Construction and Building Materials articles from April 2005

Construction and Building Materials archives from April 2005

Defect analysis in wet areas of buildings.
April 1, 2005... Abstract The sources of defects and the impact of significant factors including 'design', 'material', 'construction' and 'maintenance' on the occurrence of defects in wet areas of 56 non-residential high-rise buildings were studied....

Theoretical elucidation on the on-site measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcements.
April 1, 2005... Abstract The main goal of this paper is the theoretical elucidation of the three on-site measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcements provided by Andrade and Alonso [On-site measurements of corrosion rate of reinforcements. Constr...

Creep of concrete masonry walls strengthened with FRP composites.
April 1, 2005... Abstract The objective of the research was to examine the creep behavior of masonry walls strengthened with FRP composites compared to that of conventional reinforcement. Eight full-scale (40 in wide by 96 in tall [1.02 m x 2.44 m])...

Effects of fine aggregate content on the mechanical properties of the compacted decomposed granitic soils.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Decomposed granitic soil is widely used as the subgrade material in Korea. The mechanical behavior of the soil can differ depending on the fine aggregate content of the soil. Due to particle crushing during loading and compaction,...

Thermal-physical aspects of materials used for the construction of rural buildings in Soria (Spain).
April 1, 2005... Abstract The present research work tries to analyze some factors affecting the accuracy of temperature readings from thermographic building surveys. With this intention a controlled survey was carried out on three building materials...

Some engineering properties of natural building cut stones of Cyprus.
April 1, 2005... Abstract Natural building cut (NBC) stones are being used in Cyprus for ages to build masonry structures because of being abundant, relatively easy to cut and shape and good performance in many applications. Almost all of the historical...

Compressive behavior of concrete externally confined by composite jackets. Part A: experimental study.
April 1, 2005... Abstract This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation concerning the compressive behavior of concrete short columns externally confined by carbon and E-glass FRP jackets. The influences of different parameters such as...

Current flat roof bituminous membranes waterproofing systems--inspection, diagnosis and pathology classification.
April 1, 2005... Abstract In this paper, a classification system for flat roof waterproofing inspection is presented. The main anomalies liable to be detected in waterproofing systems are listed and classified. All the direct and indirect possible causes...

Study on fired bricks with replacing clay by fly ash in high volume ratio.
April 1, 2005... Abstract In present paper fly ash in wet state with low quality was used as raw material to replace clay to make fired bricks. The effect of fly ash with high replacing ratio of clay on firing parameters and properties of bricks were...

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... Calendar Event Date and venue 2005 Annual Stability Conference 6-9 April Montreal, Quebec, ...