CONMOD2018 is a symposium on Concrete Modelling which is jointly organised by Delft University and Ghent University as part of the RILEM week 2018 in Delft, The Netherlands. The symposium is the 5th in a series dealing with all aspects concerning modelling of concrete at various scales. The symposium consist of 3 key-note papers and 62 regular papers presented over 3 days. Parallel to the CONMOD2018 symposium a conference on Service Life Design (SLD4) and a workshop honouring Professor Klaas van Breugel were organised with topics that are related to concrete modelling. In total more than 350 participants took part in the events organised during the RILEM week 2018.@en

Strain-Harding Cement Composites (SHCC) are classes of fibre-reinforced cement-based composites in which crack formation in the cement-based matrix is controlled by fibres bridging carcks to the extent that multiple, closely fine cracks form at increasing tensile deformation and force. RILEM TC-FDS is focussing on the durability afforded to the structural system in service conditions. This must be appropriately modelled and characterised to enable recommendation of rational design guidelines for durability design with SHCC. In addition the TC is dealing with a standard test procedure for such characterisation to verify compliance of a material to specified durability requirements. Topics : - Test methods for mechanical characterization - Structural design and performance - Durability characterization and design - Theoretical considerations and computational methods - Practical applications@en