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fib Model Code 2010: hardcover edition discount for fib members

12.01.2014 News

In October 2013, the hardcover and e-book editions of the fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010 (MC2010) were published by the Ernst & Sohn publishing house. This milestone publication presents new developments and ideas with regard to concrete structures, structural materials and will serve as a basis for future codes for concrete structures as well as an essential document for national and international code committees, practitioners and researchers. See http://www.ernst-und-sohn.de/mc2010.A special 40% discount on the hardcover edition is offered to fib members until 28 February 2014. To obtain the discount code please go to the members only section of the website.

Call for papers: 10th International Symposium on HPC

07.01.2014 News

The 10th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete – Innovation & Utilization will be held in Beijing, China from 16 to 18 September 2014. The symposium will be a continuation of the successful previous symposia held every three years since 1987. It will bring together engineers, designers, researchers and scientists from around the world, to promote better understanding on common interests ranging from the latest research findings to the most challenging applications of high performance concrete for construction.

Call for papers: Second FRC International Workshop

07.01.2014 News

The second FRC International Workshop (First ACI-fib Joint Workshop), "Fibre Reinforced Concrete: from design to structural applications" will take place at the Polytechnique Montreal, Canada, on 24-25 July 2014.

Structural Concrete, Vol. 12, no. 1, March 2011

13.09.2011 News

International code harmonization: the role of the Asian Concrete Model Code Tamon Ueda, Hokkaido University, Japan Many national codes in Asia are heavily influenced by those from either Europe or the USA. The climatic, technological and economic conditions together with the material properties i

Structural Concrete, Vol. 12, no. 1, March 2011

13.09.2011 News

Life cycle assessments of concrete structures - a step towards environmental savings Petr Hajek, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic Ctislav Fiala, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic Magdalena Kynclova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic Cons

Structural Concrete, Vol. 12, no. 1, March 2011

13.09.2011 News

Structural systems for protection against extreme events Klaas van Breugel, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Typical for extreme events is their multidisciplinary nature, and, consequently, solutions for protection against extreme events should mirror their inherent characteristic

Structural Concrete Contents for Volume 9 (2008)

19.08.2011 News

No. 1, March No. 2, June No. 3, September No. 4, December No. 1, March 2008 - Contents Editorial P.G. Gambarova Recent development in fire design of concrete structures N.P. Høj Abstract     Article Concrete spalling assessment methodologies and polypropylene fibre toxicity analysis

Structural Concrete, Vol. 11, no. 4, December 2010

19.08.2011 News

Structural Concrete, Vol. 11, no. 4, December 2010

19.08.2011 News

K. Chinnaraju, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaK. Subramanian, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, IndiaS. R. R. Senthil Kumar, P.P.G. Institute of Technology, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, IndiaUse of high-performance concrete for structural applications has grown substantially in recent years. This paper focuses on studying the effect of different supplementary cementitious materials (silica fume, fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and their combinations) on strength characteristics of high-performance concrete. An experimental test programme was conducted to study the effect of such admixtures on compressive strength at 7 days and 28 days, splitting tensile and flexural tensile strengths at 28 days for high-performance concrete. A set of 60 different concrete mixtures were cast and tested with different cement replacement levels (0, 10, 20 and 30% by weight of cement) by various combinations of fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag with silica fume as addition (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 and 12.5% by weight of cement) for each combination. Super plasticiser was added at different dosages to achieve a constant range of slump for desired workability with a constant water-binder (w/b) ratio. Based on the test results the influence of such admixtures on strength aspects were critically analysed and discussed. A regression analysis has been carried out to relate compressive strength to flexural and splitting tensile strengths. 