Excellence in Concrete Construction through Innovation

Proceedings of the conference held at the Kingston University, United Kingdom, 9 - 10 September 2008

Mukesh C Limbachiya, Hsein Y. Kew, Mukesh C Limbachiya, Hsein Y. Kew

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9780415475921
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780203883440
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The concrete industry has embraced innovation and ensured high levels of long-term performance and sustainability through creative applications in design and construction. As a construction material, the versatility of concrete and its intrinsic benefits mean it is still well placed to meet challenges of the construction industry. Indeed, concrete

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Organising Committee
• Scientific and Technical Committee
• Theme 1: Innovation and development in concrete materials/design
• Foamed Concrete: Application and specification
• The estimation of concrete quality by power functions
• The control of stable concrete quality
• The design of concrete mixes on limit surfaces
• Improvement in the compressive strength of cement mortar by the use of a microorganism – Bacillus megaterium
• Nonlinear analysis of ultra high strength concrete RC structure
• Stiffened deep cement mixing (SDCM) pile: Laboratory investigation
• Relationship between compressive strength and UPV for high strength concrete containing expanded Perlite aggregate
• The effects of the curing technique on the compressive strength of Autoclaved Aerated mortar
• Mechanical properties of concrete encased in PVC stay-in-place formwork
• Study and comparison between numerical and mathematical method for optimizing structures
• The mathematical explanation of genetics algorithm method for optimizing structures
• Optimising 3D structure frames using GA
• Excellence in concrete construction – through innovation
• Development of eco earth-moist concrete
• Contaminated soil concrete blocks
• Who is the key decision maker in the structural frame selection process?
• Performance of surface permeability on high-performance concrete
• Application of nano composites in designing and manufacturing of cement and concrete
• Lightening and strengthening of building using structural lightweight concrete
• The role of nano particles in self Compacting concrete
• Theme 2: Composite materials in concrete construction
• Strength properties of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete incorporating steel fibres
• Permeability of high strength concrete
• Formulation of Turonien limestone concrete of the Central Saharian Atlas (Algeria)
• Effect of cumulative lightweight aggregate volume in concrete on its resistance to chloride-ion penetration
• Effect of bagasse ash on water absorption and compressive strength of lateritic soil interlocking block
• Light-weight TRC sandwich building envelopes
• Thermo-mechanical properties of HSC made with expanded perlite aggregate
• Composition and microstructure of fly ash geopolymer containing metakaolin
• A computed-based model for the alkali concentrations in pore solution of hydrating Portland cement paste
• Research on the absorbing property of cement matrix composite materials
• Visual examination of mortars containing flue gas desulphurisation waste subjected to magnesium sulphate solution
• Effect of cement type on strength development of mortars containing limestone fines
• Adiabatic temperature rise of metakaolin mortar
• Cement-based composites for structural use: Design of reactive powder concrete elements
• Biomass ash and its use in concrete mixture
• Properties of lightweight concretes made from lightweight fly ash aggregates
• Experimental studies of the effectiveness of mortar modified with latexes
• Effect of crystal cement on concrete
• Properties of FRP composite durability
• Ultra-high performance concrete
• Theme 3: Design and construction in extreme conditions
• Suitability of PTC heating sheets for curing foundation concrete in low temperature environments
• Improvement of the durability of sand concrete to freezing-thaw and wet-dry cycling by treatment of wood shavings
• Microstructure characteristics of cementitious composites at elevated temperatures
• Durability of polyester polymer concrete under varying temperature and moisture
• Microstructure degradation of concrete in extreme conditions of dry and high temperature difference
• Intelligent exothermal Nano concrete with high thermal conductivity and designing and performing the automatic road temperature monitoring system
• Application of composite in offshore and marine structure
• Theme 4: Protection against deterioration, repair and strengthening
• Lateral strength evaluation of seismic retrofitted RC frame without adhesive anchors
• Assessment of deformation capacity of reinforced concrete columns
• Ductility of confined reinforced concrete columns with welded reinforcement grids
• On the effect of FRP sheet composite anchorage to flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams
• FE modelling of the effect of elevated temperatures on the anchoring of CFRP laminates
• Rehabilitation and strengthening of a hypar concrete shell by textile reinforced concrete
• Corrosion mitigation in concrete beams using electrokinetic nanoparticle treatment
• Long-term durability of reinforced concrete rehabilitated via electrokinetic nanoparticle treatment
• The use of glass-ceramic bonding enamel to improve the bond between concrete and steel reinforcement
• A new design approach for plate-reinforced composite coupling beams
• Analytical modeling of FRP-strengthened RC exterior beam-column joints
• Environmentally-friendly self-compacting concrete for rehabilitation of concrete structures
• Shrinkage-free fiber-reinforced mortars
• Comparison between design codes and procedures for concrete beams with internal FRP reinforcement in balanced case failure
• Experimental behavior of repaired and strengthened self-compacted RC continuous beams
• Performance-based durability testing, design and specification in South Africa: latest developments
• Mechanical properties and durability of FRP rods
• FRP composites in fabrication, rehabilitation and strengthening of structure
• Theme 5: Environmental, social and economic sustainability credentials
• Effect of GGBFS and GSS on the properties of mortar
• Comparative study on behaviour of concrete-filled steel tubular columns using recycled aggregates
• A comparative study of using river sand, crushed fine stone, furnace bottom ash and fine recycled aggregate as fine aggregates for concrete production
• Feasibility of using low grade recycled aggregates for concrete block production
• Utilization of glass cullet for the manufacture of binding material used in the production of concrete
• Methodology for the prediction of concrete with recycled aggregates properties
• Geopolymeric concrete based on industrial wastes
• Restoration mortars made by using rubble from building demolition
• High strength products made with high volume of rejected fly ash
• Industrial symbiosis – effective resource recovery within the UK’s construction industry
• Effects of different glasses composition on ecosustainable blended cements
• Possible utilization of wheat husk ash waste in the production of precast concrete elements
• Developing viable products using recycled rubber tyres in concrete
• Investigation into the potential of rubberised concrete products
• Self-cleaning surfaces as an innovative potential for sustainable concrete
• Pervious concrete pavement: Meeting environmental challenges
• Investigation on the use of burnt colliery spoil as aggregate in low to normal strength concrete
• Improvement of characteristics in cement composite sheet with agriculture waste fiber
• Author Index
• Back cover