High-performance construction materials : science and applications /

This book describes a number of high-performance construction materials, including concrete, steel, fiber-reinforced cement, fiber-reinforced plastics, polymeric materials, geosynthetics, masonry materials and coatings. It discusses the scientific bases for the manufacture and use of these high-perf...

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Other Authors: Shi, Caijun, Mo, Y. L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, 2008.
Series:Engineering materials for technological needs ; v. 1.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Caijun Shi and Y.L. Mo
  • High performance concrete / Caijun Shi, Y.L. Mo and H.B. Dhonde
  • High performance fiber reinforced cement composites / Antoinie E. Naaman
  • High performance steel material and structures for earthquake resistant buildings / Keh-Chyuan Tsai [and others]
  • Advanced fiber reinforced polymer composites / L.C. Holloway
  • Enhancing the performance of masonry structures / Richard E. Klingner
  • geosynthetics-- characteristics and applications / P.E. Stevenson
  • Coatings and sealers / C. Vipulanandan and M. Isaac
  • Smart materials and structures / D.D.L. Chung [and others].