Integrated Design and Environmental Issues in Concrete Technology

K. Sakai

• Concrete technology in the century of the environment. Toward rational design of concrete structures - integration of structural design and durability design. Integration of structural and durability design General concept bridging between structural design and durability design. Prediction of durability of concrete: research needs. Service life design for the next century. Importance of prediction techniques on durability in the durability design for concrete structures. Coupled mass transport, hydration and structure formation theory for durability design of concrete structures. Performance criteria for concrete durability. Microstructure and mass transport in concrete. Optical microscopy as a tool for development of high-performance concrete. Integrative approach to optimizing the durability performance of reinforced concrete residential buildings. Deterioration mechanism of glass fibre reinforced concrete and prediction of strength reduction.Durability of concrete exposed in marine environment for 25 years. Shotcrete for repairs: issues and challenges. Life extension of concrete structures using advanced composite materials. OFU bridge repair project. The design of concrete structures against unfamiliar loading conditions. Environmental issues from the construction industry Efficient issues from the construction industry. The state of re-use of demolished concrete in Japan. Mechanical properties of concretes with North Carolina recycled aggregates. Towards completely recyclable concrete. Ecological concrete with continuous voids. High-performance concrete incorporating large volumes of low-calcium fly ash. Chemical admixtures for highly flowable concretes. Index.