurich GEMS Workshop The intention of this workshop is to give an introduction to use mass balance calculations as well as GEMS (Gibbs Energy Minimizations), a thermodynamic modelling software using free energy minimization developed at PSI, and its applications to cementitious systems. Empa, Akademie
 
Apertura porte 08:30
Inizio 09:00
Fine ven 06.06.2025, 15:00
 
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Topic
Cementitious materials show a rapid and complex evolution of pore water composition and mineral assemblage during hydration.
Thermodynamic equilibrium and mass balance calcula- tions are a valuable tool to understand the different processes in cementitious systems.
They can help to understand the consequences of different factors such as cement composition, hydration, leaching or temperature on the composition and the properties of a hydrated cementitious system on a chemical level.

Learning outcomes

  • Understanding of the principles of thermodynamic equilibrium and mass balance calculations
  • Basic knowledge on thermodynamic data
  • Ability to calculate the hydrate composition of cementitious materials

Ability to create single systems and process files in GEMS to calculate:

  • hydrate compositions of cementitious materials
  • saturation indices
  • chemical interactions of cementitious materials with the environment


Lecturer
Barbara Lothenbach, Empa
Frank Winnefeld, Empa
George-Dan Miron, Georg Kosakowski, PSI
Shishir Mundras, Fabio Furcas, ETH

Registration deadline:
18 April 2025

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