UoB – School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford | ROCARE

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UoB – School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford (United Kingdom)

The School comprises the disciplines of automotive, civil, electrical, mechanical and medical engineering, automotive and product design, and technology management. The School was formed in 2002 from previously independent discipline-based Departments and now operates as a fully integrated multi-disciplinary unit. A professor of the school was the School’s first Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) responsible for some 40 degree courses, the teaching of 50 members of academic staff and allocation of finances to course teams. The School’s research emphasises the inter-disciplinary nature of modern society and is organised through 4 collaborative Research Groups. This professor is a member of the Environment and Infrastructure Group.

Publications particularly relevant to ROCARE include
(2007) Calcination of Roman cement: a pilot study using cement stones from Whitby. Construction and Building Materials. 22, 1446-1455.
(2007) Roman cements 1: Its Origins and Properties. Journal of Architectural Conservation, 13, 1, 21 – 37.
(2007) Roman cements 2: Stucco and Decorative Elements, A conservation strategy. Journal of Architectural Conservation, 13, 3, 41 – 58.
(2007) Calcination of marls to produce Roman cement, Journal of the ASTM International, available online at http://journalsip.astm.org/journals/jai/pages/71.htm , 4, 1.
(2007) Hydration processes in pastes of several natural cements. Journal of the ASTM International, available online at http://journalsip.astm.org/journals/jai/pages/196.htm, 4, 2.
(2007) Microstructure and mineral composition of roman cements produced at defined calcination conditions. Mater Charact 58, 1217-1228.

Role in the Project

The principal role of UoB within ROCARE is to (i) provide guidance to the cement producers on the calcination of feedstock from their local sources, WP1; (ii) undertake the design, production and evaluation of mortars in relation to their architectural application,WP2, (iii) support the Co-ordinator in the organisation and operation of the End-user Advisory Panel, WP3 and (iv) contribute guidance on the formulation of Roman cement mortars.
UoB will co-ordinate the activities of WP2 - Optimisation of processing and application technologies of Roman cement mortars.