...Peter Lenkei © 2010 Thomas Telford and fib 2010 concrete The first time I came across the phenomenon of ‘impact’ was during my student years, in the subject of structural dynamics. I learned about the common system of the impacting and the impacted objects. My well...

...K. Chinnaraju; K. Subramanian; S. R. R. Senthil Kumar Use of high-performance concrete for structural applications has grown substantially in recent years. This paper focuses on studying the effect of different supplementary cementitious materials (silica fume, fly ash, ground granulated blast...

...E. T. Dawood; M. Ramli The use of steel fibres in concrete or mortar is known for its potential to enhance the flexural toughness, the energy dissipation and the impact resistance for many structural applications, especially in building repairs and other civil engineering works. The use of steel...

...). Concrete and mortar are the most widely used construction materials all over the world. Masonry mortar can be defined as a mixture of cement, fine aggregate (sand) and water. Masonry mortar has many functions including: bond between masonry units distribute loads absorb deformations seal...

..., Italy) © 2010 Thomas Telford and fib 2010 concrete The following is a list of referees who have reviewed papers for Structural Concrete in 2010. Thomas Telford and fib are very grateful for their assistance. Appleton, J. (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon...

... © 2010 Thomas Telford and fib 2010 concrete The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 1st July 2011 . For further information about the symposium, visit the website www.fibstockholm2012.se ; or contact the secretary of the Organizing Committee...

...J. J. Holtz Silva Filho; E. de Souza Sánchez Filho; M. de Souza Lima Velasco This paper presents the results of an experimental and theoretical study designed to evaluate the behaviour of reinforced concrete beams subjected to torsion and strengthened with carbon fibre composites. A total of seven...

..., the type of reinforcement steel and the concrete compression strength are studied parametrically. The results of the analyses are compared with Eurocode 2 and ACI code predictions and with the mechanical model previously proposed by Broms and the model developed by Muttoni. The results of experimental...

..., it is not justified to assume as Bertagnoli and Mancini have done that the reported web shear failures have been something else. This is the case at least for the 46 VTT slabs analysed by Bertagnoli and Mancini. © 2010 Thomas Telford and fib 2010 concrete Structural Concrete...

...D. Biskinis; M. N. Fardis Models are developed and calibrated for the moment, the chord rotation and the secant stiffness at flexural yielding of reinforced concrete beams, rectangular columns or walls and members of T-, H-, U- or hollow rectangular section, on the basis of a databank of tests...

...A. D. Pullen; A. A. Abbas This paper summarises experimental investigations of undamaged and partially damaged reinforced-concrete beams and columns. The aim of the work was to establish and carry out experimental methods for determining the load–deformation behaviour and strength of these simple...

...J. Cairns; E. Coakley This paper describes an experimental and numerical investigation examining the effect of reinforcement exposure during the patch repair process on the behaviour of continuous beams. Particular attention is paid to moment transfer and change in strain patterns during concrete...

... Awarded every four years at the occasion of an fib Congress, the Freyssinet Medal is the highest distinction awarded by fib. It is given “in recognition of outstanding technical contributions in the field of structural concrete...

...H. S. Abdelgader; M. F. Najjar; T. M. Azabi Placement of concrete underwater is necessary in the implementation of most in-shore, and off-shore structures. The pouring of underwater concrete is considered to be a challenge for engineers, even during the design stage or during implementation...

...F. Micelli; A. Rizzo; D. Galati This paper focuses primarily on flexural strengthening with pre-cured fibre-reinforced polymer laminates applied on reinforced-concrete beams with different anchoring devices, both chemically and mechanically applied. The results showed that the ultimate load...

... that concrete is the material of choice for short to very long span bridges, and for structures in severe environments. Bronze plaque for the winners of the 2010 Outstanding Structures Award Entries in the Civil Engineering Category showed overall a high level of quality. The most remarkable...

...Ahmed Hasan Alwathaf The characteristic behaviour and failure mechanism of a deep beam is investigated using non-linear finite-element analysis in this study. An accurate stress–strain relation is incorporated to describe the stress–strain behaviour of the concrete under compression for uniaxial...

...Hugo Corres Peiretti; Miguel Gómez Navarro The use of concrete in high-rise buildings has increased significantly in the last 20 years mainly owing to improvement in all of the technologies associated with this material: admixtures, pumping, transportation and elevation methods, etc. These enhanced...

...Steinar Helland The challenge of getting the different standards coordinated and calibrated as a package is also faced by the technical committee ISO TC-71 ‘Concrete’. This committee, convened by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), has for the last few decades worked according to the so...

... Telford and fib 2010 concrete Standards should be written from the perspective that they are communication documents at the interface between the various parties in the construction process. It is vital that requirements are given in the standard applicable for the part that makes the relevant...