Construction and Building Materials articles from July 2005

Construction and Building Materials archives from July 2005

Debonding of steel plates adhesively bonded to the compression faces of RC beams.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Reinforced concrete beams in buildings and bridges are increasingly being retrofitted by adhesively bonding steel or FRP plates to their tension faces. However, tests have shown that tension face plates are prone to premature...

Temperature control of hot-poured sealants during the sealing of pavement cracks **.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Bituminous sealants are applied to asphalt concrete roadways to prevent the ingress of water, brine and debris in the road structure. This delays degradation and extends the pavement service life. Sealants are applied hot, yet...

Analysis of brick veneer walls on wood frame construction subjected to out-of-plane loads.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Modern residential brick masonry veneer construction has been investigated by separate laboratory testing of corrugated sheet metal tie connections and full-scale solid brick veneer wall panels. Based on these experiments,...

Stabilization of residual soil with rice husk ash and cement.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Stabilization of residual soils is studied by chemically using cement and rice husk ash. Investigation includes the evaluation of such properties of the soil as compaction, strength, and X-ray diffraction. Test results show that...

Friction-transfer test for the assessment of in situ strength and adhesion of cementitious materials.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Since in concrete industry, the quality control is generally accomplished by the testing of separately prepared samples, the accurate estimate of the in situ strength of concrete has become a necessity. The main discrepancies...

Selected engineering properties of concrete incorporating slag and metakaolin.
July 1, 2005... The influence of incorporating ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) and metakaolin (MK) on concrete strength is investigated. Portland cement was partially replaced with 0-80% GGBS and 0-20% MK. The water to cementitious materials ratio...

Alkali-aggregate reaction suppressed by chemical admixture at 80 [degrees]C.
July 1, 2005... Abstract More detailed researches of chemical admixture in inhibiting Alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) at 80 [degrees]C curing condition were done in this paper. It seemed that AAR expansion could be long-term effectively inhibited by LiOH...

Role of phosphogypsum impurities on strength and microstructure of selenite plaster.
July 1, 2005... Abstract The effect of phosphatic, fluoride and organic impurities as present in waste phosphogypsum were studied on the setting time, strength development and microstructure of the selenite gypsum plaster. The results showed that these...

New prefabricated elements of lightened plaster used for partitions and extrados.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Several types of prefabricated elements for partitions and extrados, which improve the similar systems presently in the market, are presented in this research. These elements, manufactured with cork and lightened plaster, can be...

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... Calendar Event Date and venue 2005 Annual Stability Conference 6-9 April Montreal, Quebec, Canada Eurosteel 2005: 4th European...