Construction and Building Materials articles from September 2005

Construction and Building Materials archives from September 2005

The effect of concrete strength and reinforcement on toughness of reinforced concrete beams.
September 1, 2005... Abstract The objective pursued with this work includes the evaluating of the strength and the total energy absorption capacity (toughness) of reinforced concrete beams using different amounts of steel-bar reinforcement. The experimental...

Lateral load response of high performance fiber reinforced concrete beam-column joints.
September 1, 2005... Abstract Six beam-column (B-C) joints were constructed according to the existing practice in Jordan and tested under cyclic lateral loading to determine the effect of using high performance steel fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRC) in place...

Effect of unburnt carbon on the corrosion performance of fly ash cement mortar.
September 1, 2005... Abstract The increase in activated carbon content accelerated the corrosion of rebar (steel) in ordinary Portland cement (OPC) mortar containing fly ash and different percentages of carbon. The alkalinity of the cement was greatly affected...

A study on the efficiency of electrochemical realkalisation of carbonated concrete.
September 1, 2005... Abstract In this paper, the efficiency of electrochemical realkalisation of a carbonated concrete is investigated. The realkalisation width, pH value nearby the rebar, the open circuit potential and the instantaneous corrosion rate are...

Retrofit and monitoring of an historical building using "Smart" CFRP with embedded fibre optic Brillouin sensors.
September 1, 2005... Abstract This paper presents the results of a real-scale experimental work regarding innovative seismic retrofitting technique for masonry walls and vaults by epoxy-bonded composite strengthenings. Palazzo Elmi-Pandolfi in Foligno (Italy),...

Chemical resistance of pozzolanic plaster for earthen walls.
September 1, 2005... Abstract Earth is an economical and ancient construction material. Historical earthen architecture is a heritage that must be handed over to the next generations but experience shows that these historical structures do not stand up well...

Development and characterization of an inorganic foam obtained by using sodium bicarbonate as a gas generator.
September 1, 2005... Abstract In the construction industry almost all of the insulating and expansive materials are organic foams. In this work, the production of an inorganic foam is described. Sodium bicarbonate is used as a gas generator. C[O.sub.2] gas is...

RBS polymer encased concrete wall part I: experimental study and theoretical provisions for flexure and shear.
September 1, 2005... Abstract Royal Building Systems[TM] (RBS) is a patented polymer-based extruded stay-in-place formwork for low to mid-rise concrete walls. The extruded components slide and interconnect together to create formwork which when filled with...

Effect of fly ash addition on the mechanical properties of tile adhesive.
September 1, 2005... Abstract Statistical relationship between various strengths of tile adhesives in which cement or sand was partially replaced with fly ash was studied. A low-lime fly ash was used in five different replacement levels from 5% to 30% by...

Calendar.
September 1, 2005... Calendar Event Date and venue 2005 The Ninth International 19-22 June Conference on Structural Rome, Italy Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'05) The...