Construction and Building Materials articles from June 2006

Construction and Building Materials archives from June 2006

Babadua reinforced concrete two-way slabs subjected to concentrated loading.
June 1, 2006... Abstract This work investigated the flexural strength and deformation of 14 two-way concrete slabs that were reinforced in two directions with babadua (botanical: thalia geniculata) bars. The slabs were simply supported on all four sides...

Experimental study of the mechanical anisotropy of aerated concretes and of the adjustment parameters of the introduced porosity.
June 1, 2006... Abstract The aerated concrete manufacturing process consists in the creation of macro porosity in a micro-mortar matrix with the help of an expansive agent (aluminum powder), which reacts with the water and the lime liberated by the...

Shear strengthening of RC beams with web-bonded continuous steel plates.
June 1, 2006... Abstract This paper presents the results of an experimental program and a parametric study conducted on RC beams strengthened in shear with web-bonded continuous steel plates. An experimental investigation was conducted to assess the...

Analysis and modelling of the in-plane shear behaviour of hollow brick masonry panels.
June 1, 2006... Abstract The paper presents a numerical and an experimental analysis of the in-plane shear behaviour of hollow brick masonry panels. The non-linear behaviour of masonry is modeled considering elastic-perfectly plastic behaviour of the...

Effect of copper slag and cement by-pass dust addition on mechanical properties of concrete.
June 1, 2006... This research was undertaken to study the effect of copper slag (CS) and cement by-pass dust (CBPD) addition on concrete properties. In addition to the control mixture, two different trial mixtures were prepared using different proportions of...

Feasibility study of asphalt-modified mortars using asphalt emulsion.
June 1, 2006... Abstract Asphalt emulsion is manufactured by emulsification of asphalt, and it is an energy-saving, ecologically safe material because it does not need any heating processes creating gas emission and fire hazard in its use. The purpose of...

Compressive behavior of concrete externally confined by composite jackets: part B: modeling.
June 1, 2006... Abstract This paper presents an analytical model adapted to all FRP-confined concretes, including confined HPC. The development of this model is based on an experimental compressive behavior study using various concrete cylinders...

Assesment of clay bricks compressive strength using quantitative values of colour components.
June 1, 2006... Abstract This study was conducted to assess the relationships among firing temperature, colour components and compressive strength of bricks. Lightness ([L.sup.*) and chromaticity ([a.sup.*] and [b.sup.*]) of 10 replicated brick samples...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 1, 2006... Calendar Event Date and venue Details from 2006 EURO-C 2006 27-30 March 2006 Deadline for Computational Ma yrhofen, Tyrol, Abstracts: 31 May 2005 Modelling of...