Concrete Technology for a Sustainable Development in the 21st Century. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Odd E. Gjorv, Koji Sakai.
• Editors: Gjørv, Odd E; Sakai, Kōji
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Controlled Service Life of Concrete Structures and Environmental Consciousness; Integrated Design of Concrete Structures and Technology Development; Integrated Life Cycle Designs of Concrete Structures; A Holistic Approach to Structural Durability Design; Unification of Thermo-Physics of Materials and Mechanics of Structures -- Toward a Life Span Simulator of Structural Concrete; More Rational Design of Complex Concrete Structures; Concrete Technology for Sustainable Development -- an Overview of Essential Elements The Role of Voluntary International Associations in Promoting a Sustainable Development in ConcreteIs High Strength Concrete Durable?; Internal Stresses and Long Term Performance of Cementitious Materials; Cracking Tendency of Concrete: Corrosion of Reinforcement; Concrete Damage Induced by Delayed Ettringite Formation; The Very Long Term Performance of Cement and Concrete; Degradation Model for Reinforced Concrete Structures Under Salt Attack Environment; Instrumented Durability Surveillance of Concrete Structures; Sustainable Development of the Cement and Concrete Industry Cement and Concrete Development From an Environmental PerspectiveSustainable Concrete From a Cement Manufacturers Point of View; Role of Supplementary Cementing Materials in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Clean Concrete Construction: An Australian Perspective; Environmental Properties of Building Materials; High Performance Grouts for Sustainable Development of Infrastructure; Present and Future Views of Environmentally-Friendly Concrete; New Technology for the Recycling of Concrete -- Japanese Experience; Barriers for Sustainable Use of Concrete Materials Demountability and Re-use of Concrete StructuresRecycling Offshore Concrete Platforms; Use of Recycled Aggregate in Shotcrete; Management of Concrete Demolition Waste; Future Needs in Concrete Repair Technology; Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP) as an Economical Alternative for Construction and Rehabilitation; High Quality Concrete Made More Resistant and Better Eco Managed in Aggressive Environment by Coating; Retrofitting: An Answer for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century; Key Word Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; D; T; V; W
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 666/.893; Concrete; Cement; Structural engineering; Cement; Concrete; Structural engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482272215; 1482272210
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