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Recent trends in construction technology and management : select proceedings of ACTM 2021
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- Creator
- edited by M. S. Ranadive
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Singapore : Springer, [2023]
- ©2023
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1290 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9789811921452, 9811921458, 9789811921445
- Intro -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Recent Trends in Concrete Technology -- Self-healing Behavior of Microcapsule-Based Concrete -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Objectives -- 2 Microcapsule -- 2.1 Morphology of Microcapsules -- 2.2 Core Material -- 2.3 Coating Material -- 2.4 Release Mechanisms -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Synthesis of Microcapsules -- 3.2 Concrete Mix Design -- 3.3 Mix Design Designation -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 SEM Analysis -- 4.2 FTIR Analysis -- 4.3 Slump Flow Test -- 4.4 Compressive Strength -- 4.5 Split Tensile Strength -- 4.6 Flexural Strength -- 4.7 Cost Analysis -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Durability Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Mix Proportions -- 3 Experimental Programme -- 3.1 RPC Production -- 3.2 Durability Tests -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Production of Fibre-Reinforced RPC -- 4.2 Durability Tests -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Performance of Geopolymer Concrete Developed Using Waste Tire Rubber and Other Industrial Wastes: A Critical Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development of Geopolymer Concrete Using Industrial Wastes -- 2.1 Methodology to Prepare Geopolymer Concrete -- 2.2 Use of Various Industrial Wastes in Geopolymer Concrete -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Thermal Behaviour of Mortar Specimens Embedded with Steel and Glass Fibres Using KD2 Pro Thermal Analyser -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Groundwork -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Mix Proportions -- 2.3 Testing -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Thermal Conductivity (K) -- 3.2 Specific Heat Capacity (C) -- 3.3 Thermal Diffusivity (D) -- 3.4 Thermal Resistivity (ρ) -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Modulus of Elasticity of High-Performance Concrete Beams Under Flexure-Experimental Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Objectives -- 3 Methodology
- 3.1 Experimental Setup -- 4 Evaluation of Stress-Strain Parameters -- 4.1 Using Experimental Data -- 5 Evaluation of Modulus of Elasticity of HPC Beam -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Impact of Phase Change Materials on the Durability Properties of Cementitious Composites-A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Durability Properties of PCM-Cementitious Composites -- 2.1 Porosity -- 2.2 Water Absorption -- 2.3 Density -- 2.4 Shrinkage -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Comparative Study of Performance of Curing Methods for High-Performance Concrete (HPC) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methods of Curing -- 3.1 Water Curing -- 3.2 Compound Curing -- 3.3 Steam Curing -- 4 Material Used for High-Performance Concrete (HPC) -- 5 Methodology for Concrete Mix of HPC -- 6 Statistically and Graphical Analysis -- 6.1 Methodology -- 6.2 Results and Interpretations -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Potential Applications of the Research Outcomes -- References -- Development of a Mathematical Relationship Between Compressive Strength of Different Grades of PPC Concrete with Stone Dust as Fine Aggregate by Accelerated Curing and Normal Curing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Experimental Procedure -- 4 Materials Used -- 5 Preparation of Testing Specimens -- 6 Test Results -- 7 Reason for Enhanced Compressive Strength Under Accelerated Curing -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Using Recycled Aggregate from Demolished Concrete to Produce Lightweight Concrete -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Objective -- 3 Literature Review -- 4 Lightweight Concrete -- 5 Experimental Study -- 5.1 Experiments of Lightweight Concrete Produced by Natural Aggregate -- 5.2 Experiments of Lightweight Concrete Produced by Recycled Aggregate -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Recent Trends in Construction Materials
- A Study in Design, Analysis and Prediction of Behaviour of a Footbridge Manufactured Using Laminate Composites-Static Load Testing and Analysis of a Glass Fibre Laminate Composite Truss Footbridge -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of the Bridge -- 3 Materials -- 4 Load Tests -- 5 Software Simulation and Analysis -- 6 Results and Discussions -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- State-of-the-Art of Grouting in Semi-flexible Pavement: Materials and Design -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Grouting -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Mechanical Properties -- 2.3 Composition and Formulation -- 3 Evaluation and Contribution of Grouting -- 3.1 Evaluation of Grouting -- 3.2 Contribution of Grouting -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Utilization of Agro-Industrial Waste in Production of Sustainable Building Blocks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Test Methods -- 2.1 Raw Materials and Preparation of the Brick Specimen -- 2.2 Test Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Properties of Raw Materials -- 3.2 Mechanical Properties -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Effect of Exposure Condition, Free Water-cement Ratio on Quantities, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Concrete -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material Properties -- 3 Environmental Exposure Conditions -- 4 Workability of Concrete -- 4.1 Factors Affecting Workability -- 4.2 Slump Cone Test -- 4.3 Compaction Factor Test -- 5 Compressive Strength of Concrete -- 6 Result and Discussion -- References -- Development of Sustainable Brick Using Textile Effluent Treatment Plant Sludge -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology for the Development of Sustainable Construction Material -- 2.1 Collection of Raw Materials -- 2.2 Chemical Characterization of Textile Effluent Treatment Plant Sludge -- 2.3 Manufacture of Brick Specimens -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Chemical Characterization of Textile Effluent Treatment Plant Sludge
- 3.2 Physical Tests on Raw Materials -- 3.3 Physico-Mechanical Tests on Brick -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Utilization of Pozzolanic Material and Waste Glass Powder in Concrete -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Program -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Recent Trends in Construction Technology and Management -- Integrating BIM with ERP Systems Towards an Integrated Multi-user Interactive Database: Reverse-BIM Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 ERP System and Integration -- 2 Method -- 3 Working Example and Technical Details -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Application of Game Theory to Manage Project Risks Resulting from Weather Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 3 Literature Review -- 4 The questionnaire -- 5 Responding to Risk Using Game Theory -- 6 Practical Application -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Environmental Impact Analysis of Building Material Using Building Information Modelling and Life Cycle Assessment Tool -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Building Information Modelling -- 1.2 Life Cycle Assessment -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 LCA in the Building Sector -- 2.2 BIM and LCA Integration -- 3 Research Methodology -- 3.1 One-Click LCA -- 3.2 Data Collection -- 4 Case Study -- 4.1 Goal and Scope -- 4.2 Inventory Analysis -- 4.3 Calculation Result of the Building Frame -- 4.4 Calculation Result of Building Material -- 5 Interpretation -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Enhancing the Building's Energy Performance through Building Information Modelling-A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Analysis of Clashes and Their Impact on Construction Project Using Building Information Modelling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Types of Clashes -- 3.1 Hard Clashes -- 3.2 Soft Clashes -- 3.3 Workflow or 4D Clashes
- 4 Research Methodology -- 5 Data Collection -- 6 Data Analysis -- 7 Result and Discussion -- 7.1 Observation from Results -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Predicting the Performance of Highway Project Using Gray Numbers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 3 Analysis and Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- COVID-19-Assessment of Economic and Schedule Delay Impact in Indian Construction Industry Using Regression Method -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Data Collection -- 4.1 Preparation of Questionnaire -- 4.2 Respondent's Profile -- 5 Data Analysis -- 5.1 Ranking of Attributes -- 5.2 Mathematical Validity of Factor Analysis -- 6 Results -- 6.1 Impact of Attributes Affecting Economy -- 6.2 Impact of Attributes Affecting Schedule Delay -- 6.3 Correlation Matrix of the Attributes -- 6.4 Cronbach's Alpha -- 6.5 Regression Model -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Recommendations -- References -- Comparison of Afghanistan's Construction and Engineering Contract with International Contracts of FIDIC RED BOOK (2017) and NEC4-ECC -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General -- 1.2 Scope of the Study -- 1.3 Research Problems -- 1.4 Objectives of the Study -- 1.5 Research Methodology -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 General -- 2.2 Afghanistan Construction and Engineering Contracts -- 2.3 FIDIC Contracts -- 2.4 NEC4 Contracts -- 3 Comparison of SBD for the PSWs of the GoA with FIDIC RED BOOK (2017) and NEC4-ECC -- 3.1 Structuring and Arrangement -- 3.2 Terminology and Expressions -- 3.3 Errors or Mistakes about the Naming of some Clauses -- 3.4 Lack of some Essential Clauses and/or Sub-clauses -- 3.5 Flexibility -- 3.6 Risk-Sharing -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Comparative Analysis of Various Walling Materials for Finding Sustainable Solutions Using Building Information Modeling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Materials
- 2.2 Building Model