About the Book
Preface of ECF16 Chairman, Emmanuel E. Gdoutos; Editor's Preface; Surendra P. Shah; Scientific Advisory Board; Contents; Engineering Performance and Modeling for High-Performance Cementitious Composites; Effect of Fibre Distribution on the Fatigue Performance and Autogenous Shrinkage of CARDIFRC(R), by D. Nicolaides, A. Kanellopoulos and B.L. Karihaloo; Structural Applications of HPFRCC in Japan, by K. Rokugo, M. Kunieda and S. Miyazato; Simulation of the Tensile Stress-Strain Behavior of Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites, by J. Yang and G. Fischer; Effect of the Test Set-Up and Curing Conditions on Fracture Behavior of Strain Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC), by V. Mechtcherine and J. Schulze; Condition for Strain-Hardening in ECC Uniaxial Test Specimen, by L. Dick-Nielsen, H. Stang and P.N. Poulsen; Experimental and Numerical Analysis of UHPFRC Plates and Shells, by E.M.R. Fairbairn, RD. Toledo Filho, R.C. Battista, J.H. Brandâo, J.I. Rosal and S. Formagin; FRC and HPFRC Composites: From Constitutive Behaviour to Structural Applications, by M. di Prisco and M. Colombo; Tailored Composite UHPFRC-Concrete Structures, by E. Denarié and E. Brühwiler; Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete, by L. Vandewalle; Preventing Autogenous Shrinkage of High-Performance Concrete Structures by Internal Curing, by D. Cusson and T. Hoogeveen; Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Young Concrete: Application to a Restrained Slab, by M. Azenha, K. Faria and J.A. Figueiras; Modeling High Strength Concrete using Finite Element with Embedded Cohesive Crack, by A.M. Fathy, J. Planas, J.M. Sancho, D.A. Cendón and J.C. Gálvez; Size Effect of Concrete: Uniaxial and Flexural Compression, by A.L. Gamino, J.U.A. Borges and T.N. Bittencourt; Embedded Crack Elements with Non-Uniform Discontinuity Modes, by O.L. Manzoli and P.R. Shing; Efficient Strengthening Technique for Reinforced Concrete Slabs, by E. Bonaldo, J.A.O. Barros and P.R. Lourenço; Bending Performance of HighStrength Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Static and Fatigue Loading Conditions, by E.S. Lappa, C.R. Braam and J.C. Wairaven; Axial Symmetry Analyses of Punching Shear in Reinforced Flat Slabs, by L. Trautwein, T. Bittencourt, R. Faria, J.A. Figueiras and R. Gomes; Bond-Slip Behavior of Reinforcement in NSC and HSC with and without Steel Fibers, by A. Dancygier, A. Katz and U. Wexier; Application of Inverse Analysis to Shrinkage and Creep Models, by L.C. Almeida, J.L.A.O. Sousa and J.A. Figueiras; Fracture and Deformation of Cement Based Composites; Effects of Lightweight Aggregates on Autogenous Deformation in Concrete, by B. Akcay and M.A. Tasdemir; Fracture Behavior of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete, by C. Sengul, Y. Akkaya and M.A. Tasdemir; Determining the Tensile Softening Diagram of Concrete Like Materials using Hybrid Optimisation, by J. Hannawald; Performance of Plain and Blended Cement Concretes Against Corrosion Cracking, by E. Güneyisi, T. Ozturan and M. Gesolu; Mechanical Behavior and Optimum Design of SFRC Plates, by F. Koksal, A. Ilki, F. Bayramov and M.A. Tasdemir; Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete, by A.E. Yurtseven, I.O. Yaman and M. Tokyay; Influence of Tension Stiffening Effect on Design and Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures, by A. Elenas, L. Vasiliadis, E. Pouliou and N. Emmanouilidou; Assessment of Model Parameters for Fracture Simulation in Brittle Disordered Materials like Concrete and Rock, by J.G.M. van Mier; Crack Extension due to Corrosion by SiGMA-AE and BEM, by M. Ohtsu and F.A.K.M. Uddin; Size Effect on Concrete Splitting Tensile Strength and Modulus of Elasticity, by A. Kanos, A.E. Giannakopoulos and P.C. Perdikaris Mixed-Mode Crack Propagation through Reinforced Concrete, by J.R. Carmona, G. Ruiz, and J.R. del Viso; Quantifying Damage for Early Age Concrete; Advanced Analysis of Stresses for Control of Transverse Cracking in Early-Age Concrete Decks of
