Concrete Technology for a Sustainable Development in the 21st Century

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Odd E. Gjorv, Koji Sakai
CRC Press, Dec 23, 1999 - Architecture - 400 pages
Concrete technology for a sustainable development in the 21st century focuses on the problems and challenges for the concrete industry today and in the future with particular emphasis on environmental consiousness. Primary topics include: the improvement of concretes service life to ease technical and economical problems and the waste of natural resources; environmentally friendly concrete production including new production methods and recycling materials; and actually using concrete to solve environmental problems, for example through the containment of hazardous waste.
The book is the result of the international workshop held in Lofoton, Norway. With very select contributions from the most distinguished international professional experts, this book provides a basic framework and guidelines for national and international bodies.
 

Contents

CONTROLLED SERVICE LIFE OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS
1
INTEGRATED DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
14
INTEGRATED LIFE CYCLE DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
27
A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO STRUCTURAL DURABILITY DESIGN
41
UNIFICATION OF THERMOPHYSICS OF MATERIALS AND MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES TOWARD A LIFE SPAN SIMULATOR OF STR...
57
MORE RATIONAL DESIGN OF COMPLEX CONCRETE STRUCTURES
74
CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AN OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
83
THE ROLE OF VOLUNTARY INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CONCRETE
95
ROLE OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTING MATERIALS IN REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
226
AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
236
ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES OF BUILDING MATERIALS
246
HIGH PERFORMANCE GROUTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
253
PRESENT AND FUTURE VIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLY CONCRETE
264
NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RECYCLING OF CONCRETE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE
274
Barriers for Sustainable Use of Concrete Materials
288
DEMOUNT ABILITY AND REUSE OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
294

IS HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE DURABLE?
102
INTERNAL STRESSES AND LONG TERM PERFORMANCE OF CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
115
CORROSION OF REINFORCEMENT
127
CONCRETE DAMAGE INDUCED BY DELAYED ETTRINGITE FORMATION
135
THE VERY LONG TERM PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT AND CONCRETE
148
DEGRADATION MODEL FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE UNDER SALT ATTACK ENVIRONMENT
159
INSTRUMENTED DURABILITY SURVEILLANCE OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
167
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CEMENT AND CONCRETE INDUSTRY
177
CEMENT AND CONCRETE DEVELOPMENT FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
206
POINT OF VIEW
218
RECYCLING OF OFFSHORE CONCRETE PLATFORMS
301
USE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE IN SHOTCRETE
309
MANAGEMENT OF CONCRETE DEMOLITION WASTE
321
FUTURE NEEDS IN CONCRETE REPAIR TECHNOLOGY
332
FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS FRF AS AN ECONOMICAL ALTERNATIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION
341
HIGH QUALITY CONCRETE MADE MORE RESISTANT AND BETTER ECO MANAGED IN AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT BY COATING
360
AN ANSWER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY
374
Key Word Index
385
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Odd E. Gjorv was Professor Emeritus and former head of the Department of Building Materials at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

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