Construction and Building Materials articles from February 2000

Construction and Building Materials archives from February 2000

A mathematical evaluation of compressive behavior of steel tubular structures filled with composite materials.
February 1, 2000... Abstract Steel tubular members filled with concrete materials have become increasingly popular in structural applications. Load-strain plots of such tubular structures can be obtained experimentally by performing a number of compressive...

A concrete pier: case history of failure and repair.
February 1, 2000... Abstract A reinforced concrete pier manifested cracking and spalling at its top slab/wall joint, apparently due to twisting of the top 1.5-m-thick slab. The pier supports a kiln at one of its tires, through two steel rollers. Field and...

Sulfate resistance of the cement materials based on the modified silica fume.
February 1, 2000... Abstract The object of the study was the influence of chemically modified silica fume (MSF) on the sulfate resistance of cement-based materials. MSF is a liquid product prepared from a suspension of silica fume and a water solution of a...

Mechanical modelization of anisotropic porous materials with a homogenization method. Application to aerated concretes.
February 1, 2000... Abstract This study deals with the modelization of the mechanical behavior of an anisotropic porous material made up of ellipsoidal pores uniaxially oriented according to the geometric parameters that characterize porosity. To do so we...

Physico-chemical adhesion and cohesion bonds in joint mortars imparting durability to the historic structures.
February 1, 2000... Abstract It is well known that even though historic mortars present low strength and elastic moduli they confer durability to the structures surviving today. The present work investigates the durability of historic mortars in relation to...

Fatigue and fracture performance of cold drawn wires for prestressed concrete.
February 1, 2000... Abstract This paper analyzes the fatigue and fracture performance of prestressing round steel bars which have undergone progressive strain hardening produced by repetitive cold drawing. The study focuses on the macroscopic evolution of the...

Performance characteristics of surface coatings applied to concrete for control of reinforcement corrosion.
February 1, 2000... Abstract Three elastomeric surface coatings were applied to naturally carbonated concrete components obtained from buildings that were suffering from reinforcement corrosion. Monitoring of the internal relative humidity of the concrete...

Calendar.
February 1, 2000... Calendar Event Date and venue Details from 2000 16th Congress of the 18-21 September IABSE Congress Lucerne International Lucerne, 2000, IABSE...