Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components. Singapore, 4–6 November 1987

Content: 
Front Matter, Page I
Copyright, Page II
Inside Front Cover, Pages III-IV
SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION: A STATE OF THE ART, Pages 1-10, L.W. Masters
DETERIORATION OF SLATE TILES CONTAINING IRON SULFIDES, Pages 11-18, A. Shayan, C.J. Lancucki
DURABILITY OF DECAYED BRICK-MASONRIES STRENGTHENED BY GROUTING, Pages 19-26, L. Binda, G. Baronio, A. Fontana
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DEGRADATION RATE OF LIMESTONE, Pages 27-32, D. Van Gemert, E. Ulrix
PREDICTION OF THE DURABILITY OF BUILDING SEALANTS, Pages 33-40, J.C. Beech, C. Mansfield
STUDY ON EVALUATION METHOD FOR THE SOILING ON FINISHING MATERIALS OF EXTERNAL BUILDING WALLS, Pages 41-48, Y. Kitsutaka, K. Kamimura, T. Shiire
MECHANISMS OF DETERIORATION IN HISTORIC BUILDING FACADES, Pages 49-55, S.E. Thomasen
FAILURE OF SOUND CLADDING MATERIALS THROUGH BAD PRACTICE, Pages 56-63, A. Shayan
NEW AND DURABLE BUILDING MATERIALS BASED ON ETTRINGITE, Pages 64-70, J. Beretka, L. Santoro, G.L. Valenti Professor
THE DURABILITY OF LOAD BEARING SANDWICH ELEMENTS WITH A CORE OF MINERAL WOOL, Pages 71-78, D. Karlsson, L.H. Heselius
NEW PORISATED MATERIALS AND DETAILS BASED ON HIGH STRENGTH GYPSUM, Pages 79-85, A.A. Ekibayeva, V.P. Panov, H.B. Zimermanis
FAILURES OBSERVED ON GLAZED CERAMIC FLOOR TILES, Pages 86-90, Kai Loh Uemoto
DURABILITY OF BUILDING CERAMICS IN AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 91-96, M. Zygadlo
EFFECTS OF ACCELERATED WEATHERING ON SOME PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD-BASED BUILDING PANELS, Pages 97-103, Poo Chow, D.J. McNatt, Y.L. Xiong
THE DURABILITY OF LINSEED OIL PUTTIES AND RIGID ACRYLIC CAULKS AS FILLERS FOR EXTERIOR TIMBER, Pages 104-111, A.F. Bennett Materials Scientist
THE DURABILITY OF INORGANIC MINERAL FIBERS FOR THERMAL INSULATION APPLICATIONS, Pages 112-120, N.M.P. Low
IMPROVEMENT OF DURABILITY OF CLEAR COATING FOR WOOD, Pages 121-127, K. Motohashi, T. Deno
MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND DURABILITY OF CEMENT-BONDED WOOD COMPOSITES, Pages 128-135, M.H. Simatupang
DURABILITY OF BOARDS AND PANELS FOR EXTERNAL WALL FINISH FOR ONE OR TWO STOREY HOUSES IN HOKKAIDO, Pages 136-148, S. Inoue
INFLUENCE OF SEAWATER CURING ON THE PORE-STRUCTURE OF FLYASH BLENDED CEMENT MORTAR, Pages 149-157, S. Krishnamoorthy Professor, N.K. Jain Scientist
DURABILITY AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SUPERPLASTICIZED CONCRETE, Pages 158-165, Seung Bum Park, Youn Seock Go
SURFACE FATIGUE WEAR MECHANISM OF CONCRETE, Pages 166-172, T. Horiguchi
DIMENSIONAL CHANGES IN CONCRETE: FORECASTING POTENTIAL ALKALI REACTIVITY, Pages 173-179, P.P. Hudec, S. Chong
ABRASIVE GARNET IMPROVES DURABILITY OF CONCRETE, Pages 180-187, N. Chitharanjan, K. Jagadeesan, B.R. Rao
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE HYDRATION CHEMISTRY AND DURABILITY OF CEMENT CONCRETE, Pages 188-195, K. Luke, F.P. Glasser
VOLUME CHANGES OF OIL-SATURATED CONCRETE, Pages 196-202, F.I. Faiyadh
EFFECT OF CEMENT COMPOSITION ON THE DURABILITY OF NATURAL FIBRES IN MORTAR, Pages 203-210, Z. Berhane, H.E. Gram
DURABILITY OF ROOFING PANELS MADE OF FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE AS A CRITERION OF OPTIMAL DESIGN, Pages 211-217, V.B. Aronchik, V.B. Grapp, O.V. Korotishevsky, V.I. Oleynik
RESEARCH ON DURABILITY OF GRC, Pages 218-224, Lu Huitang, Yu Chongming
EFFECT OF CEMENT MATRIX ON DURABILITY OF GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITE, Pages 225-234, Shen Rongxi, Yang Ruishan, Ma Yiping
DURABILITY OF STEEL FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE, Pages 235-247, M.M. Kamal, F.E. El-Refai
SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION OF STEEL FIBRE CONCRETE WATER TANKS, Pages 248-256, K. Byfors, A. Skarendahl
CORROSION OF STEEL FIBROUS CONCRETE, Pages 257-264, K. Gurusamy, P.S. Mangat
CRACK CONTROL IN CONCRETE MEMBERS USING WELDED WIRE FABRIC, Pages 265-272, S.L. Lee, M.A. Mansur, K.H. Tan, K. Kasiraju
INFLUENCE OF APPLICATIONS OF FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE ON DURABILITY OF CONSTRUCTIONS, Pages 273-280, W. Radomski
DURABILITY OF FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE, Pages 281-286, S. Lai
EQUIPMENT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FIBRE CEMENT AND FIBRE CONCRETE REINFORCED WITH SYNTHETIC FIBRES, Pages 287-294, H.W. Poesch
IMPROVEMENTS IN WATERTIGHTNESS AND RESISTANCE TO CHLORIDE ION PENETRATION OF CONCRETE BY SILANE IMPREGNATION, Pages 295-302, Y. Ohama, Y. Sato, H. Nagao
METHOD OF PERMEABILITY CONTROL OF CONCRETE PROTECTIVE LAYER IN PRODUCTS, Pages 303-308, S.N. Alekseyev
PROTECTION OF CONCRETE AGAINST AGGRESSIVE ATMOSPHERIC DETERIORATION BY USE OF SURFACE TREATMENT (PAINTING), Pages 309-316, B. Lindberg
DURABILITY OF COATING MATERIALS MADE OF ANEW TYPE OF FLUOROPOLYMER CURED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, Pages 317-324, K. Motohashi, N. Miyazaki
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TESTING OF SURFACE COATINGS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE, Pages 325-333, R.D. Browne, P.C. Robery
STUDY OF PVC DURABILITY — ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL TYPES OF WEATHERING, Pages 334-339, A.P.F. Rocha
THE MIGRATION OF PLASTICISERS FROM PVC CABLE SHEATHING INTO EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE INSULATION, Pages 340-347, A.F. Bennett
CREEP RUPTURE PREDICTION OF PLASTICS USING A MECHANICAL MODEL AND AN ENERGY RELATED FAILURE CRITERION, Pages 348-355, S.H. Teoh
DURABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF uPVC WINDOWS, Pages 356-361, T. Nireki, T. Yoshikawa, T. Inukai
PERMANENT DEFORMATIONS IN PLASTIC WINDOWS, Pages 362-365, H. Brolin
SITE INVESTIGATION — QUALITY OF REINFORCEMENT PLACEMENT ON BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES, Pages 366-375, M. Marosszeky, M.Y.L. Chew, D.O. Sade, J. Gamble
TESTING OF 20-YEAR OLD PRESTRESSED RAILWAY SLEEPERS, Pages 376-382, T. Balogh
PREDICTION AND EVALUATION OF DURABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURES, Pages 383-388, K. Braun
A RATIONAL REPAIR METHOD FOR DETERIORATED REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS, Pages 389-396, S. Nagataki, T. Okamoto, T. Suzuki
WATERTIGHTNESS AND DURABILITY OF BATH-ROOM AND SHOWER-ROOM WALLS AND FLOORS, Pages 397-403, C. Bring
WATER MOVEMENT AND DURABILITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES, Pages 404-411, K.S. Chan, T.H. Tan
INVESTIGATION OF FATIGUE OF A PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE BY THE COMBINED ACTIONS OF TRAFFIC AND TEMPERATURE GRADIENT, Pages 412-419, B. Jacob, J. Carracilli, B. Godart, P. Trouillet
DETERIORATION OF CONCRETE BEAMS AND COLUMNS CAUSED BY CORROSION OF REINFORCING STEEL BARS, Pages 420-426, T. Uomoto, S. Misra
DISTRESS INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPUTER REASONING, Pages 427-432, C. Rajkumar, S. Kaur, A.K. Mullick
ON THE INFLUENCE OF VARIABLE LOADS, TEMPERATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE SERVICE LIFE OF PLASTIC MATERIALS, Pages 433-440, A. Rubben
A THERMODYNAMIC MODEL OF THE ADHESIVE BOND AND ITS USE FOR PREDICTING BOND PERFORMANCE, Pages 441-447, W.S. Gutowski
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM STRENGTH OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS — THEORY AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE, Pages 448-454, W.S. Gutowski
MODELE DE COMPORTEMENT DU MATERIAU BETON SOUS CHARGEMENT REPETE DE COMPRESSION, Pages 455-462, J-F. Destrebecq
A DECISION MODEL BASED ON MINIMUM LIFE CYCLE COST, Pages 463-470, A.W.F. Rey, A. van der Toorn
APPLICATIONS OF SURFACE INTEGRAL TECHNIQUES TO FRACTURE ANALYSIS, Pages 471-478, K.Y. Lam, V.M. Narendran
OPERATING MANUALS AND DURABILITY, Pages 479-485, D.P. Van Court
ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW ON DURABILITY — BY W5 & HOW, Pages 486-491, K.S. McGregor
LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE: ASPECTS OF SERVICE LIFE AND MAINTENANCE, Pages 492-499, G. Kalmar
BUILDING CONDITIONS — PROBLEMS, METHODOLOGY, METHODS, EVALUATION, Pages 500-507, E. Brandt
THE ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE QUALITY AND THE IMPLICATION OF CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR DURABILITY, Pages 508-515, D.W.S. Ho, R.K. Lewis
ACCURACY OF DIFFERENT ELECTROCHEMICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING CORROSION RATES OF GALVANIZED REINFORCEMENTS, Pages 516-522, A. Marias, C. Andrade
STRESS CORROSION OF HEAT-TREATED DEFORMED STEEL BARS, Pages 523-530, Lu Guanglu
MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF SEAWATER SALT CONTENT, Pages 531-536, T. Nireki, H. Kabeya
A PROPOSAL OF CORROSIVTTY TEST FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE — INDICATOR METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CORROSION OF REINFORCEMENTS IN CONCRETE, Pages 537-543, A. Baba, O. Senbu
USE OF HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH POLYMER GRIDS IN CONCRETE, Pages 544-551, T.L.H. Oliver, M. Morris
PROTECTION OF STEEL BUILDINGS FROM ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION, Pages 552-558, R. Narayanan
RESISTANCE OF POLYMER-MODIFIED MORTARS TO CHLORIDE PENETRATION, Pages 559-566, Y. Ohama, K. Demura, M. Miyake
ON THE USE OF ESCA FOR DURABILITY EVALUATION OF COIL COATED SHEET METAL, Pages 567-574, C. Sjostrom
MECHANISM OF CHLORIDE ACTIONS ON STEEL CORROSION IN CONCRETE, Pages 575-581, A. Raharinaivo, J-M. Genin, G. Grimaldi
ENVIRONMENT SENSITIVE CRACKING OF PRESTRESSING STEELS, Pages 582-589, V. Sanchez-Galvez, L. Caballero, M. Elices, A. Martin
REINFORCEMENT CORROSION AND PROTECTION IN LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE STRUCTURES, Pages 590-594, V.F. Stepanova
DURABILITY OF STEEL FRAMED BUILDINGS— UK EXPERIENCE, Pages 595-602, J.T. Robinson
DURABILITY OF STRUCTURES RELATED TO CORROSION PROTECTION, Pages 603-609, L. Dukic
FACTORS AFFECTING CORROSION AND MEASURES FOR IMPROVING DURABILITY OF OCEAN R.C. STRUCTURES, Pages 610-616, Zhao Guofan, Song Yupu
A STUDY OF PROTECTION OF REINFORCEMENT IN HIGH-ALKALI AUTOCLAVED SILICATE CONCRETE, Pages 617-622, Pu Xincheng, Yan Wunan
EVALUATION OF STEEL DURABILITY IN A CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM OF REINFORCED MORTAR-POLYSTYRENE-MORTAR PANELS, Pages 623-630, C. Andrade, J. Rodriguez
ON PREMEABILITY AND RUST PREVENTING EFFECT OF A CORROSION INHIBITOR BY BRUSH APPLICATION, Pages 631-637, T. Hirai, H. Ibe, K. Hara, M. Koshikawa
PREDICTION OF SERVICE LIFE OF PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEM AND MAINTENABILITY FOR STEEL COMPONENTS, Pages 638-646, T. Nireki, T. Takahashi, N. Hirama, T. Inoue
EPOXY COATING OF REINFORCING STEEL FOR CORROSION PROTECTION, Pages 647-653, R.N. Swamy, S. Koyama
CATHODIC PROTECTION FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE: APPLICATION TO BUILDINGS AND MARINE STUCTURES, Pages 654-661, J.P. Broomfield, P.E. Langford, R.J. Paull
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS FACTORS ON CARBONATION OF CONCRETE, Pages 662-670, T. Fukushima
CARBONATION OF MORTAR AND CONCRETE WITH MINERAL ADMIXTURES, Pages 671-678, S. Nagataki, M.A. Mansur, H. Ohga
A PREDICTIVE PROCEDURE FOR CARBONATION DEPTH OF CONCRETE WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF SURFACE LAYERS, Pages 679-685, A. Baba, O. Senbu
INFLUENCE OF MICROSTRUCTURE ON CARBONATION OF CONCRETE CONTAINING FLY ASH, Pages 686-693, X.X. Lin, Y. Fu
CARBONATION CHARACTERISTICS OF IN- SITU PORTLAND CEMENT AND FLY ASH CONCRETES IN AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES, Pages 694-702, D. Baweja, H. Roper, D.J. Cook
ADVANTAGES OF THE USE OF PORTLAND BLAST FURNACE SLAG CEMENT FOR MARINE CONCRETE STRUCTURES, Pages 703-714, J.M.J.M. Bijen
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE OF CEMENTS TO THE ACTION OF FERMENTATION PRODUCTS IN BIODIGESTERS, Pages 715-717, M.A. Cincotto, Y.S. Hirata
DETERIORATION MECHANISMS IN MORTARS MADE WITH AGGREGATES CONTAINING SULPHATES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES, Pages 718-725, M. Berra, G. Baronio
DETERIORATION OF CONCRETE BY CAN— A CASE STUDY, Pages 726-732, M. Rai, D. Chandra
DURABILITY OF HAC CONCRETES WITH LIMESTONE IN WATER AND SULPHATE ENVIRONMENT, Pages 733-740, Z. Sawicz, W.G. Piasta, B. Turlej
THE BENEFIT OF MICROSILICA-BASED ADDITIVES IN CONCRETES EXPOSED TO AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 741-751, P. Fidjestol
THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF PERMEABILITY AND SORPTIVITY IN THE DURABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, Pages 752-761, J.M. Aldred
SULFATE RESISTANCE OF JORDANIAN CEMENTS AS EVALUATED BY DIFFERENT METHODS, Pages 762-769, A. Yeginobali, N. Al-Hadrami
UTILISATION DE TIRANTS DEFINITIFS POUR LA STABILISATION A LA FLUCTUATION DE LA STATION MARECHAL DEODORO DU METROPOLITAIN, Pages 770-779, G. Palermo
INFLUENCES OF CEMENT COMPONENTS ON ALKALI-AGGREGATE REACTION, Pages 780-787, C. Tashiro, Y. Kasai
DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE IN SAUDI ARABIA, Pages 788-792, W.H. Mira, S.L. Al-Noury, O.Z. Cebeci
ASSESSMENT OF RESIDUAL EXPANSION POTENTIAL IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES DUE TO ALKALI-SILICA REACTION, Pages 793-800, A.K. Mullick, G. Samuel, S.K. Sinha, R.C. Wason
INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND MATERIAL FACTORS ON WATER PERMEABILITY IN CONCRETES WITH LIMESTONE AGGREGATE, Pages 801-808, J. Piasta, L. Hebda
ABOUT DURABILITY OF CONCRETE WITH NATURAL POROUS AGGREGATES, Pages 809-812, N.G. Nersesian
INFLUENCE OF ALKALI SILICA REACTION ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS, Pages 813-819, R.N. Swamy, M.M. Al-Asali
NATURAL AND ACCELERATED WEATHERING OF PVC AND POLYPROPYLENE WASTE-WATER PIPES, Pages 820-825, M. Puterman
10 YEARS OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TEST OF PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS FOR STEEL COMPONENTS, Pages 826-832, T. Nireki, N. Hirama, T. Inoue
LABORATORY ACCELERATED TESTS CAN WORK FOR YOU, Pages 833-841, J.L. Scott
WEATHERING PERFORMANCE OF PLASTIC MATERIALS IN SINGAPORE, Pages 842-847, S.F.Y. Li, H.S.O. Chan, H.H. Li
SOME METHODS FOR DURABILITY TESTING OF BUILDING COMPONENTS, Pages 848-857, S.L. Lee, C.T. Tam, P. Paramasivam, M.A. Mansur, K.C.G. Ong, Y.H. Loo
IN-SITU ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE UNDER WATER, Pages 858-863, S.C. Maiti, R.C. Wason
TIME OF WETNESS MEASUREMENTS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES, Pages 864-869, B. Svennerstedt
INFRARED OBSERVATIONS OF FAILURE PROCESSES IN PLAIN CONCRETE, Pages 870-878, M.P. Luong
POSSIBILITIES OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF SURFACE LAYERS OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES, Pages 879-884, V. Kadlecek, S. Modry
CONCRETE STRENGTH — COMPARISON BETWEEN NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS, Pages 885-890, P.F.E. Castro
COST EFFECTIVE DETERMINATION OF AIR-VOID CONTENT IN HARDENED CONCRETE USING A PC BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, Pages 891-898, P.P. Hudec Professor, C. Maclnnis Dean of Engineering, B.Y. Hughes Graduate Student
PREDICTION OF FROST RESISTANCE OF CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIALS BY NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS, Pages 899-904, M. Zygadlo, Z. Piasta
TEST PROCEDURES FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE, Pages 905-912, M. Sadegzadeh, R.J. Kettle
DEVELOPMENT OF A VISUAL CONDITION RATING PROCEDURE FOR BUILT-UP ROOFS, Pages 913-924, D.M. Bailey, D.E. Brotherson, M.Y. Shahin
ASSESSING FIRE-DAMAGED CONCRETE USING “THERMOLUMINESCENCE”, Pages 925-933, M.Y.L. Chew, P. McMillan, J.C. Kelly
ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE DETERIORATION DUE TO CRUDE OIL BY NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, Pages 934-944, F.I. Faiyadh
ACCELERATED SERVICE-LIFE TESTING OF CONCRETE SURFACES, Pages 945-949, F.S. Rostasy, E.H. Ranisch
FREEZING-AND-THAWING RESISTANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE, Pages 950-956, T. Yamato, M. Soeda, Y. Emoto
THE FROST RESISTANCE OF STEAM-CURED LIME FLY-ASH SILICATE PRODUCTS, Pages 957-960, Su Erda
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FREEZING-AND-THAWING RESISTANCE OF AIR-GRANULATED SLAG SAND CONCRETE, Pages 961-966, T. Ishikawa, Y. Sakamoto
ADMIXTURE FOR THE PROTECTION OF FLY-ASH — CEMENT PASTE AND MORTAR FROM FREEZING AND THAWING DESTRUCTION, Pages 967-973, G.G. Litvan
FROST RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE CONTAINING MICROSILICA, Pages 974-981, W.H. Prier
THE INFLUENCE OF STEAM-CURING ON THE POROSITY AND THE RESISTANCE OF SUPERPLASTICIZED CONCRETES TO FROST WITH AND WITHOUT DEICING SALTS, Pages 982-990, A. Zajc, J. Korla, J. Hundt
FROST RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE WITH NON-FERROUS METAL SLAGS AS AGGREGATES, Pages 991-996, S. Sugita, M. Shoya, T. Sugawara
EFFECT OF FREEZING AND THAWING ACTION ON SURFACE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE, Pages 997-1003, T. Sugawara, M. Shoya, S. Sugita
RETARDERS AND PLASTICIZERS: THEIR USES AND INFLUENCE ON CONCRETE IN HOT WEATHER, Pages 1004-1013, T. Al-Kadhimi, K.A. Jassim, N.K. Abbas
DURABILITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES IN LOW COST HOUSING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Pages 1014-1021, W.H.E. Suite
WEATHERING OF BUILDING MATERIALS IN HOT CLIMATES, Pages 1022-1031, J.R. Crowder
SOME ASPECTS OF THE QUALITY CONTROL AND OF THE DURABILITY OF BUILDINGS IN COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL CLIMATE, Pages 1032-1039, G. Teodoru
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FOULING OF WALL ON SINGAPORE BUILDINGS BY ALGAL GROWTH, Pages 1040-1048, W.S. Loh, K.T. Lee
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 1050-1052