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High-Performance Concrete, Brick-Masonry and Environmental Aspects - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Vol. 3 of the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Catania, Italy, 17-22 June 2007, 3-Volumes (Hardcover)
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High-Performance Concrete, Brick-Masonry and Environmental Aspects - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Vol. 3 of the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Catania, Italy, 17-22 June 2007, 3-Volumes (Hardcover)
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High-Performance Concrete, Brick-Masonry and Environmental Aspects
constitutes Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 6th International
Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete
Structures (Catania, Italy, 17-22 June 2007). It is divided into
four parts: (1) High-Performance Concrete; (2) Fiber-Reinforced
Concrete; (3) Brick-Masonry and other Quasi-Brittle Materials; and
(4) Environmental Issues. Concrete technology has developed at a
fast pace during the last two decades and material performance has
been significantly improved. High-performance concrete (HPC) is now
a reality. Initially, attention focused on compressive strength and
the enhanced concrete was named "high-strength concrete" (HSC).
Later, however, other issues arose, such as workability and
durability. There was an increasing demand for enhanced rheology
(in terms of flowability and cohesion, i.e. no segregation effects)
in the fresh state, and compactness in the hardened state.
Researchers responded with the development of self-consolidating
concrete (SCC). Since higher strength generally implies higher
brittleness, fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC) has generated
considerable interest for its enhanced toughness under both static
and dynamic loading, as well as for its ability to control concrete
cracking. Nowadays, there are many types of fibre on the market,
with different material and geometric qualities. The remarkable
toughness of FRC, due to its fracture energy, combined with
advances of nonlinear fracture-mechanics in modelling the
structural behaviour, means that the advantages of incorporating
fibres can be fully exploited. Furthermore, by adopting optimized
mix-designs (in terms of fibre content and type, and of pozzolanic
or hydraulically-active adjuncts) the increasingly important
requirements of durability can be met, even under the most severe
environmental conditions (like chemical aggression, high and low
temperatures, and fatigue). Recently, the field of fracture
mechanics has extended to other brittle or quasi-brittle materials,
such as brick-masonry, glass, polymers and ice, and a more
realistic evaluation of the safety level of structures has been
obtained. The other two volumes comprising the Proceedings of the
6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and
Concrete Structures are New Trends in Fracture Mechanics of
Concrete; and Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of RC Structures.
this set presents a wealth of information, and will be useful to
professional civil engineers, postgraduate students and
researchers.
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