Cement & Concrete Composites
Volume 21, Number 1, 1999
CONTENTS
iii Editorial
1 Durability of Reactive Powder Composites: influence of silica fume on the
leaching properties of very low water/binder pastes
V . MATTE & M. MORANVILLE (France)
11 Durability of Portland blast-furnace slag cement concrete
G. J. OSBORNE (UK)
23 Residual strength and pore structure of high-strength contete and normal
strength concrete after exposure to high temperatures
Y.N. CHAN, G. F. PENG & M. ANSON (Hong Kong)
29 Determination of the dividing strength and its relation to the concrete
stength in lightweight aggregate concrete
H.-J. CHEN, T. YEN, T. P. LIA & Y. L. HUANG (Taiwan)
39 Behaviour of composite soil reinforced with natural fibres
K. GHAVAMI, R.D.T. FILHO & N. P. BARBOSA (Brazil)
49 Transition zone studies of vegetable fibre-cement paste composites
H. SAVASTANO JR. & V. AGOPYAN (Brazil)
59 Influence of aggregate fraction in the mix on the reliability of rapid chloride
permeability test
T. H. WEE, A. K. SURYAVANSHI & S. S. TIN (Singapore)
73 Properties of high-strength steel fiber-reinforced concrete beams in bending
Q. CHUNXIANG (People's Republic of China) & I. PATNAIK (Australia)
83 News: conferences and symposia
85 Patents ALERT
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VOL. 21, NO. 2, 1999
iii Editorial
89 Limestone aggregate concrete, usefulness and durability
P. POITEVIN (France)
99 Influence of finely ground limestone on cement hydration
J. PERA, S. HUSSON & B. GUILHOT (France)
107 A study on the parameters affecting the properties of Portland limestone
cements
S. TSIVILIS, E. CHANIOTAKIS, E. BADOGIANNIS, G. PAHOULAS & A. ILIAS
(Greece)
117 Thaumasite — background and nature in deterioration of cements, mortars
and concretes
J. BENSTED (UK)
123 Identification and characterisation of thaumasite by XRPD techniques
S. J. BARNETT, C. D. ADAM, A. R. W. JACKSON & P. D. HYWEL-EVANS
(UK)
129 Performance of Portland limestone cements in mortar prisms immersed in
sulfate solutions at 5°C
A. P. BARKER & D. W. HOBBS (UK)
139 The effect of clinker and limestone quality on the gas permeability, water
absorption and pore structure of limestone cement concrete
S. TSIVILIS, E. CHANIOTAKIS, G. BATIS, C. MELETIOU, V. KASSELOURI,
G. KAKALI, A. SAKELLARIOU, G. PAVLAKIS & C. PSIMADAS (Greece)
147 Thaumasite formation and deterioration in historic buildings
M. COLLEPARDI (Italy)
155 The repair of Arctic structures damaged by thaumasite
J. A. BICKLEY (Canada)
159 News: conferences and symposia
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Volume 21 Number 3 1999
iii Editorial
163 Steel rebars corrosion investigation with strain gages
G. BATIS & TH. ROUTOULAS (Greece)
173 Promotion effect of C-S-H-phase nuclei on building calcium silicate hydrate phases
E. I. AL-WAKEEL, S. A. EL-KORASHY, S. A. EL-HEMALY & N. UOSSEF (Egypt)
181 Modelling the loss of strength and porosity increase due to the leaching of
cement pastes
C. CARDE & R. FRANCOIS (France)
189 Aging mechanisms in cellulose fiber reinforced cement composites
R. MACVICAR (Canada), L M. MATUANA (USA) & J. J. BALATINECZ (Canada)
197 Damage mechanics applied to concrete reinforced with amorphous cast iron
fibers, concrete subjected to compression
C. REDON & J.-L CHERMANT (France)
205 Fiber/cement interface tailoring with plasma treatment
H.-C. WU & V. C. LI (USA)
213 Prestressed fiber reinforced concrete beams with reduced ratios of shear
reinforcement
S. F JUNIOR & J. B. DE HANAI (Brazil)
223 Effects of fly ash on fatigue and fracture properties of hardened cement mortar
P. C. TAYLOR (USA) & R. B. TAIT (South Africa)
233 Erratum
235 Report on the International Conference on High Performance High Strength
Concrete (HPHSC)
A. K. PATNAIK
237 News: conferences and symposia
239 Patents ALERT
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Volume 21, Number 4, 1999
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249 Fatigue life analysis of fiber reinforced concrete with a fracture mechanics based
model
T. MATSUMOTO (JAPAN) & V. C. LI (USA)
263 Flexural strength of reinforced concrete T-beams with steel fibers
R. B. ABDUL-AHAD & 0. Q. AZIZ (IRAQ)
269 Influence of the proportion of wood on the thermal and mechanical performances
of clay-cement-wood composites
K. AL RIM, A. LEDHEM, 0. DOUZANE, R. M. DHEILLY & M. QUENEUDEC (FRANCE)
277 The early hydration of alkali-activated slag: developments in monitoring techniques
W. J. McCARTER, T. M. CHRISP & G. STARRS (UK)
285 Investigations into the effect of addition of flyash and burnt clay pozzolana on
certain engineering properties of cement composites
S. K. MALHOTRA & N. G. DAVE (INDIA)
293 Comparative study of the initial surface absorption and chloride diffusion of high
performance zeolite, silica fume and PFA concretes
S. Y. N. CHAN & X. Jl (HONG KONG)
301 Mechanical behaviour of ferrocement composites: an experimental investigation
M. ARIF (INDIA), PANKAJ (UK) & S. K. KAUSHIK (INDIA)
313 The interfacial zone and bond strength between aggregates and cement pastes
incorporating high volumes of fly ash
L JIANG (CHINA)
317 Behaviour of silica-concrete based on quartz bond in sulphuric acid
C. FREIDIN (ISRAEL)
325 Rapid evaluation of the threshold alkali level for alkali-reactive siliceous aggregates
in concrete
M. BERRA, T. MANGIALARDI & A. E. PAOLINI (ITALY)
335 Conference Report
341 News: conferences and symposia
343 Patents ALERT
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