Designing and building with UHPFRC : state of the art and development / / edited by François Toutlemonde, Jacques Resplendino

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830125503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-ISTE, 2011
• ISBN: 1-118-58755-3; 1-118-55783-2; 9781118557839; 1-299-13962-0; 1-118-58767-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (850 pages)
• Collana: ISTE
• Altri autori (Persone): ResplendinoJacques; ToutlemondeFrançois <1965->
• Disciplina: 624.18341
• Soggetti: Concrete construction; Fiber-reinforced concrete
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Genesis of a new construction material -- pt. II. Novel architectural solutions -- pt. III. New frontiers for bridges -- pt. IV. New equipments and structural components -- pt. V. Extending the life of structures -- pt. VI. Major research results -- pt. VII. Durability and sustainability -- pt. VIII. Updated AFGC recommendations.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book contains the proceedings of the international workshop "Designing and Building with Ultra-High Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC): State of the Art and Development", organized by AFGC, the French Association for Civil Engineering and French branch of fib, in Marseille (France), November 17-18, 2009. This workshop was focused on the experience of a lot of recent UHPFRC realizations. Through more than 50 papers, this book details the experience of many countries in UHPFRC construction and design, including projects from Japan, Germany, Australia, Austria, USA, Denmark