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Concrete for the Modern Age : developments in materials and processes : proceedings of the 1st International ICT Conference on Cement and Concrete Technology held at Military Technological College, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 20-22 November 2017 / edited by Atef Badr, Charles Fentiman and Ramana Mangabhai.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Concrete.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (508 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Scotland, England : Whittles Publishing, 2017.
- Summary:
- This volume presents a wide-ranging review of the latest developments in concrete technology that have been largely missing from the global conference circuit. It features case studies from the Middle East and keynote papers from international experts.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title page
- Preface
- Organising Committee
- International Scientific and Technical Committee
- Contents
- Opening Session Keynote
- The Role of Cement and Concrete in the Development of Oman: Past, Present &
- Future
- Hydration and Admixtures
- Keynote lecture: Concrete Admixtures - Current Status and Perspectives for the Future
- Cement Hydration Studied Under Zero Gravity Conditions
- Influence of Internal Curing Admixture on the Hardening Process of Mortars
- Flow Enhancers for High Strength Concrete of Low Water-to-Cement Ratio
- The Contribution of Admixtures to Durable Concrete Structures
- Application Related
- Keynote lecture: CONPrint 3D - 3D Printing Technology for On-Site Construction
- Numerical Modelling of UHPFRC Beams Under Impact Load
- Impact of Fire on the Properties of Self Compacting Concrete
- The Development of Fibre-Reinforced Sprayed Concrete for Rock Slope Stabilisation in the Middle East
- Concremote: Application of Concrete Maturity in Digital Construction
- Nano Technology for Soil Stabilization in Oman and Middle East
- The Tembat Hydropower Dam Project - Determination of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
- Durability
- Keynote lecture: Performance-based Specifications for Ensuring the Durability of Concrete Structures
- Properties of Biological Self-Healing Concretes: A Short Review
- The Effect of Exposure Time on Leaching from Concrete
- Less Commonly Encountered Concrete Deterioration in the Water Industry
- Effect of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Concrete Durability - Experimental Study
- Fatigue Performance of Ultra-Lightweight Cement Composite and High Strength Lightweight Concrete
- Durability of Concrete Materials for Components of High Rise Structures
- Special Cement and Supplementary Materials
- Microsilica Concrete - Optimizing Durability.
- Molten Salt Synthesis of Compounds Related to Cement
- The Influence of Paste Content, Water-to-Solid Ratio and Binder Blend on Compressive Strength and Workability
- The Performance Enhancement of Cementitious Materials by Adding Novel Nano Materials
- The Tembat Hydropower Dam Project - Adiabatic Temperature Rise Test
- Sustainability
- Building a Sustainable Concrete Industry - Green Sense Concrete and Eco-Efficiency Analysis
- EcoConcrete-Xtreme: Extreme Performance of a Sustainable Concrete
- Fibre-Reinforced Concrete
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced Fly Ash-based Geopolymer Concrete T-beams
- Non-uniform Drying Shrinkage of RC Elements with Steel Fibres
- Plastic Shrinkage of High-Performance Strain-Hardening Cement-based Composites (HP-SHCC)
- Novel Fiber Pullout Test of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC): Consistency and Repeatability Analysis
- Parametric Investigation on the Shear Strength of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams
- Flexural Performance of Engineered Cementious Composite Layers in the Tensile Region
- Durable Construction in the Middle East
- Achieving High Performance Concrete in the Gulf
- Need for Rational Durability Specifications for Reinforced Concrete in the Sultanate of Oman
- Control of Contraction-Induced Cracking in Watertight Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Advanced Analysis of an Engineered Solution for High Permissible Limits of Clay in Contaminated Sands
- Understanding Chemical Attack and Permeation Properties of Concrete - Key to Achieving Durability of Concrete
- New Muscat Airport Terminal: A Case Study of the Versatiliy of Concrete
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed January 16, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 9781849953870
- 1849953872
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