29th Conference on
OUR WORLD IN CONCRETE AND STRUCTURES

25 – 26 August 2004
Singapore

Table of Contents

Foreword                                                                                                                          

Message                                                                                                                          

OWICS 2004 Dedication                                                                                                    

The Indian Concrete Institute                                                                                              

Conference Lecture 2004 – Mr C R Alimchandani                                                                 

Profile of Co-sponsors                                                                                                        

OWICS – Brief Milestone                                                                                                   

OWICS – Conference 2003 Award Papers                                                                           

Special Conference Dedication Lecture
Glimpses of structural design of Delhi Metro                                                              
M. Tandon


Conference Lecture 2004

Beyond contemporary architecture and integration of architecture and engineering        
C.R. Alimchandani* and A.C. Alimchandani


KEYNOTE PAPERS
Measures for ensuring protection against corrosion of passive and active reinforcement in major structural concrete works for obtaining a minimum life of 100 years
C.R. Alimchandani*

Structural safety evaluation by means of fuzzy-probabilistic approach                          
V.I. Carbone, G. Mancini * and F. Tondolo

Regulating concrete quality                                                                                      
K.W. Day*

Preventing chloride induced rebar corrosion by anodic inhibitors - Comparing calcium nitrate with calcium nitrite
H. Justnes*

Towards the design of ductile reinforced high strength concrete columns                                  
S.K. Kaushik*, P. Bhargava and U. Sharma

The chemical, physical, mechanical properties of SCC, a wide research programme in progress in Italy
Franco Mola*

Development and application of rapid test methods for assessing the tightness of cover concrete
M. Shoya*

Concrete- Lessons from the past in planning for the future                                         
C.C. Stanley*          


TECHNICAL PAPERS
Effect of compression reinforcement arrangement on ductility of reinforced concrete beams

Agussalim*

Variation in fineness of fecto cement and its effects on other properties of cement and concrete
Saeed Ahmad* and Liaqat Ali Qureshi

Effect of water reducing concrete admixtures on the properties of concrete                   
Saeed Ahmad*, Attaullah Shah and Karamet Ali

Investigation on extreme weather concreting                                                              
Saeed Ahmad* and Arshad Nazir

Effect of elevated temperature on the strength of cement mortar with the inclusion of fly ash
T.U. Ahmed, Md. Shafiuddin Miah, Md. Akhtar Hossain*, Md. Niamul Bari and Md. M. Sazzad

Characterization of two locally available fly ashes for making concrete                         
M. Akram Tahir* and M. Faisal Chaudhry

Strength development characteristics of alkali and lime added flyash concretes            
M. Akram Tahir* and m. Faisal Chaudhry

Formulation of durability design of concrete structures                                                
M. Akram Tahir* and P. O'Neill Iqbal

Concrete carbonation in arid climate                                                                         
H. Al-Khaiat*, M.N. Haque and N. Fattuhi

Investigating some durability related properties of alkali-activated slag concrete            
S. Al-Otaibi*

Experimental investigation on high performance fly ash concrete in normal and aggressive environment
K. Arunachalam * and R. Gopalakrishnan

Microstress fluctuations in cement paste as a granular material                                              
A.M.F. Asmus* and G. Pezzotti

Skills training and development for the concrete construction industry                          
J. Bagnara*

Flexural behaviour of sand coated glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars in concrete
R.V. Balendran*, W.C. Tang, H.Y. Leung and A.Nadeem

Experimental evaluation of fracture behaviour of self-compacting concrete                    
S. Bullo*

Bond and size effect in self-compacting concrete                                                       
S. Cattaneo* and G. Rosati

Key technique and main innovation about concrete construction technique in The Three Gorges Project    
Dai Huichao* and Li Jun

Corrosion and durability of polymer modified concrete                                                 
M.M. El-Hawary *; A. Abdul-Jaleel and T. Al-Yaqoub

Ferrocement sandwich and cored panels for floor and wall construction                        
Ezzat H. Fahmy*, Yousry B. Shaheen, Mohamed N. Abou Zeid, and Hassan Gaafar

Strength and durability of steel-slag hydrated matrix without cement                            
T. Fujii, T. Ayano* and K. Sakata

Evaluation of plastic shrinkage in concrete containing Iranian silica fume                                  
P. Ghoddousi, Raiss Ghasemi * and T. Parhizkar

Improvements in long term structural analysis of cable stayed bridges                         
F. Giussani, A. Minoretti, F. Mola* and C. Savoldi

Creep, shrinkage and temperature effects in composite steel concrete bridge beams    
F. Giussani and F. Mola*

Proposal for corrosion rate analytical model of reinforced concrete                               
Y. Hasegawa*, S. Miyazato and T. Oyamoto

Recycling molten slag from waste to concrete products and construction materials in Japan - a case study report
Y. Hosokawa*, M. Shoya, Y. Tsukinaga, H. Aba, H. Yamamichi and T. Sugawara

Influence of type of cement on Ca Leaching from Concrete using experimental acceleration method
M. Ikeda*, N. Otsuki, T. Nishida and H. Minagawa

Three dimensionally analysis of flat plate structures by equivalent grid method             
Ilham Nurhuda* and Han Ay Lie

Use of industrial by-products in concrete and quality assurance in production of blended cements
A.K. Jain*

Synthetic structurel fibers for toughness and crack control of concrete                         
Jiang Jiabiao*, S. Loh and Toh Gasho

Effect of blending of portland cement with ground granulated blast furnace slag on the properties of concrete
K.M. Khan* and U. Ghani

Evaluation on using P-CON for phosphorous removal material and reusing P-CON for seaweed beds
T. Kuwabara*, T. Sato, S. Sato, T. Nonaka and K. Abe

Environmental factors and dynamic direct tensile properties of concrete                                   
G. Lin and D.M. Yan*

Probabilistic model for degradation of concrete strength of bridges                               
Y. Liu and J.R. Zhang*        

Construction reliability of cantilever casting bridges                                                    
Y. Liu and J.R. Zhang*        

Condition assessment of r.c. structures for repair, rehabilitation by electrochemical method
D.P. Mase*

Predicting time-dependent behaviour of high-strength concrete                                    
M. Mazloom*

A study on mechanical properties of cementitious composites with various recycled aggregates
Md. Zakaria Hossain* and S. Inoue

Chloride ion migration in normal and blended concrete by applying electrical field at different voltages
Noor Amila Bt Wan Abdullah Zawawi, Nasir Shafiq* and Fadhil Nuruddin

Mathematical model for the probability distribution of in-situ concrete compressive strength in North Cyprus
A. Öztemel and S. Ensoy* 

Effect of partial replacement of cement with silica fume on the strength and durability characteristics of high performance concrete
K. Perumal* and R. Sundararajan

Stochastic homogenization of steel fiber reinforced concrete                                       
P. Procházka*

Nanochemomechanics of fiber reinforced concrete                                                     
P. Procházka* and Š. Peškova

Push over analysis of a multi-storey concrete perforated shear wall                             
R. Purasinghe* and A. Chianello            

Monitoring the inhibiting efficiency of corrosion inhibitior in reinforced concrete
J.H. Qiu*

The chemistry of lignosulphonate and the effect on performance of lignosulphonate
base plasticizers and superplasticizers

K. Reknes*

The performance of a new lignosulphonate plasticizing admixture and its sensitivity to cement composition
K. Reknes*

Chloride diffusivity of sprayed mortar in wet mix system                                                          
R. Sakurada*, K. Hirata, J. Ikeda, K. Maruyama, T. Shimomura and Y. Kawazoe

Influence of the degree of flakiness of local aggregate on the properties of self-compacting concrete
M. Santhanam* and P.J. Amal Raj

Investigation on Concrete rust preventive agent using Microorganisms (Mechanisms)    
N. Sato*, S. Sugita and M. Shoya

Development on reduction technique of environmental impact with the effective use of demolished concrete 
Sato*, T. Kuwabara, T. Nonaka, T. Sato, R. Takata and K. Abe

Prediction and prevention of plastic shrinkage cracking in cementitious composites      
S.R.R. Senthilkumar* and S.C. Natesan

Comparative study on hardened properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) with normal slump concrete (NSC)
A.M.M. Sheinn*, C.T. Tam and F.L. Rodrigo

Basic study on utilisation of unlawfully dumped industrial wastes for concrete materials
M. Shoya*, Y. Tsukinaga, M. Aba, H. Yamamichi, Y. Hosokawa and T. Sugawara

Research needs in concrete                                                                                     
D. Srinivasan*

A study on variation of compressive strength of high strength concrete at elevated temperatures
K. Srinivasa Rao, M. Potha Raju* and P.S.N. Raju

Effects of acidity present in water on strength and setting properties of fly ash concrete
H. Sudarsana Rao*, V. Venkateswara Reddy and S.G. Vaishali

Comparison of some plastic flow surfaces using a finite element elasto-visco-plastic computer programme
G. Taban-Wani* and J.A. Mwakali

Investigation on alkali-silica reaction utilizing waste glass in concrete and suppressing effect by natural zeolite
R. Takata*, S. Sato, T. Nonaka, H. Ogata and K. Hattori

Strength of exterior slab-column connections                                                             
S. Teng, J.Z. Geng* and H.K. Cheong

Effects of alkalinity present in water on strength and setting properties of fly ash concrete
V. Venkateswara Reddy, H. Sudarsana Rao* and K.N. Jayaveera

Study on compound design method of reinforcement arrangement of non-member reinforced concrete structures
Wu Shengxing, Xu Qiang* and Kang Qingliang

The concrete wave-velocity tomography and application in hydro-structure testing                     
Zhao Mingjie, Xu Xibin* and Wang Xuejun

Requirements for test results of concrete, actions on concrete of non-complying test results and their influence on cost of concrete
Zhou Hua*

Index of Authors        
  

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