Concrete is at something of a crossroads: there are many opportunities and some threats. For those opportunities to change into beneficial practice, engineers, material scientists, architects manufacturers and suppliers must focus on the changes that are required to champion concrete and maintain its dominance within the global construction industry.
The Concrete Technology Unit (CTU) of the University of Dundee organised this Congress to address these changes, under the theme Global Construction: Ultimate Concrete Opportunities 5-7 July 2005.
Opening Paper
Concrete Materials Science at the Nanoscale
Part 1 : Techniques, Instrumentation and Materials
Chapter 1 : Micro-Damage Characterisation of Concrete Structures Based on Acoustic Emission Chapter 2 : Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques for the Study of Cementitious Materials at Nanoscale: Current Status and Challenges Ahead Chapter 3 : Overview of Concrete Modelling Chapter 4 : Size Effect in Nanoindentation of Cement Paste Chapter 5 : Influence of Nano-Sized Mineral Additions on Performance of SCC
Part 2 : Theoretical Modelling and Applications
Chapter 6 : Multi-Scale Modelling in Engineering Practice and Materials Research - A Vehicle for Progress Chapter 7 : Creating Biomimetic Microstructures in Cement a Preliminary Study Chapter 8 : Effects of Nanosilica Additions on Cement Pastes Chapter 9 : Nanostructural Superplasticizers for In-Lining Concrete in Underground Projects Chapter 10 : Theory of the Stress-Strain Relationship of Concrete and Steel
Closing Paper
Nanotechnology and Concrete: Background, Opportunities and Challenges
