CONFERENCE 2:
PRECAST CONCRETE: TOWARDS LEAN CONSTRUCTION
(8 - 9 July 2008)

OPENING PAPERS

Forget the Concrete: It's The Added Value That Counts Mr M A Clarke, British Precast Concrete Federation, and Dr J Glass, Loughborough University, UK

Post-Tensioned Precast Segments for a Unique Multistory Jamarat Bridge In Holy Makka (A Unique Structure for the Safety of Pilgrims) Dr H Zein Al-Abideen, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Saudi Arabia

 

Theme 1: Masonry Construction

Keynote Paper: The Evolution of Masonry Mortars Professor Amde M Amde, University of Maryland, USA

Morning Session Tuesday, 8 July 2008 Use of Hollow Concrete Blocks in Low Cost Construction A K Choudhary, S Kumar Mechanical Behaviour of Calcium Silicate Bricks Masonry Under Vertical Loading R Boutemeur, R Bourzam, L Hakimi, A Bali Testing Concrete Blocks and Kerbs According to EN and JUS K Jankovic, L Loncar, D Bojovic, Z Romakov, Z Kacarevic Engineering Characteristics of Polymer Modified Mortars S Oyamael, S Caliskan, H Bal Masonry Cement From Waste Chalk M Singh, M Garg Development of Masonry Cement and Mortar Using Limestone Polished Slurry and Cement S S Awanti, C Shekar Strengthening of Masonry Structures - Application of Non-Prestressed Reinforcement P Stepanek, M Zlamal, D Horak Concrete & Masonry Structural Elements in Old Apartment Buildings from the Turn of the 19th Century - What Could Be Learned and Applied? G Dmochowski, P Berkowski State-of-the-Art Report on Fabric Formwork M West, H S Abdelgader, J Gorski

Theme 2: Offsite and Onsite Manufacture

Keynote Paper: Innovative Use in Precast Concrete - From Housing to Upgrading of Public Housing Mr J M Lau, Mr S C Ng, Mr K C Goh, Housing and Development Board, Singapore

Afternoon Session Tuesday, 8 July 2008 Chemical Analysis to Establish Composition of Concretes and Mortars With Active Additions F Goma Properties of Interface in Concrete Composite Structures A Halicka Properties of Interface in Concrete Composite Structures A Halicka Reliability Analysis of Steel-Concrete Connection in Composite Beams M Mimoune, M Ait Youcef, F Z Mimoune, A Bouchair A Test Method to Measure Bond Strength of Prestressing Strands N J Sobin, W M Hale Mixture Proportioning of High Strength Self-Consolidating Concrete N H Do, B W Staton, W M Hale Experimental Study on a Procedure to Construct Folded Plates of Reinforced Concrete H Ramirez de Alba, E Camacho Zepeda, E A Valdez Medina Effects of Using Water and Super Plasticiser as Retempering Agents on Workability and Compressive Strength for Plain and Super Plasticised Concretes M S M Tughar, Z H A Mustafa Use of Precast Concrete to Expedite Industrial Construction P Carrato, J Vrana, J Gruber Self-Compacting Concrete With Limestone Powder for the Precast Industry L Terec, H Szilagyi, M Filip, Z Kiss, J Domsa, A Mircea New trends in superplasticizers for the precast concrete industry N Zeminian, R Magarotto, S Moro, F Moratti

Theme 3: Housing

Keynote Paper: Robustness and Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs Containing Welded Wire Fabric Professor R I Gilbert, University of New South Wales, Australia

Morning Session Wednesday, 9 July 2008 Behaviour of Bamboo Based Ferrocement Slabs for Low Cost Housing S Kumar, M M Prasad The Experience of Designing and Constructing Residential Buildings of "Termomur" Three-Dimensional Modular Blocks in the City of Vladimir A S Zhiv, V V Mokhov, D O Zalomin ModernaProjekt (Modern Projects) C Jonsson, A Jagbeck, M Bergljung Multi-Family Urban Housing Construction With Pre-Cast Concrete: Housing Models and Rationale in Eastern and Western Europe M Bostenaru Dan Behaviour of Oil Palm Shell Hybrid Concrete Floor Slab under Lifting and Transporting Load C H Ng, Z S P Ideris, M A Mannan, V J Kurian, S P Narayanan Housing Carbon Emissions: The Effect of Thermal Mass in a Changing Climate T De Saulles, J Hacker, A Minson, M Holmes Basement Design and Discussion of Isolation Structures Z Xu, F Zhou

Theme 4: Infrastructure and Other Buildings

Keynote Paper: Creating Lean, Sustainable and Durable Structures for India - The Second Largest Construction Economy in the World Mr C R Alimchandani, STUP Consultants P Ltd, India

Afternoon Session Wednesday, 9 July 2008 The Geometric Design of a Skewed Arch Bridge Using Precast Concrete Voussoirs J Redpath Precast Segmental Concrete Bridge Durability A Schokker Dubai LRT - Design of Viaduct Precast Through Deck N Hewson Shaking Table Test of Dry Hanging Granite Plate Curtains Z Xu, F Zhou Precast Concrete Structures for Seismic Zones A Scanlon, R B Fleischman Analysis and Design of Prestressed HSC Thin-Walled Columns A A Maghsoudi, H Akbarzedeh Bengar Displacement Ductility Evaluation of Reinforced Rectangular Concrete Columns B Bousalem, N Chikh Facilitating Progress Towards a More Sustainable Precast Concrete Industry in the UK I Holton, J Glass, A Price, M Clarke, S Bell, M Watkins Rethinking Spiral Requirements for Precast Prestressed Piles in Areas of High Seismicity T E Hill, T W Mays

 

CLOSING PAPER

The European Concrete Precast Industry - from Technology to Sustainability Dr B H Wolschner, SW Umwelttechnik, Austria

Scientific and Technical Committee – Event 2 Dr C Arya, University College London, UK Dr J L Clarke, Concrete Society, UK Mr M A Clarke, British Precast Concrete Federation, UK Professor D J Cleland, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Dr P Fidjestol, Elkem ASA Materials, Norway Dr Stephen L Garvin, British Research Establishment, UK Mr C Hendy, Atkins Highway and Transportation, UK Professor S Mirza, McGill University, Canada Profesor S S J Moy, University of Southampton, UK Professor T R Naik, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA Professor B H Oh, Seoul National University, South Korea Professor K C G Ong, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dr D Pearson-Kirk, Accord MP, UK Professor S A Reddi, Gammon India Limited, India Professor A N Sidky, Public Authority for Applied Education, Kuwait Dr H P J Taylor, Tarmac Precast Concrete Ltd, UK Dr J Vyncke, Belgium Building Research Institute, Belgium Professor J C Walraven, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Dr H M Zein-Al-Abideen, Ministry Municipal & Rural Affairs, Saudi Arabia

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