High Tech Concrete: Where Technology and Engineering Meet : Proceedings of the 2017 fib Symposium, held in Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 12-14, 2017

Front Matter....Pages I-LXXXVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Adaptation of the German “Guideline for Preventive Measures Against Harmful Alkali Reactions in Concrete” on Dolomite Rock Testing for Highway Projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina....Pages 3-10
Transfer of Innovative Research Results into the German Cement Industry....Pages 11-16
From Laboratory into Practice - German Approach for Accelerating the Transfer of Innovative Materials in Civil Engineering....Pages 17-23
Kinetics of Drying Shrinkage and Creep: An Experimentally Based Code-Type Approach....Pages 24-32
An Experimental Study of Autogenous and Drying Shrinkage....Pages 33-41
Comparative Study on the Drying Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Foam Concrete Incorporating Different Dosages of Fiber, Sand and Foam Agents....Pages 42-48
Finite Element Implementation of a Drying Shrinkage Model Based on Pore Evaporation Mechanics....Pages 49-55
Numerical Analysis of Long Term Effects on Eigenstresses and Micro-cracking in Concrete....Pages 56-64
Mechanical Properties of Concrete with Blast Furnace Slag Fine Aggregates Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles....Pages 65-72
Chloride Ingress of Carbonated Blast Furnace Slag Cement Mortars....Pages 73-82
Detecting the Presence of Chloride in Hardened Mortar Using Microwave Non-Destructive Testing....Pages 83-90
Effect of Curing Regime and Controlled Permeability Formwork on Early Chloride Penetration into Fly Ash Concrete....Pages 91-99
Effect of the Cement Composition on the Temperature and Strength Rising at Early Age....Pages 100-108
Concrete with Flash-Calcined Dredging Sediments as a Novel Supplementary Cementitious Material....Pages 109-116
High Performance Aerogel Concrete....Pages 117-124
Experimental Investigation on Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of a Novel Aerogel Concrete....Pages 125-131
Cellular Sprayed Concrete: A Very-Simple and Economic Method for Remixing an OPC into HPC at a Field....Pages 132-139
Specification Guidelines for Surface Preparation of Concrete Prior to Repair....Pages 140-147
Bond Strength of Steel FRC Repairs to Concrete Substrate: Investigation on Adhesion Strength, Friction, and Bond Enhancing Mechanisms....Pages 148-156
Numerical Investigation of Strengthened Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Structures with Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced (UHPFRC) Layers....Pages 157-164
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Effects of Silane Treatment of Steel Fibres on Mechanical Properties and Durability of SFRC....Pages 165-172
The Effect of Fibre Orientation on the Uniaxial Tensile Response of UHPFRC: Experimental Evaluation and Analytical Modelling....Pages 173-181
Size Effect on Post-cracking Strength of High Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete....Pages 182-190
Influence of the Anchor Fan Position on the Performance of FRP Anchors....Pages 191-198
Engineering Properties and Durability of Mortars Containing New Nano Rice Husk Ash (RHA)....Pages 199-206
Effect of Rice Husk Ash Properties on the Early Age and Long Term Strength of Mortar....Pages 207-214
Rheological Behavior at Fresh State of Structural Recycled Aggregate Concrete....Pages 215-223
Recycling of End of Life Concrete Fines (0–4 mm) from Waste to Valuable Resources....Pages 224-232
Behaviour of FRP-Confined Rubberised Concrete with Internal Recycled Tyre Steel Fibres....Pages 233-241
Investigation of New Repair Countermeasure Methods Using Crack Self-healing Technologies for Water Leakage Prevention on Subway Tunnels....Pages 242-249
The Estimation of the Self-healing Repair Technology for Cracked Underground Structures on the Urban Highway System....Pages 250-258
Impact of Different Conditions on Resin Coated Mortar....Pages 259-263
Micromechanics-Based Prediction of the Elastic Properties of Polymer-Modified Cementitious Materials....Pages 264-272
Structural Restoration of Fractured Concrete Specimens Using Pressured Crack Injection Technology and Micro-silica Epoxy Resin Compounds....Pages 273-283
Recent Development of Epoxy Coated and Filled Prestressing Strand and Behavior upon a Wire Break....Pages 284-293
Gel as New Anticorrosion Medium in the Post Tension Industry – Scientific Study....Pages 294-300
Optimising 3D Printed Concrete Structures Using Topology Optimisation....Pages 301-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Towards Standardization: Testing and Design of Carbon Concrete Composites....Pages 313-320
Load Bearing Capacity of PC Girders with and Without Fly Ash Affected by ASR Deteriorations....Pages 321-329
Modelling the Multi-directional Distribution of ASR-Induced RC Expansions....Pages 330-338
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Free and Restrained Shrinkage of Hybrid Steel Fibres Reinforced Concrete....Pages 339-346
Hybrid Concrete Elements with Splitting Fiber Reinforcement Under Two-Dimensional Partial-Area Loading....Pages 347-355
Numerical Simulation of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Girders Subjected to Cyclic Loads....Pages 356-365
A Numerical Model for the Creep of Fiber Reinforced Concrete....Pages 366-373
Engineering Model for SFRC Shear Strength Based on MC2010 MCFT Approach....Pages 374-381
New Test for the Characterization of the Tensile Constitutive Behaviour of FRC....Pages 382-389
Effect of Fibers Amount on the Cracking Localization Phenomenon in Tensile Bars – An Experimental Study....Pages 390-395
Tension Stiffening Behavior of Self Compacting High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete Incorporating River Gravels....Pages 396-404
Assessment of the Shear Strength of Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete....Pages 405-412
Identification of FRCM Mechanical Parameters for the Retrofitting Design of Existing Structures....Pages 413-421
On the Design Response of a FRC Statically Undetermined Structure....Pages 422-430
Self-stressed Concrete Members Reinforced with FRP Bars....Pages 431-438
Bending Capacity of Thin UHPC Plates Based on Theoretical Predictions and In-situ Testing....Pages 439-446
Shear Strength of UHPFRC Beams Without Stirrups: Fracture Mechanics Approach....Pages 447-455
Bond Behavior of Strands in UHPC....Pages 456-465
A Laboratory Test of UHPC Connection for Precast Bridge Deck....Pages 466-472
Bending Behaviour of UHPC Reinforced with Rebars and Steel Fibres....Pages 473-481
Development of Ultra High Strength Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (ESCON)....Pages 482-490
Effect of Specimen Size and Initial Crack Location on Flexural Shear Behavior of UHPFRC....Pages 491-499
Shear Behaviour of UHPC Beams with Varying Degrees of Fibre and Shear Reinforcement....Pages 500-507
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Shear Behavior of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams....Pages 508-515
Bond and Cracking Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members Incorporating Recycled Aggregates....Pages 516-523
Shrinkage and Expansion Strains in Self-compacting Concrete: Comparison of Methods of Measurements....Pages 524-532
Sub-macroscopic Model of Confined Concrete According to Limit Analysis – Part 1: Principal Concrete Failure Mechanisms....Pages 533-542
Sub-macroscopic Model of Confined Concrete According to Limit Analysis - Part 2: Estimation of Strength of Actively Confined Concrete Structures....Pages 543-552
Ductility of Heavily Reinforced Concrete Beams....Pages 553-560
Investigation of Reinforcement Anchorages with Large Diameter Bars....Pages 561-568
Concrete Columns with High Reinforcement Ratios....Pages 569-577
Efficient End-Zone Detailing of Pre-tensioned Concrete Elements....Pages 578-586
Stress-Strain Model for Concrete Under Compressive Stress that Has Undergone Freeze-Thaw Deterioration....Pages 587-594
Bond Behaviour of Structural Lightweight Concrete....Pages 595-603
Bearing Capacity of Partially Loaded Concrete Elements....Pages 604-611
2D Modeling Temperature Development of Mass Concrete Structures at Early Age....Pages 612-620
Deformation Patterns and Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Walls with Low Aspect Ratios....Pages 621-630
Self Restrained Cracking of Reinforced Concrete Elements....Pages 631-640
Extended Strip Model for Slabs Subjected to a Combination of Loads....Pages 641-649
Shear Failure Tests on Large Specimens RC/SFRC, Including Statistical Repetition....Pages 650-657
Experimental Investigations on the Shear Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Continuous Beams with Rectangular and I-Shaped Cross-Sections....Pages 658-666
Effect of Post Shear Reinforcing Methods with Plate and Head Anchored Shear Reinforcing Bars....Pages 667-675
Shear Capacity of Concrete Slabs Without Shear Reinforcement Under Concentrated Loads Close to Support....Pages 676-683
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Paradigms of Shear in Structural Concrete - Review and Experimental Verification....Pages 684-692
Capacity Assessment of Concrete Box-Girder Bridge Webs Against the Combined Action of In-plane Shear and Transverse Bending....Pages 693-700
Shear Capacity – Crossing Borders....Pages 701-709
Shear Bearing Behaviour of Slender Reinforced Concrete Members Without Shear Reinforcement Containing a Low Ratio of Longitudinal Reinforcement....Pages 710-718
Influence of Support Conditions on Shear in RC Members Without Shear Reinforcement....Pages 719-726
A New Shear Model for Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Members Without Shear Reinforcement....Pages 727-739
Interface Stresses in Cracked Concrete: Testing for Review of Its Fundamentals....Pages 740-748
Quantification of the Uncertainty of Shear Strength Models Using Bayesian Inference....Pages 749-757
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Curtailed Reinforcement on the Shear Failure of RC Members Without Stirrups....Pages 758-768
Shear Behavior of Steel or GFRP Reinforced Concrete Beams Without Stirrups....Pages 769-777
Assessment of the Existing Formulations to Evaluate Shear-Punching Strength in RC Slabs with FRP Bars Without Transverse Reinforcement....Pages 778-785
Suitability of Shear Tension Code Requirements for the Assessment of Existing Structures Build-Up with Prestressed I- and T-Shape Girders....Pages 786-793
An Experimental Study on the Transition of Failure Between Flexural and Shear for RC Beams....Pages 794-803
On the Potential of Lattice Type Model for Predicting Shear Capacity of Reinforced Concrete and SHCC Structures....Pages 804-813
Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs Subjected to Reversed-Cyclic Loading....Pages 814-822
Punching Shear Strength of RC Flat Slabs Provided with Shear-Heads at Interior Connections to Steel Columns....Pages 823-831
Punching Analyses of Symmetrically Reduced Concrete Slab Quarters....Pages 832-840
On the Distribution of Shear Forces in Non-axisymmetric Slab-Column Connections....Pages 841-848
Efficiency of Grooving Method Used for Deficient RC Beam-Column Joints Seismically Rehabilitated with CFRP Sheets....Pages 849-857
Shear Capacity Assessment of Posttensioned Concrete Girders Strengthened with CFRP Materials....Pages 858-866
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Development of New FRP Reinforcement for Optimized Concrete Structures....Pages 867-876
Anchorage Systems Used in FRP Strengthening of Concrete Members....Pages 877-886
Response of Earthquake-Damaged RC Columns Repaired with CFRP Composites Using Hybrid Simulation....Pages 887-894
Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Columns in Corrosive Environment....Pages 895-903
Damage Evaluation of Concrete Under Cyclic Loading by Crack Observation....Pages 904-911
Fatigue Tests on Post-tensioned Bridge Decks....Pages 912-920
Fatigue of Semi-precast Slabs with Lattice Girders....Pages 921-928
Definition of Loading Rate for the Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Reinforcement’s Bond in Concrete Under Impact Loading....Pages 929-937
Required Thickness of Flexurally Rigid Baseplate for Anchor Fastenings....Pages 938-947
Experimental Research and Modelling of Corbel Strengthened by Steel Accessory....Pages 948-955
Creep Behavior of Bonded Anchor Under High Sustained Loading at Long Term Temperature....Pages 956-964
Behavior of Anchorages with Supplementary Reinforcement Under Tension or Shear Forces....Pages 965-973
Analytical Model for Anchorages with Supplementary Reinforcement Under Tension or Shear Forces....Pages 974-982
Experimental Assessment of an Innovative Beam to Column Connection....Pages 983-988
Headed Bar Connections Between Precast Concrete Panels Loaded in Bending....Pages 989-997
The Concept of Determining the Effective Strength of Joint Concrete in the Analysis of Internal and Edge Columns Intersected by Weaker Slab Concrete....Pages 998-1005
RC Fiber-Based Beam-Column Element with Flexure-Shear-Torsion Interaction....Pages 1006-1014
Experimental Analysis on the Cyclic Performance of Bolted Precast Connections....Pages 1015-1022
Seismic Performance of RC Frame-Shear Wall Structure with Replaceable Coupling Beams....Pages 1023-1032
Seismic Performance of Column-Foundation-Joints with Post-installed Rebar Connections: Pre-test Simulations....Pages 1033-1040
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Assessment of Lightweight Concrete-to-Concrete Interface Shear Resistance....Pages 1041-1048
Interaction of Polymer Flexible Joint with Concrete Elements in an Uniaxial Tensile Test....Pages 1049-1057
Numerical Investigation on Shear Mechanical Performance of Immersion Joint....Pages 1058-1066
A Design Method for Walls with Encased Steel Profiles....Pages 1067-1076
Experimental Study Regarding Shear Behavior of Concrete Walls Reinforced by Multiple Steel Profiles....Pages 1077-1084
Transfer of the Longitudinal Shear at the Steel-Concrete Interface in Concrete Members Reinforced by Steel Profiles....Pages 1085-1092
Testing and Design of Shear Capacity of Hollowcore Slabs with Structural Topping....Pages 1093-1100
Shear Capacity of Slabs with Voiding Elements....Pages 1101-1109
Experimental and Numerical Studies on Shear Behavior of Deep Prestressed Concrete Hollow Core Slabs....Pages 1110-1118
Hollow Core Concrete Shells for Large Aperture Parabolic Troughs....Pages 1119-1127
The Effect of Fire on Floor Slabs Containing Enclosed Cavities - Gently Touched or Fully Explored?....Pages 1128-1136
Flexurally Rigid Support of Prestressed Hollow Core Slabs with Post-tensioned Beams....Pages 1137-1146
Macro-Kinematic Approach for Shear Behaviour of Short Coupling Beams with Conventional Reinforcement....Pages 1147-1155
Influence of Shear on Deformations of Coupling Beams....Pages 1156-1163
Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structure by ECOV Method in SLS and ULS....Pages 1164-1172
Automatic Reinforcement Method Using NLFEA....Pages 1173-1182
Simple to Advanced Finite Element Shape Modelling with DIANA....Pages 1183-1190
Modelling Structural Concrete with Strut-and-Tie Model Combined with 2D Finite Elements - A Model Factor for the Assessment of Strut-and-Tie Models....Pages 1191-1199
Non-linear FE-Analysis of Stress Redistribution in a Deep Beam....Pages 1200-1208
Simulation of Contact Surfaces in Self-centering Reinforced Concrete Frames with Test Validation....Pages 1209-1216
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Study on the Design of an Extradosed and Suspension Hybrid Bridge with 800 m Span of Butterfly Web Girder....Pages 1217-1225
Design Criteria for Piers of Semi-integral Bridges: Investigations on Normal Force and Reinforcement Ratio....Pages 1226-1233
Efficiency Factors for Plastic Design in Concrete: Influence of Brittleness in Compression....Pages 1234-1242
Towards Mixed-Type Modelling of Structures with Slender and Deep Beam Elements....Pages 1243-1251
Numerical Investigation on Structural Behavior of RC Beam-Slab Assemblies Under an Exterior Column Removal Scenario....Pages 1252-1262
Full-Scale Model Test of Prestressed Segmental Precast Continuous Girder Bridge....Pages 1263-1271
Early Strength of Shotcrete for Tunnel Advances – New Monitoring Approach Using Thermal Imaging....Pages 1272-1277
Data Assimilation with Hygro-Mechanistic Model and Non Destructive Inspections for Fatigue Life Prediction of RC Bridge Decks....Pages 1278-1286
Geotechnical and Structural Applications of Fiber-Optic Sensing....Pages 1287-1298
Performance of Mobile NMR for Non-destructive Analyses of Existing Concrete Structures – Influencing Factors....Pages 1299-1306
Experimental and Theoretical Diagnostics of Defects in Ferroconcrete Piles Based on Reflection of Longitudinal and Transverse Waves....Pages 1307-1317
Design of Joint Sections of a Steel-Concrete Composite Bridge....Pages 1318-1327
The SMARTCOCO Project: A Research Push for Hybrid Structures....Pages 1328-1335
Inelastic Assessment of Hybrid RC Beams to Steel Column Configurations Using Structural Steel Shear-Keys....Pages 1336-1343
Behavior of a New Type of Shear Connector for U-Shaped Steel-Concrete Hybrid Beams....Pages 1344-1352
Numerical Simulation of Compressive Failure Behaviors of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Using Coupled Discrete Model and Shell Finite Element....Pages 1353-1361
Concrete Confinement and Degree of Shear Connection Effects in Hybrid Column Design....Pages 1362-1370
Effects of Soil-Structure in High-Rise Buildings by Means of Dimensionless Analysis and a Simplified Model....Pages 1371-1379
Computational Modeling of Soil-Structure Interaction Towards Reduced Concrete Foundation Volume for Tall Wind Turbine Towers....Pages 1380-1388
Active Crack Control in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP)....Pages 1389-1397
Front Matter....Pages 1399-1399
Temperature Effects on the Fatigue Resistance of High-Strength-Concrete and High-Strength-Grout....Pages 1401-1409
Numerical Model to Determine Shear Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams Exposed to Fire....Pages 1410-1419
Fire Resistance of Concretes with Blended Cements....Pages 1420-1427
Tools for the Fire Design of Concrete Columns Using EN 1992-1-2 Method A....Pages 1428-1436
Dust Explosion of RC Silos....Pages 1437-1444
Fatigue Loading Tests of Concrete Railway Sleepers....Pages 1445-1452
Bond Tests Under High Loading Rates....Pages 1453-1461
Non-destructive Testing of Protective Components After Contact Detonation....Pages 1462-1469
Assessment of a Protective Wall Response to Explosive Loading Considering a Realistic Fragments Distribution....Pages 1470-1477
Strain Rate Effect of Cementitious Materials Influenced by Existence of Water and ITZ Around Aggregates....Pages 1478-1486
The PACE-1450 Experiment – Investigations Regarding Crack and Leakage Behaviour of a Pre-stressed Concrete Containment....Pages 1487-1495
Behaviour of Mono-stud Anchor Plates Under Simulated Seismic Action....Pages 1496-1504
Advances in Non-linear Time History and Modal Response Spectrum Analyses for the Seismic Assessment of Buildings in Groningen (Netherlands)....Pages 1505-1514
An Interesting Case of a Residential Building Affected by an Accidental Load....Pages 1515-1521
UHPC Pedestrian Bridges and Measured Human Induced Vibrations....Pages 1522-1529
Lateral Stability of Prestressed Precast Concrete Girders During Lifting: Study Case....Pages 1530-1537
Determination of Loading Protocol and Stop Criteria for Proof Loading with Beam Tests....Pages 1538-1545
Front Matter....Pages 1547-1547
Investigating the Need for Long Laps in Reinforced Concrete Elements....Pages 1549-1557
On the Disproportionate Collapse Risk and Robustness in the Eurocode....Pages 1558-1565
ACI 562-16 – The ACI Concrete Repair Code....Pages 1566-1572
Front Matter....Pages 1547-1547
Improvement of Punching Shear Design Provisions According to Eurocode 2....Pages 1573-1582
Comparison Between Punching Shear Capacity of PT and RC Slabs According to Different Design Codes....Pages 1583-1591
fib Report on Design of Concrete Members Strengthened with Externally Applied Reinforcement....Pages 1592-1600
French Standards for Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC)....Pages 1601-1609
Evaluation of Current Crack Width Calculation Methods According to Eurocode 2 and fib Model Code 2010....Pages 1610-1618
A Comparative Design of a Multi-story Reinforced Concrete Building with Reentrant Corner Irregularity According to Turkish, Eurocode and ACI 318 Standards....Pages 1619-1627
An Innovative Conformity Criterion for Assessment of the Concrete Strength Under Uncertainty Conditions....Pages 1628-1635
Verification of Conversion Factors Used for Compressive Strength Values Obtained for Structural Lightweight Concrete....Pages 1636-1644
Aspects of Implementation into Practice of the Optimization Strength Theory of RC Elements....Pages 1645-1652
Uncertainties of Crack Width Models....Pages 1653-1661
A Parametric Study on Concrete Columns Exposed to Biaxial Bending at Elevated Temperatures Using a Probabilistic Analysis....Pages 1662-1670
Predicting Service Life of Chimneys and Cooling Towers Based on Monitoring....Pages 1671-1679
Reliability Assessments of Large Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Non-linear Finite Element Analyses: Challenges and Solutions....Pages 1680-1688
Application of Rational Methods for the Selection of the Most Plausible FE Models in Structural Analysis....Pages 1689-1698
Structural Performance Assessment of Bridge’s Girder Using Image Measurement System and Finite Element Analysis....Pages 1699-1706
Assessing the Life Cycle of Existing Maritime Structures – Application to a Harbour Bridge in Porto Port....Pages 1707-1714
Determining the Critical Slenderness of Concrete Arch Bridges by the Nominal Stiffness Method....Pages 1715-1722
Safety Levels in Concrete Slabs-on-Grade....Pages 1723-1730
Assessment of the Structural Safety of the Schiphol Railway Tunnel....Pages 1731-1739
Effect of Reinforcement Detailing on Catenary Action in 2-D RC Frame....Pages 1740-1749
Front Matter....Pages 1547-1547
Reinforced Concrete Beam-Slabs with Removed Corner Column Under Point and Uniform Distributed Load....Pages 1750-1759
Design Compressive Strength Values of Concrete Under Sustained Loads....Pages 1760-1767
Partial Safety Factor for the Residual Flexural Strength of FRC Precast Concrete Segments....Pages 1768-1775
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Ultra-High Voltage Electrical Equipment with Base Isolation....Pages 1776-1783
Resistance of Prestressed Concrete Structures to Fatigue in Domain of Endurance Limit....Pages 1784-1792
Front Matter....Pages 1793-1793
Practical Bond Model for Corroded RC Bridges....Pages 1795-1803
Structural Assessment of an Existing Concrete Box-Girder Bridge, According to the German and the Dutch Standards....Pages 1804-1812
Evaluation of Remained Fatigue Life of Expressway Reinforced Concrete Slab Strengthened by Steel Plate Adhesion Method....Pages 1813-1821
Bridge Reassessments – Realistic Shear Capacity Evaluation Using Arch Action Model....Pages 1822-1831
Life Cycle Cost, As a Tool for Decision Making on Concrete Infrastructures....Pages 1832-1839
Residual Service Life of Existing Concrete Structures – Is it Useful in Practice?....Pages 1840-1848
Prediction of Complex Deterioration and Evaluation of RC Structural Performance....Pages 1849-1857
Reliability of Non-destructive Testing Methods by Detecting the Presence of Reinforcement in Existing Concrete Structures....Pages 1858-1866
Long-Term Performance of External Bonding Under Moisture and Temperature Effects....Pages 1867-1876
Project OV-SAAL Cluster A: Widen an Existing Deck and Analyze Different Type of Joints....Pages 1877-1886
Elevation and Refurbishment of 4 Lock Bridges on the Albert Canal in Belgium....Pages 1887-1897
Numerical Simulations of a Concrete Bridge Deck Loaded to Shear Failure....Pages 1898-1906
Development of a Smart Key Performance Indicator for In-Situ Load Tests....Pages 1907-1916
Full-Scale Tests to Failure Compared to Assessments – Three Concrete Bridges....Pages 1917-1924
Load Testing of Concrete Structures in Germany – General Practice and Recent Developments....Pages 1925-1932
Front Matter....Pages 1793-1793
Modifying and Renovating the 75 Year Old Maastunnel to Meet with Modern Standards....Pages 1933-1941
Restoration of Joban Line Railway Facilities Damaged by Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake....Pages 1942-1950
Repair Strategy of the Deteriorated Immersed Maastunnel....Pages 1951-1958
Investigations on the Strengthening of Existing Highway Bridges Under Shear and Flexural Loading with Textile Reinforced Mortar....Pages 1959-1967
Refurbishment of a Heritage Concrete Tied Arch Bridge Across River Lys....Pages 1968-1975
Existing Large and Thin Concrete Slab Damaged by Multiple Cracks Almost Pierced. Expertise, Diagnosis, Strengthening, Behavior and Control After Execution....Pages 1976-1984
Structural Improvement of the Construction Joint of the Cut and Cover Tunnels....Pages 1985-1993
Post-tensioning Systems for the Strengthening of Structures....Pages 1994-2003
Strengthening of 100 Year Old Concrete Arch Bridge ‘Kuhbrücke/Hildesheim’....Pages 2004-2010
Effectiveness of S-FRCM Strengthening System Applied with Two Different Techniques....Pages 2011-2019
Front Matter....Pages 2021-2021
A Study of Test Methods on Alkaline Resistance and Creep Characteristic for Post-installed Bonded Anchors....Pages 2023-2031
Experimental Study on Anticorrosive Effect of New Developed Sacrificial Point Anode Method....Pages 2032-2040
The Influence of Calcium Chloride on Flexural Strength of Cement-Based Materials....Pages 2041-2048
Evaluation and Practical Implementation of Probabilistic Calculations of Chloride Penetration for Belgian Concretes in the Framework of a Durable Design....Pages 2049-2056
Toward Performance Specifications for Concrete: Linking Resistivity, RCPT and Diffusion Predictions Using the Formation Factor for Use in Specifications....Pages 2057-2065
Accelerated Testing for Chloride Threshold of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete....Pages 2066-2073
A Proposal for Determining the Remaining Time to Chloride Induced Corrosion Initiation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures....Pages 2074-2082
Investigations on Existing Concrete Cantilever Walls Subjected to Reinforcement Corrosion....Pages 2083-2091
Optimization of Corrosion Countermeasures for Chloride Attacked RC Bridge Piers in a Strengthening Project....Pages 2092-2100
Corrosion Risk of Patch Repaired Reinforced Concrete Elements Under Influence of Internal Chloride Ions....Pages 2101-2108
Front Matter....Pages 2021-2021
Influence of Crack Spacing on Corrosion Rate in Reinforced Concrete....Pages 2109-2117
Influence of Rebar Corrosion on RC Frame Push-Over Response....Pages 2118-2126
Impact of Cyclic Loading and Corrosion on the Deflections of Reinforced Concrete Beams....Pages 2127-2134
New Russian Norms and Codes on Protection of Building Structures Against Corrosion....Pages 2135-2143
Fatigue Model for the Structural Integrity Evaluation Applied to a Wind Turbine Concrete Shaft, Considering Corrosion and Freeze and Thaw Degradation....Pages 2144-2151
Fatigue Strength of Highway Bridge PC Slabs Due to Wheel Loads....Pages 2152-2161
A New Efficient and Safe Admixture for Freeze/Thaw Resistant Concrete....Pages 2162-2168
Study on Renewal Method from Deteriorative RC Slab to Precast PC Slab in the Steel Girder Bridge....Pages 2169-2176
Effect of Pozzolanic Reactivity of Volcanic Ash in Hokkaido on the Durability of Volcanic Ash Concrete....Pages 2177-2184
Durability and Bond of Reinforced Lightweight Foamed Concrete....Pages 2185-2193
Generic Modelling of Propagation of Reinforced Concrete Damage....Pages 2194-2202
Mechanical Properties and Chloride Ion Penetration of Alkali Activated Slag Concrete....Pages 2203-2212
Natural Carbonation of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash and Slag Pastes....Pages 2213-2223
The Reference Approach to Service Life Design....Pages 2224-2233
Service Life Modelling for Chloride Ingress in Reinforced Concrete....Pages 2234-2243
Influence of Aggregates Porosity on Concrete Overall Durability – Outcomes of Investigations Carried Out for the New Coastal Road on La Reunion Island Major Project....Pages 2244-2255
Durability and Seismic Resistance of an Aged Precast Prestressed Concrete Building Based on Field Inspections and Laboratory Testing....Pages 2256-2265
PERFDUB: A New French Research Project on Performance-Based Approach for Justifying Concrete Structures Durability....Pages 2266-2274
Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures of Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Perret, Inscribed to the World Heritage List....Pages 2275-2281
Simplified Analytical Assessment of Damaged Induced by the External Sulphate Attack in Concrete Piles....Pages 2282-2289
Front Matter....Pages 2021-2021
Effect of Supplementary Cementing Materials on Concrete Resistance Against Sulfuric Acid Attack....Pages 2290-2298
Influence of Oil-Based Corrosion Protection on Friction Losses During Strands Installation and Prestressing....Pages 2299-2306
Effect of Relative Displacement of Strands Bent Over Circular Saddles on Fatigue Life Under Fretting Conditions....Pages 2307-2315
Wear Resistance of Concrete Floors: Drafting the Guidelines for Concrete Design and Surface Finishings....Pages 2316-2324
Front Matter....Pages 2325-2325
Geopolymer Concrete Ready Mixed: A Challenge!....Pages 2327-2337
Flexural Behavior and Single Fiber-Matrix Bond-Slip Behavior of Macro Fiber Reinforced Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers....Pages 2338-2346
Defining Limits for Standardization on Concrete Incorporating Recycled Concrete Aggregates....Pages 2347-2355
Experimental Setup for Measuring Long-Term Behavior of Green Reinforced Concrete Beams....Pages 2356-2364
Sustainability of Thermally-Activated Precast Concrete Hollowcore-Floor Systems....Pages 2365-2372
Towards Greener Concrete: The Challenges of SUS-CON Project....Pages 2373-2381
Sustainability and Durability of Concrete in Large Infrastructure Projects of Rijkswaterstaat (The Netherlands)....Pages 2382-2389
Use of Post-tensioned Concrete Slabs for Sustainable Design of Buildings....Pages 2390-2395
Front Matter....Pages 2397-2397
Inelastic Behaviour of RC Members Incorporating High Deformability Concrete....Pages 2399-2406
Experimental Study on the M-V Interaction of a Hybrid Steel Connection Used in Concrete Floor-to-Balcony Junction....Pages 2407-2414
Experimental Investigation of Hollow Core Slabs Made of UHPC – Fibres Orientation....Pages 2415-2422
Investigating the Potential of Using High Performance Concrete in Precast High Speed Rail Bridges....Pages 2423-2431
Research on an Anchoring System of Isodirectionally Turning Stay Cable....Pages 2432-2441
Prefabricated Tendons in Belgium and the Netherlands - Value-Add for All Involved Parties....Pages 2442-2450
High Tensile Bond Anchorage for Post-tensioning Bar Tendon Systems....Pages 2451-2457
Design and Fabrication of Prestressed Concrete Box Girder Bridge with U-Shaped Segments....Pages 2458-2465
Front Matter....Pages 2397-2397
Wound FRP for Concrete Beams with Optimised Geometries....Pages 2466-2473
A Real-Time Height Measurement and Feedback System for 3D Concrete Printing....Pages 2474-2483
3D Printing Concrete with Reinforcement....Pages 2484-2493
Case-Study on the Application of Precast Double-Curved Concrete Elements for the Green Planet Shell Structure....Pages 2494-2502
Multi-level Optimisation of Parabolic Shells with Stiffeners Made from High-Performance Concrete....Pages 2503-2511
Canopy – Doubly Curved Folded Plate Structure....Pages 2512-2520
Deliberate Deformation of Concrete in the Fresh State - Crack Risk and Efficient Production of Curved Precast Elements....Pages 2521-2529
Extremely Light and Slender Precast Pedestrian-Bridge Made Out of Textile-Reinforced Concrete (TRC)....Pages 2530-2537
Potentials of Textile Reinforced Concrete for Lightweight Noise Protection Walls....Pages 2538-2545
The Foundation of an All Glass Arch Bridge for the Green Village on the Delft University Campus....Pages 2546-2553
Marine Concrete Structures for the Future....Pages 2554-2562
Low Damage Technologies and Resilience-Based Design for Concrete Bridges: Beyond Ductility Concepts....Pages 2563-2572
Experimental Study of the Behavior of a Steel-Concrete Hybrid Thermal Break System Under Vertical Actions....Pages 2573-2580
Comparison of Balanced Lift and Balanced Cantilever Method for the San Leonardo Viaduct....Pages 2581-2589
Steel- Concrete- Composite Bridges with Innovative Prefabricated Slab Elements....Pages 2590-2597
Front Matter....Pages 2599-2599
Implementation of a Global Durability Approach in Close Cooperation Between Owner/Engineer, Designers and Contractor’s Joint-Ventures for the New Coastal Road on Reunion Island (France)....Pages 2601-2612
Adapting a Railway Bridge to Allow for 10 m  of Excavation Around Raft Foundations While not Disrupting Railway Traffic....Pages 2613-2620
Recent Developments in Concrete Arch Bridges....Pages 2621-2628
Construction of an Arch Bridge by Lowering Method....Pages 2629-2637
Innovative Post-tensioning Concept with UHPC Anchorages (Hybridanker) for Railway Bridge for Spoorbypass Mechelen....Pages 2638-2644
Front Matter....Pages 2599-2599
Steel-Concrete Composite Flat Arch Bridge....Pages 2645-2653
Anchorage Blocks of the Second Humen Bridge....Pages 2654-2659
The UHPC Catharinabridge in Leiden....Pages 2660-2669
Widening of Two Existing Curved Box Girder Bridges Using Prefabricated Concrete Beams....Pages 2670-2680
Expanding the (Life) Span of Two Bascule Bridges....Pages 2681-2692
Intricate and Challenging Projects in Prefabricated Concrete....Pages 2693-2701
Design Process of a 3D-Printed Concrete Water Taxi Stop....Pages 2702-2709
Coloured Self-compacting Concrete for the New Train Station in Herstal, Belgium – A Case Study....Pages 2710-2718
Legolizing Infrastructure....Pages 2719-2730
From 1P to 4P - Innovative Solutions in Precast Prestressed Concrete Viaducts....Pages 2731-2738
The Combined Bypass Railway and Tangent Road Project Near the Station of Mechelen (Belgium)....Pages 2739-2747
Bridge Collision Protection Ramp – Kampen – The Netherlands....Pages 2748-2755
Make Feasible the Fehmarbelt Fixed Link....Pages 2756-2764
Quasi-Rectangular Shield Tunneling Technology in the Ningbo Rail Transit Project....Pages 2765-2773
Front Matter....Pages 2775-2775
The Search for Affordable Cement and Concrete in the 18th and 19th Century....Pages 2777-2784
The Invention of Reinforced Concrete (1848 – 1906)....Pages 2785-2794
Early Developments of Concrete Prefabrication....Pages 2795-2801
Contemporary Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Revisited Long-Term Creep Tests on Reinforced Concrete Beams from the Sixties....Pages 2802-2809
The Hoyer-System – A Forgotten Pre-stressed Concrete System up to Date Again....Pages 2810-2817
Self-anchored Suspension Bridges with Prestressed Concrete Deck: Some Historic Examples....Pages 2818-2826
Front Matter....Pages 2775-2775
The Reconstruction of Le Havre: A Cross-Disciplinary View....Pages 2827-2836
Exporting Prestressed Concrete to Africa. The Construction of the Bata 300 Shoe Factory in Kinshasa, DR CongSo, 1962–1965....Pages 2837-2849
Back Matter....Pages 2851-2859