Structural Concrete 01/16

Predicting the behaviour of concrete structures – modelling or testing?

An editorial by Hans Beushausen:
"[...] As concrete materials and structural systems become more complex, more “modern”, so their behaviour also becomes increasingly diffcult to predict with conventional materials models or analytical methods. The new edition of the fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010 makes allowance for this as it explicitly includes performance evaluation philosophy as well as conventional prescriptive design methods and established analytical models. [...]"

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Table of Contents:

• Shear strength of SCC beams with few stirrups
• Scatter in shear capacity
• Method for computing RC beam arch capacity against collapse
• Behaviour of RC beams with CFRP-strengthened openings
• Evaluation of safety formats for non-linear FEA
• Transfer lengths in precast pretensioned concrete members
• Concrete fatigue in composite dowels
• ASR effects on properties of concretes with different aggregates
• ASR and sulphate performance of mortar including waste
• Nano-indentation and XCT for investigating sulphate damage
• Properties of concrete with blended cement/ceramic powder
• Ultrafine fly ash effect on concrete with aggregates made from waste

Recommended Reading:

• fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010
• Cable-Stayed Bridges