Integrated Design and Environmental Issues in Concrete Technology.
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
K Sakai
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Taylor & Francis
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1996
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(304 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Book cover; title; copyright; contents; preface; 1 concrete technology in the century of the environment; 2 toward rational design of concrete structuresintegration of structural design and durability design; 3 integration of structural and durability design; 4 general concept bridging between structural design and durability design; 5 prediction of durability of concrete: research needs; 6 service life design for the next century; 7 importance of prediction techniques on durability in the durability design for concrete structures. 8 coupled mass transport, hydration and structure formation theory for durability design of concrete structures9 performance criteria for concrete durability; 10 microstructure and mass transport in concrete; 11 optical microscopy as a tool for development of high-performance concrete; 12 integrative approach to optimizing the durability performance of reinforced concrete residential buildings; 13 deterioration mechanism of glass fibre reinforced concrete and prediction.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The two themes of integration of structural and durability design, and integration of concrete technologies in relation to global environmental issues are drawn together in this book.