This
newsletter contains the most up-to-date information on the English publications
and activities of the JSCE Concrete Committee. It also provides information on
technical documents that can be downloaded or purchased.
No. 13, April 2008
Recommendations for Design and
Construction of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites with
Multiple Fine Cracks (HPFRCC)
The world’s first design
recommendations for HPFRCC was published in March 2007.
The English version will be
published soon.
click
here for the outline of Recommendation
The JSCE’s 2007 Standard
Specifications for Concrete Structures
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The
2007 version of JSCE Standard Specifications was published. The new set of
the standard specifications consists of 5 parts, “Design”, “Materials and
Construction”, “Maintenance”, “Dam Concrete”, and, “Standards for
Test Methods and Material Quality”. The
JSCE Concrete Committee plans to complete the English Version within
one year. click here
for the outline of revision |
Readers
Voice
Starting with this Newsletter,
there is now a Readers Voice column. First voice is from Prof. R Narayan Swamy
of University of Sheffield for The
Newsletter No. 11 of October 2007.
click
here for the Voice from Prof. R Narayan Swamy
Related
two papers of Prof.
R Narayan Swamy
Sustainable
Concrete for the 21st Century Concept of Strength through Durability ( FREE Download
)
Holistic
Design Key to Sustainability in Concrete Construction ( FREE Download
)
International
Conferences in 2008
JSCE
will support the following international conferences in 2008.
7th
International Congress, "Concrete: Construction's Sustainable Option.
"Dundee, Scotland, 8-10 July 2008.
http://www.ctucongress.co.uk/index.htm
4th
International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management
(IABMAS'08), Seoul, Korea, 13-17 July 2008.
http://www.iabmas08.org/index01.asp
8th
International Conference on Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability of Concrete and Concrete
Structures (CONCREEP 8), Ise-Shima, Japan, 30 Sep. 2 Oct. 2008.
http://concrete-lab.civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp/concreep8/
8th
International Symposium on Utilization of High-strength and High-performance
Concrete, Tokyo, Japan, 27-29 October 2008.
http://www.jci-web.jp/8HSC-HPC/
International
Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures, Hangzhou, P. R. China, 26-27
November 2008.
http://www.ccea.zju.edu.cn/icdcs2008/index.html
4th International Conference on Construction Materials : Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications (ConMat '09), Nagoya, Japan,24 - 26 August, 2009
http://www.jci-web.jp/conmat09/
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Associate Editors: Hikaru Nakamura,
Phan Huu Duy Quoc,
Atsushi Hattori,
Kohei Nagai,
Eiji Owaki,
and
Takumi Shimomura