Structural Lightweight Aggregate Concrete

Structural Lightweight Aggregate Concrete
Author: Dr J L Clarke
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0203487664

Lightweight aggregate concrete is undergoing something of a renaissance. Although this material has been available for many years, only now is it being used more widely. This book provides a comprehensive review of this growing field from an international perspective.

Lightweight Aggregate Concrete - Codes and standards

Lightweight Aggregate Concrete - Codes and standards
Author: fib Fédération internationale du béton
Publisher: fib Fédération internationale du béton
Total Pages: 47
Release: 1999-08-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 2883940444

Part 1 – Recommended extensions to Model Code 90 Starting in 1995 as a Joint CEB/FIP Working Group on Lightweight Aggregate Concrete (LWAC), the group was after the merger of CEB and FIP attached to the new fib Commission 8 Concrete. As a background for an extension of the CEB/FIP Model Code 1990 (MC 90) it delivered firstly Bulletin 4. Similarly to what has been done before in the field of High Strength / High Performance Concrete the present guide identifies the lacunae in the existing MC90 and proposes supplementary or alternative solutions to be applied for lightweight aggregate concretes. In order to facilitate its use the report is edited in two columns following the numbering of the CEB-FIP Model Code 1990. The group has given preference to topics of practical importance for LWAC structures, and for which reliable information is available. Justifications of the proposed extensions are to be found in the references to each section. Part 2 – Identification of research needs The technical report identifies the research needs resulting from those clauses of MC 90 which need amendment, and for which more basic research should provide a better understanding of mechanical, physical and chemical processes. Part 3 – Application of lightweight aggregate concrete The state-of-art report documents 33 application examples of projects world-wide. Twenty-eight two-page and five one-page presentations aim to explain the motivation for adopting this technology and report on the design considerations and codes applied, the practical experience during design and construction, the results obtained and the infield performance; for each example references list the literature where more detailed information can be found.

International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals

International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals
Author: Stanley A. Greene
Publisher: William Andrew
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0815518153

This book is a direct companion to Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens in that the hazardous chemicals listed in Sittig's Handbook are the source for this guide. With more than 7,500 entries highlighting chemical producers worldwide, this international directory is a source of complete contact information for manufacturers, agencies, organizations, and useful sources of information regarding hazardous chemicals.