Construction and Building Materials articles from February 2002

Construction and Building Materials archives from February 2002

Interfacial stresses in reinforced concrete beams bonded with a soffit plate: a finite element study.
February 1, 2002... Abstract This paper presents a careful finite element investigation into interfacial stresses in reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with a bonded soffit plate, with the aims of assessing the accuracy of existing approximate...

Effect of ageing on bitumen chemistry and rheology.
February 1, 2002... Abstract Effect of ageing on bitumen chemistry and rheology was studied. Seven bitumens were aged according to the thin film oven test (TFOT) and the rolling thin film oven test (RTFOT). The binders were characterised using infrared...

Stability of cementless building units based on oil shale fly ash binder in various conditions.
February 1, 2002... Abstract The long-term aging processes of cementless building units based on oil shale binder in water, moist and ambient air conditions were studied. The composition and the microstructure of the cured binder were also examined. An...

Engineering properties of concrete with oil palm shell as coarse aggregate.
February 1, 2002... Abstract In a short-term study, for up to 90 days, properties of oil palm shell (OPS) concrete namely compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, drying shrinkage and initial surface...

Shrinkage cracking at interior supports of continuous pre-cast pre-stressed concrete girder bridges.
February 1, 2002... This study deals with the control of cracking at interior supports of continuous pre-cast pre-stressed concrete (PCS) girder bridges. Since PCS-girder bridges are constructed by placing in-situ concrete decks on the PCS-girders at time...

Numerical analysis of time-dependent behavior of pre-cast pre-stressed concrete girder bridges.
February 1, 2002... Abstract This paper deals with the analysis of uncertainties associated with the behavior of bridges constructed with pre-cast pre-stressed girders and a continuous deck. To analyze the long-term behavior of bridges, an analytical model...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Calendar Event Date and venue Details from 2002 Ninth International 17-20 March Robin Drogemuller, CSIRO Durability of Victoria, Building, Construction &...