Boondooma Dam
Concrete faced rockfill construction was adopted for the 210 ft (64 m) high Boondooma Dam in Southern Queensland, Australia, after detailed comparison between concrete faced and earth...
Slabs, Mats Bear Heavy Loads over Unstable Soil
Marble Slabs Refastened in Grand Central Waiting Room
Fragility of Concrete Slabs
A Look at the New ACI Concrete Code
Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318-83) is discussed in terms of three major changes: limitations on chlorides, especially in aggregates, that affect durability;...
Reservoir
To preserve a vital part of the St. Louis, Mo. water supply , Stacy Park Reservoir was renovated with a new concrete roof over half its area and new beams in the other half. The new roof...
Pipe Impact on Concrete Slabs
A series of pipe impact on concrete slab tests have been performed at the CEA's Cadarache Laboratory using the AQUITAINE II facility. The testing program was jointly sponsored...
Reliability of R/C Slabs Subjected to Blast Loads
Dynamic Flexure-Shear-Thrust Interaction in RC Slabs
Composite Slab with Stud Restraint
Full-Scale Shear Tests of Embedded Floor Modules
Dynamic Shear Failures in One-Way Slabs
Dynamics of Building Frames by Distribution Factor Method
Stochastic Post-Failure Models of Buried Slabs
Throgs Neck Bridge: Why Did Its Deck Deteriorate?
Rapid deterioration of the concrete roadway decks of the Throgs Neck Bridge approach viaducts was found to be due to secondary tensile and fatigue stresses brought on by deflection of...
Georgia's Low-Cost Approach to Rehabilitating Concrete Pavements
A six step approach to rehabilitating concrete pavements is described. The six steps are: (1) Slab stabilization; (2) slab replacement, where necessary; (3) repair of spalls; (4) resawing...
Holding Capacity of Vertical Anchor Slabs in Granular Soil
Dynamic Forces in Continuous Slab Railway Tracks
A Direct Automated Simulation of Plates Resting on Foundations
For Office Buildings: Long Span Concrete Slabs
A survey of 36 office buildings in the United States and Canada featuring long span concrete slabs showed concrete is a technically feasible and cost effective material for office structures....
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