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Proceedings of the International Congress, Dundee, July 2008: Concrete: construction's sustainable option <br>(EP 92)

Proceedings of the International Congress, Dundee, July 2008: Concrete: construction's sustainable option
(EP 92)

by R K Dhir et al (Editors) (08-Jul-2008)

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Book Description

This important set of six volumes brings together current international thinking and experience on a wide range of concrete construction topics – global development, precast concrete, durability, visual concrete, fire engineering and fibres. The 300+ papers represent a cross-section of key themes related to sustainable construction in numerous fields of application, from major civil engineering to industrial and domestic construction, and provide a comprehensive overview of current innovation and development. The Congress consisted of six conferences organised by the Concrete Technology Unit of the University of Dundee. It is the seventh in the series of international events held at Dundee since 1990, and was organised in collaboration with the Institution of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute and the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

Format: 6 Volumes, 234 x 156 mm, Hardback 3484 Pages

  • 1: Role for concrete in global development
    • Cements and admixtures: future directions and performance (21 papers)
    • Energy and resources: where next? (43 papers)
    • Architecture and engineering: appropriate design (13 papers)
    • Developing world: responsibilities in changing environments and demands (10 papers)
  • 2: Precast concrete: towards lean construction
    • Masonry construction (10 papers)
    • Offsite and onsite manufacture (11 papers)
    • Housing (8 papers)
    • Infrastructure and other buildings (10 papers)
  • 3: Concrete durability: achievement and enhancement
    • Retaining and extending performance (17 papers)
    • Fundamental mechanisms (31 papers)
    • Replace, repair and retain (19 papers)
    • Extreme exposure conditions (22 papers)
  • 4: Designing concrete for the visual environment
    • The urban environment (9 papers)
    • Radical design and form (7 papers)
  • 5: Concrete for fire engineering
    • Design and performance (16 papers)
    • Assessing and rectifying damage (11 papers)
  • 6: Harnessing fibres for concrete construction
    • Materials and concepts (18 papers)
    • Performance (19 papers)