Construction and Building Materials articles from October 2004

Construction and Building Materials archives from October 2004

Mechanical durability of a polymer concrete: a Vickers indentation study of the strength degradation process.
October 1, 2004... Abstract In order to evaluate the mechanical durability of some classes of Polymer Concrete a strength degradation process, as consequence of Vickers indentations at various loads, has been studied for different materials. After optical...

Hydric and mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced cement composites subjected to thermal load.
October 1, 2004... Abstract Both liquid water and water vapor transport properties were studied for two different types of carbon fiber reinforced cement composites in dependence on thermal load up to 1000[degrees]C, tensile stress up to breaking value and...

Properties of cement made by partially replacing cement raw materials with municipal solid waste ashes and calcium carbide waste.
October 1, 2004... Abstract An investigation on using municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash (MSWI) and calcium carbide waste (CCW) as a part of the cement raw materials was performed. Cement raw meals were replaced by 5% and 10% of MSWI and CCW to...

Effect of aggregate on the fracture behavior of high strength concrete.
October 1, 2004... Abstract Aggregate is an important ingredient in concrete, which can be regarded as the skeleton of concrete. The properties of aggregate have great effect on the fracture behavior of high performance concrete. In this paper, the effect of...

Evaluation of TDI production waste as a modifier for bituminous waterproofing.
October 1, 2004... Abstract Waste residue generated during the manufacturing of toluene diisocyanate was used as a modifier for bituminous waterproofing. Waste particles were surface modified with stearic acid to obtain a uniform dispersion in bitumen....

Size effect in bearing strength of concrete cubes.
October 1, 2004... Abstract Experiments on concrete structure members under local pressure indicated that the compressive strength of concrete at the bearing area is increased by the confinement effect provided by the enveloping concrete. Although design...

An experimental study of the jacketed reinforced-concrete beams under bending.
October 1, 2004... Abstract Existing reinforced-concrete (RC) structures may require strengthening to limit earthquake damage. Jacketing by steel plates, by fibre-reinforced-concrete, and by ordinary RC are common ways of strengthening structural members. In...

Application of genetic-based neural network to lateritic soil strength modeling.
October 1, 2004... Abstract This paper explores the application of neuro-genetic method in the modeling of strength characteristics of lateritic soils. Laterite, as a soft group rather than a particular material, is more commonly found in the leached soils...

Behaviour of one-way concrete slabs reinforced with CFRP grid reinforcements.
October 1, 2004... Abstract Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are currently used as reinforcement for concrete structures where durability or magnetic permeability is the controlling parameter. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) grid...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... Calendar Event Date and venue Details from 2004 ACMSM18 The 18th 1-3 December Conference Secretary, Australasian Conference Perth, Western ACMSM18 PO Box...