Overview

High performance concrete (HPC) is of great topical interest to the construction industry worldwide, with applications in high-rise, offshore, nuclear and bridge structures, and in precast concrete. Among the benefits of HPC are: improved workability and strength, leading to faster and more economical construction; more durable concrete, especially important for bridges, offshore and nuclear structures, and highways; improved structural characteristics, which allow more economical and efficient structural designs. Structural designers and materials technologists need information on the properties and behaviour of this new material in order to use it successfully and major programmes of research are underway in many countries to meet this, including the USA, Canada, Norway, Japan, Italy and France. The French National R & D Project, ""New Developments for Concrete"" is providing important insights into the materials characteristics of high performance concrete, and also of the structural behaviour of a number of major buildings and bridge structures. This book contains a series of 35 selected reviews and reports on HPC by the leading materials scientists and engineers contributing to the French programme. Previously, they have only been available to delegates at seminars and meetings in France but the most valuable have been edited and translated into English in order to make the results of the programme widely available. The book will therefore be essential for all those who need to keep fully up-to-date with developments in this exciting new area of construction activity.

Full Product Details

Author:   Y. Malier
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.210kg
ISBN:  

9780419176008

ISBN 10:   0419176004
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   06 August 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Knowledge of the material. Microstructure of high performance concrete. The use of superplasticizers in high performance concrete. Ultrafine particles for making very high performance concretes. A mix performance method for high performance concretes. High performance concrete supplied by a network of ready-mix concrete plants. Engineering properties of very high performance concrete. Creep in high and very high performance concrete. Bond properties of high performance concrete. Monitoring of the chemical and mechanical changes in high performance concretes during the first days. Large reduction of deflections due to high performance concrete. High performance concrete - engineering properties and code aspects. Testing high performance concrete. Mixing and casting HP and VHP concrete in the laboratory. Part II: Durability. Durability of high performance concretes: alkali-aggregate reaction and carbonation. Durability of high performance concrete in relation to 'external' chemical attack. Frost durability of high performance concretes. Permeability, as seen by the researcher. Permeability: the owner's viewpoint. HPCs and the alkali-silica reactions. The double role of pozzolanic materials. Accelerated carbonation: Comparison between the Joigny Bridge, high performance concrete and an ordinary concrete. Part III: Construction. The French National Project 'New Ways for Concrete' - objectives and methodology. From material to structure. High performance concrete in tunnel linings. High performance concrete in nuclear power plants. Full scale use of high performance concrete in building and public works. The development of high performance concrete in North America. Experimentation: the key to a research-development strategy in civil engineering. The Joigny bridge: an experimental high performance concrete bridge. Experimental monitoring of the Joigny bridge. High performance concrete underpinning of the great Hassan II Mosque. Prefabrication of high performance prestressed concrete building components. Offshore application of high performance concrete space frame. High performance light weight aggregate concrete in blast resisting structures. High performance concrete in the arch of the bridge over the Rance. The Roize bridge. Index.

Reviews

'This publication constitutes proof that in the scientific field of high performance concretes there now exists a common language for the foundation of a common understanding between engineers and researchers.' - Structural Engineer

Author Information

Y. Malier is Professor of Civil Engineering ENCP paris and ENS Cachan, France.

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