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Article - 23 Jan 2004
The UK Concrete Standard BS 5328 was withdrawn in December 2003.This guide, published by Tarmac, gives a very useful assessment of the impact of the changes to the previous Standard which is being...
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Article - 10 May 2004
The Building Research Establishment has published a report commissioned by the British Cement Association and the Concrete Centre which reviews the changes in the fire design of concrete structures...
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Article - 19 Mar 2004
The influence of steel–concrete interface defects on reinforcing steel corrosion is discussed. Technical Brief.
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Article - 27 Feb 2004
In steel-concrete composite beams, the lower flange is of prestressed concrete, and enhanced loadbearing capacity compared with conventional beams is obtained by the use of head-shear-connectors...
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Article - 27 Feb 2004
Precast concrete has many desirable properties which may contribute to sustainability. Topic.
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Article - 23 Jan 2004
Topflow SCC is specifically formulated to cater for a wide variety of structural and aesthetic applications from columns and beams to retaining walls and bridge decks.
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Article - 19 Jan 2004
Frequently, with the restoration or repair of old buildings, it is necessary to replace a damaged section of concrete and an increase in section size is required due to the greater loading...
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Article - 23 Sep 2003
This symposium paper (1.6 Mb PDF) gives details of how GGBS significantly improves the durability and performance of concrete while reducing the impact on the environment of the materials used in the...
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Article - 6 Jun 2003
Following media concern regarding the performance of hollow core concrete slabs in fires, full-scale tests of two slabs were conducted, with The European Commission on Prefabrication recommendations...
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Article - 16 May 2003
Uses of pulverised fuel ash ( pfa ) from coal fired power stations are discussed. Abstract.