EVENT 6:
HARNESSING FIBRES FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
(10 July 2008)

OPENING PAPER

Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A Material for Green Buildings Dr E Gartner, Lafarge Central Research, Mr O Guise, Dr M Behloul, Ductal Lafarge, France

 

Theme 1: Materials and Concepts

Keynote Paper: Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete Professor L Vandewalle, KU Leuven, Belgium

Morning Session Thursday, 10 July 2008 Static and Dynamic Properties of Fibre Reinforced Mortars J Katzer Development of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete from Antiquity Until the Present Day M Beddar Effects of Polypropylene, Polyester and Glass Fibres on Concretes U V Dave, Y M Desai Effects of Fibres on the Physical Properties of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete M Mahoutian, N Ali Libre, A Emdadi, M Shekarchi Reinforcement of Portland Cement Slag Alkali Binders With Basaltic Rock Fibres M A Mokhort, Y L Tsybulya Fibre Reinforced Concrete - Interaction Between Reinforcement and Concrete P Stepanek, D Horak, J Fojtl, M Zlamal Effect of Type of Fine Aggregate on the Engineering Properties of Steel Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete P T Santhosh Kumar Nano-Identification of the Elements at the Concrete Interfacial-Transition-Zone P Van Tonder, D Kruger Flexural Fatigue Strength Prediction of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beams S P Singh Influence of Fibre Ratio in the Size Effect F A Darwish, M T G Barbosa, T M de Oliveira, C G Coura, S Kitamura, W J dos Santos Experimental and FEM Study of Flexural Behaviour of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers Strengthened Concrete Structures S Aldajah, A Biddah, A Alomari Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Partially Prestressed Fibrous Concrete Beams S A Al-Ta'an, B J M Al-Hasan Complex Assessment of the Investigation of Concrete Fracture Specimens A Ziliukas, A Augonis Experimental and Numerical Research of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beams A Kohoutkova, J Kratky, J Vodicka, I Broukalova Effect of Mixing Steel Fibres and Silica Fume on Properties of High Strength Concrete L A Qureshi, S Aslam, J Munir Influence of FRC Properties on Design and Behaviour of Structural Concrete Members J Vodicka, A Kohoutkova, J Kratky, J Vaskova, K Kolar Experience with Various Type of Fibres and Concretes in Laboratory Testing of Structural Elements T Kanstad, A L Dossland, S Sandbakk, H Bra

Theme 2: Performance

Keynote Paper: Sustainable Infrastructure With Durable Fibre Concrete Material Professor V C Li, University of Michigan, USA

Afternoon Session Thursday, 10 July 2008 An Investigation of the Behaviour of Steel and Polypropylene Fibre Reinforced Concrete Slabs M N S Hadi Load Spreading and Moment Re-Distribution in Fibre-Reinforced Slabs on Grade T Tchrakian, D O'Dwyer, R P West Effect of Glass Fibres on Restrained Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of High Performance Concrete R Malathy, S R R Senthilkumar, K Subramanian Fibre Reinforced Concrete in Composite Metal Decks S Evans Mechanical, Thermal and Hygric Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Cement Composites E Mnahoncakova, P Tesarek, P Padevet, P Konvalinka, R Cerny Strength and Rheological Behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Self Compacted Concrete T Seshadri Sekhar, P Srinivasa Rao Stiffening of Concretes With High Performance Structural PP Fibres B Kucharczykova, M Zadelak, J Adamek Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Rectangular RC Columns Retrofitted by FRP Under Axial and Cyclic Loads H Shaheen, Y Hamad, I Shaaban, A Abdelrahman, T Elrakib Design Guidance for Fibre-Reinforced Construction J L Clarke Lightweight Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete M Hubertova, R Hela, A Hubacek Correlating the Cylinder and Split Tensile Strength Tests on Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete M A Musmar, M I Rjoub Residual Strength of Fibre-Reinforced Paving Flags Damaged by Impact R P West, D Sinnott Interaction Between Temperature & Sulfate: Effects on Polypropylene FRC U V Dave, Y M Desai Performance of FRC - A New Construction's Sustainable Option P J Sasturkar, P Preeti, H V Kulkarni Bridge Deck Overlays Made by HP-FRC J Sustersic, A Zajc, V Dobnikar Durability of Date Palm Fibre Reinforced Cement in Desert Climate A Kriker, A Bali, G Debicki Strength Properties of High-Volume Fly Ash (HVFA) Concrete Incorporating Steel Fibres R Siddique, W Prince, S Kamali Role of Fibres in Fly Ash Concrete K Saravana Raja Mohan, P Jayabalan, A Rajaraman

 

CLOSING PAPER

Evaluation of Shear Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concretes Professor S M Carmona, Dr S Mussatto, Dr R Fernandez, University Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile

Scientific and Technical Committee – Event 6 Professor A Bajza, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia Professor C J Burgoyne, University of Cambridge, UK Dr S M Carmona, University Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile Mr N S Farmer, Tony Gee and Partners LLp, UK Professor R Gettu, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Professor R I Gilbert, University of New South Wales, Australia Professor M R Resheidat, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan Dr J Sustersic, Institute of Research in Materials and Applications, Slovenia Dr R P West, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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