ADVANCING AUSTRALIA’S CONCRETE ECOSYSTEM

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SmartCrete CRC empowers research collaborations in innovative design, materials and technology that support the transition of concrete for a sustainable Australia.

Helping Australian industry shift to net zero concrete by 2050

MILLION IN COMMONWEALTH FUNDING

INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH PARTNERS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research Streams

Pathways to Net Zero Concrete

Sustainable concrete

Designing and developing new sustainable concrete mixes and products that meet industry standards and requirements

Engineered solutions

Engineering new solutions that improve the durability, longevity and sustainability of concrete infrastructure

Asset management

Developing new technologies and procedures to enhance the use and longevity of concrete assets

Industry Challenge

Performance-based specifications for Concrete

The economic and environmental pressures that Australia’s built environment is facing have created an impetus to transition towards more performance-based specifications.

This Industry Challenge explores the implications and possibilities of moving from prescriptive to performance-based specifications, and what’s required to make a successful transition.

Every quarter we connect with industry to harness the collective perspectives on the challenges that Australia’s concrete sector is facing.

Projects

Projects that push the concrete world forward

We co-invest in industry-led research collaborations that support sustainable design, use and management of concrete for ….

Development of digital twin model based on physics-chemical and biosensors to estimate end-of-service life of sewers

Engineered Solutions Projects

Ground improvement using recycled concrete aggregates as semi-rigid inclusion columns

Sustainable Concrete Projects

Decision Support Tools for Life Cycle Management of Water Infrastructure Assets

Asset Management Projects

Embedded sensing system by continuous crack monitoring in concrete pavements (R1P48)

Asset Management Projects

Use of returned concrete aggregate as replacement of virgin aggregate

Sustainable Concrete Projects

Development of a concrete sewer maintenance hole inspection system

Asset Management Projects

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News & Insights

Creating the foundations for the future

$3.54 million to power industry-led research into sustainable concrete

NewsMedia Releases22 November 2023

The SmartCrete Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has approved eight industry-led research projects valued at over $10 million (cash and in-kind)...

WEBINAR: SmartCrete CRC’s Industry-led Research Collaborations Fund

1 Dec

Online

1 December 2023 (1:00pm)

Seminar

Online

Net Zero: Concrete innovation must lay the foundation

NewsArticles19 October 2023

There is no net zero without a dramatic reduction in emissions from concrete production. While Australia has exceptional capabilities in...

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