Construction and Building Materials articles from February 2001

Construction and Building Materials archives from February 2001

Rapid evaporation from freshly cast concrete and the Gulf environment(*).
February 1, 2001... Abstract In hot dry climates, such as exist in the Arabian Gulf region, plastic shrinkage cracking can develop when the rate of evaporation exceeds the rate at which bleed water rises to the concrete surface. Furthermore, with or without...

Assessment of fire damaged concrete using colour image analysis.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract Assessment of fire damaged concrete structures usually starts with visual observation of colour change, cracking and spalling. On heating, a change in colour from normal to a pink/red is often observed and this is useful since it...

Effect of timber moisture content on bonded-in rods.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract Concealed bonded-in rods represent one example of an efficient joining method for modern structural timber composites and structures, exhibiting properties such as good joint stiffness and strength, reduced end-grain splitting,...

Flexural behaviour of babadua reinforced one-way slabs subjected to third-point loading.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract This paper presents the results of experiments carried out on 13 simply-supported one-way concrete slabs reinforced with babadua (botanical: thalia geniculata) bars. The span-to-effective depth ratio of the slabs which were...

Acoustic emission to assess and monitor the integrity of bridges.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract Increased axle loads and traffic density necessitate strengthening and widening of traditional masonry arch bridges. The question remains as to how to evaluate the condition of a bridge and assess the effect of modern traffic on...

Longitudinal and transverse effects in masonry arch assessment.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract Recent advances in the analysis of masonry arch bridges, substantiated by extensive testing programs in the United States and Europe, provide bridge engineers and inspectors with increasing confidence that reasonable estimates can...