Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling Concrete Properties, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006 An International Symposium dedicated to Professor Surendra P. Shah, Northwestern University, USA

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®, 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