Concrete for the Modern Age

Dr Atef Badr is Head of Civil Engineering, MTC, Oman. Dr Charles Fentiman is Director, Cement and Concrete Science, UK. Professor Michael Grantham is Director, Concrete Solutions, UK. Raman Mangabhai is President of the Institute of Concrete Technology and Director, Cement and Concrete Science, UK.

• Preface, Opening Session Keynote: The role of cement and concrete in the development of Oman: past, present and future; Hydration & Admixtures; Application Related; Durability; Special Cement & Supplementary Materials; Sustainability' Fibre-Reinforced Concrete; Durable Construction in the Middle East.

`...brings together international contributions to the advancement of concrete technology in term of both materials and processes. It is therefore an interesting contribution by practitioners and researchers in this area. ...these proceedings present a wide-scope view of possible developments of concrete in the near future and will be of use to analytical concrete technologists and practicing engineers as well as consultants and researchers'. Magazine of Concrete Research ------------------- `This handsome hardback volume contains the proceedings of the 1st International ICT Conference on Cement and Concrete Technology, held at the Military Technology College in Muscat, Oman, in November. It comprises 39 technical papers arranged in seven themes... All papers have been peer-reviewed by members of an international scientific and technical committee. ...is attractively typeset, illustrated in colour...' Newsletter of The Institute of Concrete Technology------------------‘Thirty-nine papers in this volume provide interesting theory and applicable practice blended with research findings…to produce a volume of value to many engineers and technologists’. Concrete Construction