Unical, our operational arm for the ready-mix concrete sector in Italy, has always been committed and ready to promote the continuous integration between the worlds of work and school.
The company has been collaborating with the l’Istituto Superiore (high school) "Bernardino Lotti" of Massa Marittima for several years, and this year in particular Unical was invited to hold an educational course on the Technology of Concrete. Aimed at third-year geotechnical and chemistry students, the program provided the students an in-depth look at operational practices that can be adopted to improve the durability of reinforced concrete objects. Professor Massimiliano Berti, who is responsible for professional trainings in the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany areas and also serves as a company quality system auditor, participated in the sessions. The main topics of the course included: the durability of concrete, the causes of deterioration, the exposure classes, designing the durability, placement and curing of concrete, the addition of water and the H2NO project.
The collaboration between Unical and the Istituto Superiore of Massa Marittima is also aided by the use of a Unical publication “Concrete and reinforced structures” at the school as an extra textbook.