1st Edition
Ferrocement Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium
Ferrocement is a versatile, construction material, with applications in low cost housing, rehabilitation, strengthening and repair of structures. This book presents the latest developments in research and application of the material.
Preface
International Committee
Scientific Committee
Organising Committee
Part One General Topics
Ferrocement—an overview
Keynote lecture
R. P. PAMA
The future of ferrocement in civil engineering construction
J. B. HANAI and M. K. DEBS
SAINT Budoe and Lambot’s washerwomen
ROWLAND MORGAN
Performance indicators for international networking
L. ROBLES-AUSTRIACO
Flood protection with ferrocement
M. E. IORNS
An economic hollow ferrocement bridge with moderate load capacity
A. FERNANDEZ and P. MONTES
Part Two Housing and Special Structures
Ferrocement in housing—the future?
Keynote lecture
E. Z. TATSA
Experimental roofing in Burkina Faso
R. MATTONE
System of residential building (SER)
H. W. RIVAS, E. E. DE MOLA, O DE LEÓN GONZÁLEZ and E. S. LLANES
Ferrocement cluster structures in New Bombay
A. B. KARWEER
deMenil Museum project and potential applications of ferrocement/concrete laminates
M. PEMBERTON
Ferrocement pools
H. W. RIVAS and E. MORENO
Part Three Cracking
Cracking: its prediction and engineering significance
Keynote lecture
G. SINGH
Cracking avoidance in ferrocement using natural zeolite lightweight aggregates
R. GAYOSO and C. GIL
Influence of mortar shrinkage on first crack strength of ferrocement
A. W. BALLARIN and J. B. HANAI
Part Four Material Properties and Durability
Durability of barrier penetrant-treated ferrocements
Y. OHAMA and A. SHIRAI
Susceptibility of ferrocement to reinforcement corrosion
J. B. HANAI and M. K. DEBS
Ultimate moment capacity and crack width of weldmesh ferrocement in corrosive environments
G. J. XIONG and G. SINGH
Failure of a ferrocement beam
J. A. DESAI
Part Five Ferrocement as Formwork
Structural effectiveness of ferrocement as permanent formwork to reinforced concrete
G. C. MAYS and R. A. BARNES
As innovative use of ferrocement
G. SINGH, A.B. VENN and G. J. XIONG
Schlumberger Cambridge Phase 2: design and construction of first floor slab using ferrocement soffit units
S. GREGSON and M. DICKSON
Performance evaluation of RC ferrocement composite beams
S. K. KAUSHIK and A. G. DUBEY
Part Six Ferrocement for Repair and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of RC beams using precast ferrocement bonded plates
S. K. KAUSHIK and V. K. GARG
Experimental study of ferrocement as a retrofit material for masonry columns
T. AHMED, SK. S. ALI and J. R. CHOUDHURY
Investigation into the repair of short square columns using ferrocement
P. J. NEDWELL, M. H. RAMESHT and S. RAFEI-TAGHANAKI
Design and construction of traditional Thai house using ferrocement
P. NIMITYONGSKUL, W. KONGSITH and L. ROBELS-AUSTRIACO
Some recommendations for the production of ferrocement elements by means of the thermal vapour cure
A. B. DE MELO and J. B. L. LIBORIO
Part Seven Application of Applied Research
Applications of ferrocement through research and development
Keynote lecture
P. PARAMASIVAM
Inelastic buckling of ferrocement encased columns
S. K. KAUSHIK, A. PRAKASH and K. K. SINGH
Tensile, flexural and impact behaviour of ferrocement with chicken wire mesh reinforcement
S. KENAI and J. J. BROOKS
Part Eight Research Theory
Effect of coupling stiffness on ferrocement strength; a comparison of analysis approaches
R. P. CLARKE
Optimal design of ribbed ferrocement wall elements using genetic algorithms
V. S. PRAKASH, S. RAJEEV and M. S. MATHEWS
Analysis of a double-skin ferrocement wall panel for housing construction
M. RAMLI and A. M. RAHMAN
Considerations on the intensity of environment aggressiveness and micro-regions intro which ferrocement elements are introduced
J. B. L. LIBORIO and A. B. DE MELO
Part Nine Fibre Reinforcement
Study of the dynamic loading performance and mechanism of SFRHSC
S. WEI and Z. ZHAOZHOU
Flexural behaviour of ferrocement sections with steel fibers
M. W. HUSSIN and R. N. SWAMY
Ferrocement with fiber reinforced plastic meshes: preliminary investigation
A. E. NAAMAN and J. AL-SHANNAG
Part Ten Source Materials
Properties of mortar as influenced by the combination of different types of pozzolana derived from agriculture wastes
N. LUCERO, P. NIMITYONGSKUL and L. ROBLES-AUSTRIACO
Electrochemical corrosion measurements on reinforcement in ferrocement
M. H. RAMESHT, I. G. VICKRIDGE and M. I JAFAR
Flexural behavior and durability of ferrocements with polymer dispersion-coated reinforcements
A. SHIRAI and Y. OHAMA
Biogenic sulphuric acid resistant ferrocement
G. SINGH and B. VENN
Ferrocement structures with reinforced fabrics made with polymer fibres
O. A. KURBATOV, B. A. MIRONKOV and V. S. STERIN
IFS: a view of the future
R. P. PAMA and L. ROBLES-AUSTRIACO
Author index
Subject index
Biography
P. Nedwell, R.N. Swamy
