Construction and Building Materials articles from June 2005

Construction and Building Materials archives from June 2005

Use of asphalt roofing shingle waste in HMA.
June 1, 2005... Abstract Like other construction materials, shingles have their own service life based on raw materials, production method and environmental and climatic conditions. At the end of their service life, shingles need to be replaced. However,...

Exploring the barriers to the use and potential of timber for housing construction in Ghana.
June 1, 2005... Abstract Timber, a renewable resource readily available in Ghana has structural, non-structural and decorative advantages as a building material. In recent times, however, it has been regarded as old fashioned and faces replacement by...

Strength development in autoclaved blends made with OPC and clay-brick waste.
June 1, 2005... Abstract This article reports findings on the strength development of autoclaved OPC-clay-brick blends, where a variety of clay-brick types were used. The strength variations are explained in terms of differences in chemical and...

Thermal decomposition study of crystalline limestone using P-wave velocity.
June 1, 2005... Abstract A high-calcium limestone was calcined in order to study its thermal decomposition using P-wave velocity. The onset of calcination is at approximately 750 [degrees]C, while its completion according to the size of the cubic...

Wear characterisation and degradation mechanisms of a concrete surface under ice friction.
June 1, 2005... Abstract This paper focuses on the small-scale effects of the friction-induced wear of concrete in the case of ice-structure interactions. It gives the results of experimental investigations performed on the ice concrete contact (cyclic...

Fire resistance of timbers from tropical countries and comparison of experimental charring rates with various models.
June 1, 2005... Abstract Tropical hardwood species are more and more used in the field of construction due to the particular qualities they can offer. Presently it is no longer possible to envisage the development of construction materials and products...

Composite structural panels subjected to explosive loading.
June 1, 2005... Abstract Details of an extensive large-scale test programme on a series of composite structural components subjected to explosive loading are presented in this paper. The test components include conventional reinforced concrete slabs,...

Characterization of a polypropylene fibered cement composite using ESEM, FESEM and mechanical testing.
June 1, 2005... Abstract The microstructure characterization and mechanical properties of a reinforced cement by the introduction of polypropylene fibres creating a composite material with a reduction of the weight and possible regulation of the times of...

Effect of rebar coating on corrosion resistance and bond strength of reinforced concrete.
June 1, 2005... Abstract The objective of this study is to assess the corrosion resistance of zinc-coated and coating effect on the bond strength between concrete and reinforcing steel. Potentiodynamic polarization method was utilized to determine the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... Calendar Event Date and venue Details from 2005 Annual Stability 6-9 April Website: http:// Conference Montreal, Quebec, stabilitycouncil.org ...