Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
College of New Caledonia
$25,000.00
Testing wood for compatibility with Portland cement towards development of a new wood-cement product
FY 2019-20
Summary
The College of New Caledonia (CNC) and Sanderson Concrete Inc. have partnered to research wood-Portlandcement compatibility for several wood species common to Lower Mainland, such as cedar, hemlock andDouglas fir.Sanderson Concrete will benefit from this study by gaining the technical and scientific knowledge that wouldallow them to develop an unique wood-cement material that would potentially expand their existing line ofprecast concrete applications into new markets.Faculty and students from our College will have the opportunity to engage in an applied research project thatwill cover a wide
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
546323-2019
Name nom
Pasca, Sorin
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22211
Institution établissement
College of New Caledonia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
1208
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Materials sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences des matériaux
Research subject code
2007
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Composites
Research subject fr
Matériaux composites
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Testing wood for compatibility with Portland cement towards development of a new wood-cement product
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The College of New Caledonia (CNC) and Sanderson Concrete Inc. have partnered to research wood-Portlandcement compatibility for several wood species common to Lower Mainland, such as cedar, hemlock andDouglas fir.Sanderson Concrete will benefit from this study by gaining the technical and scientific knowledge that wouldallow them to develop an unique wood-cement material that would potentially expand their existing line ofprecast concrete applications into new markets.Faculty and students from our College will have the opportunity to engage in an applied research project thatwill cover a wide
