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SESSION: AdvancedMaterialsWedAM-R7	Marquis International Symposium on New and Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development(3rd Intl Symp. on New and Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development)
Wed Oct, 25 2017	Room: Condesa IB
Session Chairs: Amr Henni; William Proud; Session Monitor: TBA

11:00: [AdvancedMaterialsWedAM01] Keynote
Microwave Damage and Processing of Cementitious and Geological Materials
William Proud¹ ; Gareth Tear² ; ¹Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom (Great Britain); ²Institute of Shock Physics, London, United Kingdom (Great Britain);
Paper Id: 335 [Abstract]

This talk will address the effect of microwave radiation on the strength of cementitious and geological materials. The absorption of microwaves by cements and rocks can result in severe degradation of material strength cause by micro-fracturing caused by differential expansion of components in these often complex composite materials. The talk will address the background of the technique, the materials appropriate to its use and also applications. Such applications include reduced energy milling, the removal of cement from environments where dust and fine particulates are to be avoided. Recent research on the ballistic efficiency of microwave damaged materials will also be presented. A discussion of the relevant numerical modelling required for these complex materials will be included.