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
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