Construction and Building Materials articles from December 2007

Construction and Building Materials archives from December 2007

Causes of bleeding in a hot-in-place asphalt pavement.
December 1, 2007... Abstract Hot-in-place recycling was used to rehabilitate a section of roadway in State highway. A 25-mm overlay was placed over the recycled layer. Shortly after construction, moderate to severe bleeding was observed in isolated areas...

Prediction of cyclic freeze-thaw damage in concrete structures based on response surface method.
December 1, 2007... Abstract The initiation and growth process of cyclic ice body in porous systems are affected by thermo-physical and mass transport properties as well as by gradients of temperature and chemical potentials. Furthermore, the diffusivity of...

Investigation of masonry wall fixings subject to pullout load and torque.
December 1, 2007... Abstract The experimental investigation into masonry wall fixings is carried out to develop an in-depth knowledge by investigating the factors which lead to a reduction in the effectiveness of scaffolding/brickwork anchors. Since the...

Framework for developing a static strength test for measuring deformation resistance of asphalt concrete mixtures.
December 1, 2007... Abstract This study deals with a strength property which is showing high correlation with rutting resistance of asphalt mixtures. The test procedure was developed by applying a load to the compacted asphalt samples and calculating the...

Thermal insulators made with rice husk ashes: production and correlation between properties and microstructure.
December 1, 2007... Abstract Extruded and pressed thermal insulators were obtained with the utilization of rice husk ashes, which is a residue from the beneficiation process of rice with high silica content. The thermal insulators were characterized both...

Availability of tufts from northeast of Turkey as natural pozzolan on cement, some chemical and mechanical relationships.
December 1, 2007... Abstract At Northeast of Turkey, it is possible to find plenty of volcanic origin rocks and rich natural pozzolan beds. In this study, the pozzolanic activities of six types of different tuff samples taken from Trabzon and Bayburt regions...

Aptitude of the near-field direct wave of ground-coupled radar antennas for the characterisation of the covercrete.
December 1, 2007... Abstract This paper focuses on the influence of some physical properties of concrete on the characteristics of the transmitter- receiver direct wave of ground-coupled radar antennas. Although this particular signal is often considered as a...

The properties of various igneous rocks for [gamma]-ray shielding.
December 1, 2007... Abstract The photon linear attenuation coefficients ([mu]) have been calculated for four different igneous rocks which are widely used in industrial field using XCOM computer code and the results were compared with measured values. The...

Calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2007... Calendar Event Date and venue 2008 DFE2008: International 24-26 April Conference on Design, University of Miskolc, Fabrication and Economy Hungary of Welded Structures ...