Improving Quality control
International Cement Microscopy Association
ICMA is the International Cement Microscopy Association. ICMA is a non-profit organization which began in 1981. As microscopic techniques and equipment have evolved and improved since then, so has the utilization of the microscope.
Established in 1981
What is ICMA?
ICMA is the International Cement Microscopy Association. ICMA is a non-profit organization which began in 1981. As microscopic techniques and equipment have evolved and improved since then, so has the utilization of the microscope. The goal of the ICMA is to provide an understanding of:
- Building material microstructure and the relationship between building material microstructure and performance, primarily for problem solving, quality control, and optimization.
- Various mcement clinker microstructure and the relationship between clinker microstructure and production parameters to improve production output, quality control, and address environmental issues in the cement planticroscopic techniques as applied in cement and concrete related fields
- Various microscopic techniques as applied in cement and concrete related fields
practical plant applications
Annual Meetings
(Now Biennial)
The annual meetings are a blend of practical plant applications, new techniques and approaches, and latest research efforts. Presentations are made by cement and concrete chemists, specialist, petrographers, scientists, technologists, engineers, operators, managers, superintendents, and supervisors from industrial, academic, consulting, and governmental institutions throughout the world.
Meeting topics generally include:
- Microscopic structures of building materials, including clinker, cement, hydration products, lime, gypsum, aggregates, concrete, slag, flay ash, etc.
- Relationship between clinker microstructure and production.
- Application of different types of microscopes, including a workshop.
- Application of different types of microscopes, including a workshop.
- Effect of additives and admixtures on the microstructure of cement and concrete.
- Relationship between concrete microstructure and performance.
