Creating with Concrete

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-7277-2833-3
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 580 g

Concrete will be the key material for Mankind to create the built environment of the next millennium. The requirements of this infrastructure will be both demanding, in terms of technical performance and economy, and yet be greatly varied, from architectural masterpieces to the simplest of utilities.This volume is a compilation of the Opening Addresses and Leader Papers for the five Conferences and fove Seminars held during the Congress, Creating with Concrete, 6-10 September 1999, organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dhir, Ravindra K

Hewlett, Peter C

Jones, M Roderick

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Realizing the Potential of Concrete as a Construction Material
Radical design and concrete practices
Ready-mix concrete: An old new material for the 21st century
Concrete research in practice the fourth dimension