Young Researchers Forum

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.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Organising Committee
Chapter 3 : Scientific and Technical Committee
Chapter 4 : Collaborating Institutions
Chapter 5 : Sponsoring Organisations With Exhibitions
Chapter 6 : Exhibiting Organisations
Chapter 7 : Supporting Institutions

Opening Paper
Chapter 8 : Opportunities for Concrete Research and Researchers
Chapter 9 : Chemical Characterisation and Use of Kiln Dusts Obtained in Turkish Cement Plants
Chapter 10 : Chloride Binding Isotherms in Concrete: The Effect of Aggregates and Admixtures
Chapter 11 : Material Strength Models of High Strength Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete
Chapter 12 : Waste Materials and their Utilisation as Replacement of Filler During Production of Building Materials
Chapter 13 : Bond Strength in Self-Consolidating Concrete
Chapter 14 : Quantification of Temperature Rise During Hot Weather Concreting
Chapter 15 : Innovative Test Method for Measuring the Permeability of Concrete
Chapter 16 : Determining Material Parameters Concerning the Design of Concrete Pavements
Chapter 17 : Mechanical Performance of Self Consolidating Concrete at Early Age
Chapter 18 : Durability of Coating System to Protect Engineering Structures
Chapter 19 : Self Compacting Light Concrete with Liapor Aggregates
Chapter 20 : Flowable fill With Mineral Admixtures: an Alternative of Camisea Project in Peru
Chapter 21 : Utilisation of Industrial Waste as Complete Replacement of Aggregate in Reinforced Concrete Prefabricated Elements
Chapter 22 : Silica Fume as a Promising Energy and Resource-Conserving Material for Construction
Chapter 23 : Utilization of Alternative De-Icing Operations on European Highway Bridges
Chapter 24 : Viability of Alternative De-Icing Operations on European Highway Bridges
Chapter 25 : Re-Use of GRP Industrial Waste in Cementitious Products
Chapter 26 : Development and Application of Fibre-Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete
Chapter 27 : Non-Destructive Evaluation of the Hydration of Cement-Based Materials Using an Improved Ultrasonic Wave Reflection Technique
Chapter 28 : Punching Shear of Slab-Column Connection in Flat Plate Construction
Chapter 29 : Evaluating the Chloride Diffusion of Concrete by Measuring Electrical Resistivity
Chapter 30 : Ultrasonic Determination of the Load History of Concrete Structures
Chapter 31 : Influence of Aggregate Mineralogy on the Geochemical Properties of the Concrete Interfacial Zone
Chapter 32 : Concrete Reinforced with Coal Pitch Derived Carbon Fibres
Chapter 33 : Study on Drying Shrinkage of Blended Cement Concretes

Index of Authors
Subject Index