Books by Keyword: Self-Compacting Concrete

Description: This journal's issue includes articles that describe the latest research results in alloy metallurgy, building materials and construction technologies including building seismic provision and results of analytical modelling of mechanical properties of shrink-fitted thick-walled cylinders and nose landing gear for Boeing 777. There is also analysed a hybrid system solar chimney-air soil heat exchanger for natural ventilation and modified particle swarm optimisation for maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic systems and presented mathematical modelling of agricultural insurance pricing in Morocco. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, manufacturing, energy industry and construction.

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This book, a review of the latest trends in the development, properties research, and production of green concrete, contains articles published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. in the last few years. The edition will be helpful and interesting to a broad audience of specialists in the concrete production and construction industry.

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The concept of the 22nd Concrete Days (CD 2015) allowed a rich programme of expert lectures and posters but also enough time for professional discussions, informal business negotiations and friendly meetings.

The Czech Concrete Society CSSI as the organizing body of the conference has done its best to ensure a convenient stay for 22 times. There were more than 310 participants at the conference this time.

The selected papers include recent results of scientific and engineering decisions in area of researching of properties and manufacturing technologies of modern concretes; modelling and design of structure elements from concrete and realization of significant construction projects.

Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 10^th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete – Innovation & Utilization (HPC 2014), September 16-18, 2014, Beijing, China.
The 87 papers are grouped as follows:
Chapter 1: High-Performance and Ultra-High Performance Concrete,
Chapter 2: Concrete Durability and Mechanical Properties,
Chapter 3: Fire Resistance,
Chapter 4: Concrete Sustainability, Recycling and Utilization,
Chapter 5: Mix Proportion Design and Hydration,
Chapter 6: Self-Compacting Concrete,
Chapter 7: Special Raw Materials, Concrete Composites and Additives,
Chapter 8: Structural Performance and Modeling, Chapter 9: Testing Methods, Evaluation and Quality

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS).
Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) refers to a 'highly flow-able,non-segregating concrete that can be spread into place, fill the formwork,and encapsulate the reinforcement without the aid of any mechanicalconsolidation. SCC is regarded as one of the most promising developments inconcrete technology due to significant advantages over Conventional Concrete(CC). In this study cracking caused by external loads in reinforced SCC andFRSCC slabs is examined experimentally and analytically. The mechanismsassociated with the flexural cracking due to the combined effects ofconstant sustained service loads and shrinkage are observed. One of theprimary objectives of this study is to develop analytical models thataccurately predict the hardened mechanical properties of SCC and FRSCC.Subsequently, these models have been successfully applied to simulatetime-dependent cracking of SCC and FRSCC one-way slabs.

Description: A major goal of this special collection of 47 peer-reviewed papers was to gather together the current knowledge of academic scientists, engineers and industrial researchers and have them share their experiences and research results concerning every aspect of green building technologies and materials, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. An interesting guide to this increasingly relevant subject.
Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).