The leading international authorities bring together in this contributed volume the latest research and current thinking on advanced fiber reinforced cement com

Rapid advances in materials science and engineering are being made in the field of fibre-reinforced cement composites for use in construction. This book present

This is the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC4), that was held at the Technische Universität Dr

Advanced cementitious composites can be designed to have outstanding combinations of strength (five to ten times that of conventional concrete) and energy absor

This book describes a number of high-performance construction materials, including concrete, steel, fiber-reinforced cement, fiber-reinforced plastics, polymeri