Systematic Approach of Characterisation and Behaviour of Recycled Aggregate Concrete

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-13-3891-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Reihe: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Discusses systematically the characteristics of recycled aggregate obtained from different sources of construction wasteClarifies how recycled aggregate differs from natural aggregate
Highlights the microstructure of recycled aggregate concrete
Helps readers gain a better understanding of the behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) under hardened state
Explains the behaviour of RAC under impact load with colour pictures to enhance the readability
Includes quality-improvement techniques for recycled aggregates to enable researchers to further enhance the quality of RAC

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rao, M. Chakradhara

Barai, Sudhirkumar V.

Bhattacharyya, Sriman Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Production Process of Recycled Aggregate.- Properties of Recycled Aggregates.- Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete.- Long Term and Durability Properties.- Microstructure of Recycled Aggregate Concrete.- Structural Behaviour of RAC.- Quality Improvement Techniques.

Über Autor(innen)

Chakradhara Rao M is an associate professor at the Civil Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (a Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), an M.Tech. (Structural Eng.) from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal, Karnataka and a B.Tech. (Civil Eng.) from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (A.P.). His research interests are sustainable construction materials and microstructure of concrete. He has published more than 20 papers in leading national/international journals and conferences.
Sriman K. Bhattacharyya is currently the Deputy Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur). Formerly he was the Director of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Building Research Institute at Roorkee. He is a senior professor and Ex-head of Civil Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. His research interests include fluid–structure interactions, structural health monitoring, sustainability of materials and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP)-Concrete composite systems. He is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, Institution of Engineers (India) and Institution of Structural Engineering. He has travelled to various countries in connection with his research.
Sudhirkumar V. Barai holds B.E. (Civil) and M.E. (Civil) degrees with specialisation in Structural Engineering from Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University of Baroda and a PhD (Eng.) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a professor of Structural Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India. His research interests include computational intelligence applications, structural health monitoring and concrete technology. He has published more than 200 papers in leading national/international journals and conferences. He is a fellow of the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) and Institution of Engineers (India). He is also the co-author (with Shailendra Kumar) of the book Concrete Fracture Models and Applications, which has recently been published by Springer.