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Concrete Experts International

Claus Pade is currently manager of the Danish Technological Institute’s Concrete Center business unit. The Concrete Center is a leading European consulting, testing and R&D provider with substantial experience from major infrastructure projects including Copenhagen Metro Cityringen, Femern Belt Link, Øresund Link, Great Belt Link, Malmø Citytunnel, Eurasia Tunnel and Marmaray Project.

Claus Pade has been involved in major national and international construction project including the Femern belt Fixed Link, the Copenhagen Metro Cityringen and the Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul.

Claus Pade has participated in several Danish and European R&D projects related to concrete technology. He has been authoring and co-authoring more than 15 peer review articles, and contributed to several popular scientific articles, publications and guidelines.

With a background in chemistry and materials science from the Danish Engineering Academy and University of Illinois Claus Pade has more than 20 years of professional experience with a variety of concrete technology aspects acquiring the following special competences:

• Concrete for civil engineering structures
• Concrete and raw materials testing in onsite and in the laboratory including NDT
• Concrete mix design development
• Fresh concrete properties including Self-compacting concret
• Concrete chemistry
• Concrete durability

Storstrom Bridge Joint Venture (2017-ongoing). Responsible for DTI’s assignment regarding assisting the contractor SBJV with quality assurance matters including concrete and concrete materials testing, interpretation of specifications, planning and reporting of pretesting and full scale trial castings, curing technology documentation, as well as developing concrete mix designs for different exposure classes including two mixtures with shrinkage reduction/compensation.

Copenhagen Metro Team – Cityringen (2010-2017). Responsible for DTI’s assignment regarding assisting the contractor CMT with quality assurance matters including concrete and concrete materials testing, interpretation of specifications, preparation of change request, planning and reporting of pretesting and full scale trial castings, curing technology documentation, as well as developing concrete mix designs for different exposure classes in cooperation with the concrete supplier.

Femern A/S (2009 – 2017). Review of concrete specifications and state-of-the-art report about self-compacting concrete. Responsible for the design and production of concrete members at the DTI laboratory concrete plant facilities for Femern A/S’s marine exposure site at Rødbyhavn. Fifteen different mix design, representing a variety of binder system potentially suitable for marine structures, were developed and documented. Responsible for the execution of a test program at the DTI concrete laboratory designed to provide information on mechanical properties of reinforced concrete needed for German project approval. The task include sourcing of raw materials, production and test of fresh concrete, casting of the large test specimens, and development of experimental test setup and testing of the concrete specimens.

European Spallation Source (Sweden) (2014-2017). Developing and documenting mix design of special neutron absorbing concrete for main bunker. Assisting with the preparing the concrete specification for the Test Stand 2 bunker tender for special high-density concrete elements.
DONG ENERGY A/S (2015-2019). Documentation of fly ash from biomass “co-combustion” for concrete production. Development and execution of test program for documenting fresh and hardened concrete properties of fly ash concrete for different exposure classes. Subsequent evaluation and reporting of test results.

YMSK Joint Venture (Turkey) (2015-2016). Responsible for DTI’s assignment to perform QA on the segmental lining of the Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul involving inspection of the tunnel lining, characterization and classification of defects, proposal for repair methods and final verification of the tunnel lining.

Dankalk A/S and Faxe Kalk A/S (2014-2016). Documentation of limestone powder for use in production of concrete for Danish exposure class “moderate” based on the EN 206 concept of equivalent combinations. Development and execution of test program for documenting fresh and hardened concrete properties of fly ash concrete for different exposure classes. Subsequent evaluation and reporting of test results, and proposal for incorporation into EN 206 DK NAD.

Niras A/S (2015). Evaluation of the potential for Delayed Ettringite Formation (DEF) occuring in the capping beams of a large marine structure in Africa including expansion testing of drilled cores and examination in the optical and scanning electron microscope.
Conelto A/S (2012-2015). Developing and documenting high strength steel fiber reinforced SCC concrete mix design for large windmill towers including documentation of mechanical properties such as compressive and tensile strength, E-modulus, autogeneous shrinkage and creep.
AFATEK A/S (2009-2013). Responsible for the experimental planning and analysis of test results in connection with the characterization of the chemical and physical properties of municipal waste incinerator ash from several incineration plants in Denmark and the corresponding potential use of the ash for the production of concrete.

Danish Road Directorate (2010). Responsible for the development of a high fly content “green” self-compacting concrete for the extension of the “Green” demonstration bridge, including implementation of the mix design at the concrete plant and testing of conformity of flow properties at the construction site.

Emineral A/S (2004-2010). Documentation of fly ash including co-combustion ash for concrete production. Development of test program for documenting fresh and hardened concrete properties of fly ash concrete for different exposure classes. Subsequent evaluation and reporting of test results.
EU Horizon 2020 – ECO-Binder (2014-2018). Part of the DTI team responsible for developing and documenting the fresh and hardened mechanical properties of C32/40 concrete mix designs using three different BYF-cements. Also, part of the DTI team responsible for characterizing the microstructure of the BYF-cement concretes using various microscopy techniques.

Danish Environmental Agency (2016-2018). Steering committee member for the MUDP project “Development of resistant concrete pipe for aggressive exposures II”, where the technology developed in project “I” is being documented through five full8scale pipe lines located in different parts of Denmark.

Danish Innovation Fund – Green Concrete II Consortium (2014-2018). Assisting with the development the experimental planning and the analysis of test results leading to selection of binder systems for the demonstration activities including three highway bridges and two exposure sites.

Danish Environmental Agency (2013-2015). Project manager for the MUDP project “Development of resistant concrete pipe for aggressive exposures”, in particular targeting the increasing challenge from sulfuric acid attack in sewers. New concrete mix designs were developed and documented.

Danish Innovation Fund, Eurostars RD-projects (2012-2015). Responsible for preparing proposals for the recent projects “GaiaBoard” (alkali-activated binder systems used for building boards) and “Conspacers” (development of a superior concrete reinforcement spacer).

Danish Innovation Fund, SCC Consortium (2004-2007). Project management of the work package titled “The future concrete plant” and lead role in several other tasks. Co-authoring “Guideline for mix design of SCC” and “Guideline for execution of SCC”. Development of concrete mix design and testing of conformity of flow properties at construction site for the demonstration bridge provided.

RapidAir 457. Co-inventor of the RapidAir 457 system for determination of the air void parameters of hardened concrete using video image analysis.

4C-Rheometer. Co-inventor of the 4C-Rheometer for determination of the flow properties including Bingham rheological parameter of self-compacting concrete.

4C-Packing software for concrete mix design. Responsible for the recent update to version 3.0 of DTI’s 4C-Packing software for development and optimization of concrete mix design.

Marianne Tange Hasholt, Katja Udbye Christensen and Claus Pade, “Frost resistance of concrete with high contents of fly ash – A study on how hollow fly ash particles distort the air void analysis”, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 119, May 2019, Pages 102-112.

Fengming Xi, Steven J. Davis, Philippe Ciais, Douglas Crawford-Brown, Dabo Guan, Claus Pade, Tiemao Shi, Mark Syddall, Jie Lv, Lanzhu Ji, Longfei Bing, Jiaoyue Wang, Wei Wei, Keun-Hyeok Yang, Björn Lagerblad, Isabel Galan, Carmen Andrade, Ying Zhang & Zhu Liu, “Substantial global carbon uptake by cement carbonation”, Nature Geoscience volume 9, pages 880–883 (2016).

Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva, Oldrich Svec, Lars Nyholm Thrane and Claus Pade, “Effect of fibre orientation on the tensile strength of ultra-high performance steel fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete”, accepted for publication by AFGC-ACI-fib-RILEM Int. Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete, 2017, 9 pages.

Martin Kaasgaard and Claus Pade, “Properties of concrete with a new type of cement with low carbon footprint”, accepted for publication at Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, 2017, 4 pages.

Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva, Lars Nyholm Thrane, Thomas Lennart Svensson and Claus Pade, “Performance-based design procedure for the selection of concrete binder systems with low environmental impact”, accepted for publication at Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, 2017, 4 pages.

Martin Kaasgaard, Claus Pade, Ulf Jönsson and Christian Munch-Petersen, “Comparison of Durability Parameters of Self-Compacting Concrete and Conventional Slump Concrete Designed for Marine Environment”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 50, 2014, pp. 17-20.

Oldrich Svec and Claus Pade, “Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete as a Waterproofing Solution for Concrete Bridge Deck Renovations”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 50, 2014, pp.273-276.

Lise Juel-Hansen, Martin Kaasgaard, Jack Anderson and Claus Pade, “Development of Resistant Concrete Pipes to be Exposed in Aggressive Environments”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 50, 2014, pp. 495-498.

Lars Nyholm Thrane, Filip Kolarik, Claus Pade, Thomas Pilegaard Madsen, Borek Patzak, “Assessment of the V-funnel Test as a Tool to Measure Plastic Viscosity”, Proceedings of The Fifth North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-SCC Consolidating Concrete, Chicago, 2013.

Martin Kaasgaard, Claus Pade, “Influence of curing temperature and maturity on chloride permeability of concrete containing fly ash or slag”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 48, 2013.

Martin Kaasgaard, Claus Pade, Ulf Jönsson and Christian Munch-Petersen, “Comparison of durability parameters of self-compacting concrete and conventional slump concrete designed for marine environment”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 47, 2013

Andrea Folli, Claus Pade, Tommy Bæk Hansen, Tiziana De Marco and Donald E. Macphee, “TiO2 photocatalysis in cementitious systems: Insights into self-cleaning and depollution chemistry”, Cement and Concrete Research, 42(3), 2012, pp. 539-548.

Lars N. Thrane, Jørgen Schou, Thomas Juul Andersen and Claus Pade, “Flow Properties of SCC for the Casting of Complex Shaped Pavilion”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 43, 2011, pp. 91-94.

Marianne Tange Hasholt and Claus Pade, “Concrete with superabsorbent polymers (SAP) – experience from the Fehmarn field exposure station in Rødbyhavn”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 43, 2011, pp. 343-346.

Johannes Rauf Greisen, Lars Nyholm Thrane, Claus Pade and Christoffer Dupont, “Double curved concrete surfaces with precisely embedded optical fibres displaying live images”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 43, 2011, pp. 373-376.

Lars N. Thrane, Claus Pade, Claus V. Nielsen, “Determination of rheology of self-consolidating concrete using the 4C-RHEOMETER and how to make use of the results”, Journal of ASTM International, No 7 (1), 2010, 10p.

L. N. Thrane, C. Pade, C. Idzerda, M. Kaasgaard, ”Effect of Rheology of SCC on Bond Strength of ribbed Reinforcement Bars”, Proceedings SCC 2010, 6th International Rilem Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete, Montreal, 2010.

L. N. Thrane, C. Pade and M. Kaasgaard, “Use of stabilizer/VMA to adjustment of the flow properties of SCC at the Job Site”, Nordic Concrete Research, no. 40, 2009.
Thrane, L.N., Nielsen, C.V., Pade, C., Glavind, M., and Schou, J., “Successful In-situ casting with SCC – from an economical and rheological point of view” Accepted for Proceedings of SCC 2008: Challenges and Barriers to Application – The Third North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete, Chicago, ACBM.

Pade, C., and Chatterji, S., “Aspects of Particle-Dispersant Interaction – Mode of Attachment of Dispersants to Particles” The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 2008, 2, pp. 46-52.

Pade, C., and Nyegaard, P., “The use of fly ash from co-combustion in the production of concrete” Accepted for Proceedings – XX Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, Bålsta, Sweden, 2008.

Thrane, L.N., Pade, C., Clari, I.G., Dalgaard, A., “Influence of “Time in Cone before Testing” on the Flow properties of SCC Measured by the Slump Flow Test” Accepted for Proceedings – XX Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, Bålsta, Sweden, 2008.

Nyegaard, P., and Pade, C., “The use of Sludge Incinerator Ash in the production of concrete” Accepted for Proceedings – XX Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, Bålsta, Sweden, 2008.

Thrane, L.N., Pade, C., Svensson, T.,“Estimation of Bingham Rheological Parameters from Slump Flow Measurements”, Accepted for publication in Proceedings – 5th International RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete, Ghent, Belgium, 2007, pp. 353-358

Pade, C., Guimaraes, M., “The CO2 uptake of concrete in a 100 year perspective”, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 37, Iss. 9, September 2007, Pages 1348-1356.

Jakobsen, U.H., Pade, C., Thaulow, N., Brown, D., Sahu, S., Magnusson, O., De Buck, S., De Schutter, G. “Automated Air Void Analysis of Hardened Concrete – a Round Robin Study”, Cement and Concrete Research, 36, 2006, pp. 1444-1452

Thrane, L. N., Szabo, P., Geiker, M., Stang, H., Pade, C., ‘Simulation and Verification of Flow in Test Methods’, Proc. of the 2nd North American Conf. on the Design and Use of SCC and the 4th Int. RILEM Symp. on SCC, 551-556 (1), 2005, Chicago, USA.

Jakobsen, U.H., Pade, C., Thaulow, N., Brown, D., Sahu, S., Magnusson, O., De Buck, S., De Schutter, G., “Automated Air Void Analysis of Hardened Concrete – a Round Robin Study”, Proceedings – 10th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials, ed. Hughes, J.J. et al., University of Paisley, Scotland, 2005, pp. 51-52

Thrane, L.N., Pade, C., “Determination of Bingham rheological parameters of SCC using online video image analysis of automatic slump flow testing” Proceedings – XIX Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, Sandefjord, Norway, 2005.

Thrane, L.N., Hasholt, M.T., Pade, C., “Predicting the Yield Stress of SCC Using Material Modelling”, Proceedings – XIX Nordic Concrete Research Symposium, Sandefjord, Norway, 2005.

Hasholt, M.T., Pade, C., Winnefeld, F., “A Conceptual and Mathematical Model. For the Flowability of SCC”, Proceedings – 4th International RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete, Chicago, USA, 2005.

Pade, C., Jakobsen, U.H., Elsen, J., ” A New Automatic Analysis System for Analyzing the Air Void System in Hardened Concrete”, Proceedings of the International Cement Microscopy Association, ed. Jany, L, and Nisperos, A., San Diego, 2002, pp. 204-213.

Pade, C., Struble, L., “Kinetics and Microstructural Changes Associated with Mortar Bar Expansion”Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, June 2000.
Struble, L., Pade, C., “Proposed New Test Procedure for Measuring Alkali-Silica Expansion Produced by Hydraulic Cement”. Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, June 2000.

Pade, C., Jakobsen, U.H. and Johansen, V., “Evolution of Expansion, Weight gain, Microstructure and Microchemistry of DEF Affected Mortar”. 13. Internationale Baustofftagug Weimar Bundesrepublik Deutschland. IBausil. Tagungsbericht – Band 1 pg. 1-0521, 1997.

Pade, C., “Alkali Silica Reactivity of Portland Cement”, M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1997.

Goltermann, P., Pade, C. and Thaulow, N., “High Performance Concrete. Rheology: From the Lab to the Site”, Proceedings Nordic Concrete Research Meeting, Espoo, Finland, 1996.

Goltermann, P., Pade, C. and Thaulow, N., “Workability. Rheological Characteristics of Concrete, Mortar and Cementpaste. High Performance Concrete for Exposed Structures”, (in Danish), HUA-2, Danish Concrete Institute, Denmark, March 1995.

Pade, C., “Kompatibilitet imellem superplastificerende og luftindblandende tilsætningsstoffer i beton”, (in Danish), B.Sc. Thesis, The Engineering Academy of Denmark, Department of Chemistry, 1991.