Advances in cement-based materials : proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Concrete Materials, Stellenbosch, South Africa,17-19 November 2009 / editors, G.P.A.G. van Zijl and W.P. Boshoff

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Table Of Contents: Foreword ACM2009 committees Contributing institutions Advanced materials technology and processing Controlling properties of concrete through nanotechnology S.P. Shah Reducing the cracking potential of ultra-high performance concrete by using Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) L. Dudziak and V. Mechtcherine Mechanical effects of rice husk ash in ultra-high performance concretes: A matrix study M.D. Stults, R. Ranade, V.C. Li and T.S. Rushing Smart dynamic concrete: New approach for the ready-mixed industry R. Jaffer, R. Magannto and J. Roncero Cracking properties of steel bar-reinforced expansive SHCC beams with chemical prestress H. Takada, Y. Takahashi, Y. Yamada, Y. Asano and K. Rokugo Flexural creep behavior of SHCC beams with or without cracks Y. Yamada, T. Hata, T. Ohata, K. Rokugo, T. Inaguma and S.-C. Lim Mechanics of advanced cement-based materials Size-effect in high performance concrete road pavement materials E. Denneman, E.P. Kearsley and A.T. Visser Modified local bond stress—slip model for self-compacting concrete P. Desnerck, G. De Schauer and L. Taerwe Pullout of microfibers from hardened cement paste C. Rieger and J.G.M. van Mier Shear behavior of reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) beams I. Paegle and G. Fischer Mechanical interaction of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) reinforced with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) rebar in tensile loading L.H. Lárusson, G. Fischer and J. Jönsson Comparing the behaviour of high strength fibre reinforced and conventional reinforced concrete beams E.P. Kearsley and H.F. Mostert Structural mechanics and applications Self-compacting lightweight aggregate concrete for composite slabs A.-E. Bruedern, V. Mechtcherine, W. Kurz and F. Jurisch Influence of fibre type and content on properties of steel bar reinforced high-strength steel fibre reinforced concrete K. Holschemacher and T. Mueller Influence of fibre content and concrete composition on properties of Self-Compacting Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete T. Mueller and K. Holschemacher Application of Textile-Reinforced Concrete (TRC) for structural strengthening and in prefabrication M. Butler, M. Lieholdt and V. Mechtcherine Evaluation of mechanical behaviour of weathered textile concrete S.W. Mumenya, M.G. Alexander and R.B. Tait Study on mechanical behavior of synthetic macrofiber reinforced concrete for tunneling application A. Pineaud, J. Bigas, B. Pellerin and A.P.J. Marais SHCC precast infill walls for seismic retrofitting S.-W Kim, S.-H. Nam, J.-H. Cho, E. Jeon and H.-D. Yun Improving infrastructure sustainability using nanoparticle engineered cementitious composites M.D. Lepech Influence of pumping on the fresh properties of self-compacting concrete D. Feys, G. De Schutter and R. Verhoeven Durability mechanics of advanced cement-based materials Aspects of durability of strain hardening cement-based composites under imposed strain F.H. Wittman, T. Zhao, L. Tian, F. Wang and L. Wang Driving infrastructure sustainability with Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHC'C) V.C. Li Modelling the influence of cracking on chloride ingress into Strain-Hardening Cement-based Composites (SHCC) F. Altmann and V. Mechtcherine Physical and mechanical properties of Strain-Hardening Cement-based Composites (SHCC) after exposure to elevated temperatures M.S. Magalhiles, R.D. Toledo Filho E.M.R Fairbairn Determining the durability of SCC using the South African early-age Durability Index tests B.G. Salvoldi, M.E. Gillmer and H. Beushausen Characterisation of crack distribution of Strain-Hardening Cement Composites (SHCC) under imposed strain C.J. Adendorff, W.P. Boshoff and G.P.A.G van Zijl Shrinkage of highly flowable cement paste reinforced with glass fiber A. Sangtarashha, A. Shafieefar, N.A. Libre, M. Shekarchi and L. Mehdipour Early age cracking and capillary pressure controlled concrete curing V. Slowik and M. Schmidt Computational modelling of advanced cement-based materials Finite element fracture analysis of reinforced SHCC members P. Kabele Derivation of a multi-scale model for Strain-Hardening Cement-based Composites (SHCC) under monotonic and cyclic tensile loading P. Jun, V. Mechtcherine and P. Kabele Two-scale modeling of transport processes in heterogeneous materials J. Sýkora Computational modelling of Strain-Hardening Cement Composites (SHCC) G.P.A.G. van Zijl Numerical modelling of strain hardening fibre-reinforced composites J. Vorel and W.P. Boshoff Some pertinent observation on the behaviour of high performance concrete-steel plate interface S.K Chakrabarti Specifications, design guidelines and standards Enabling the effective use of High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete in infrastructure E.P. Kearsley and H.F. Mostert Towards a reliability based development program for SHCC design procedures J.S. Dymond and J.V. Retief A model for building a design tool for ductile fibre reinforced materials E. Schlangen, H. Prabowo, M.G. Sierra-Beltran and Z. Qian Author index