TY - BOOK ID - 215487 TI - Advances in construction materials 2007 AU - Grosse, Christian U. AU - Reinhardt, Hans-Wolf. PY - 2007 SN - 1281043516 9786611043513 3540724486 3540724478 3642091539 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, DB - UniCat KW - Building materials KW - Materials KW - Building construction. KW - Civil engineering. KW - Surfaces (Physics). KW - Building Materials. KW - Civil Engineering. KW - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. KW - Physics KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Engineering KW - Public works KW - Building materials. KW - Materials science. KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences KW - Architectural materials KW - Architecture KW - Building KW - Building supplies KW - Buildings KW - Construction materials KW - Structural materials UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:215487 AB - The book is a compilation of recent research results on building construction materials. The construction industry consumes extreme volumes of material, and the growing demand for quality and safety require continuous improvement of materials and material compositions. A deep understanding of material behavior is essential to enable efficient construction: light-weight or heavily burdened structures ask for the development of innovative composites or new material compositions. Civil Engineers and Materials Scientists from all over the world present their ideas for further material developments, the testing of structures and solutions for in situ applications. Many of the innovations, composites and the design of existing material mixes, especially for concrete, are discussed. These include high-strength and high-performance concrete (HPC), self-compacting concrete (SCC), shotcrete, and textile or fiber reinforced concrete (FRC). Moreover, the enhancement of material variations and the improvement of their properties are observed for most construction materials (e.g. wood, masonry, steel, polymers). This book gives a good overview about the state-of-the-art in construction material science. Some of the world’s leading experts have contributed in honor of Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Reinhardt. The book starts with a review about his scientific achievements up to his recent retirement. Some contributions are presented at the conference "Advances in Construction Materials" (ACM2007) held in July 2007 in Stuttgart. ER -