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Concrete and concrete structures
Vol. 18, No. 3
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Book Review ~onerete and Concrete Structures, Vol. H of the Transactions of the 9th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology held in Lausanne, Switzerland, August 1987. Transactions editor: F.H. Wittmann. Volume editors: Z.P. Bazant and T. Zimmermann. 1987. A.A. Balkema, Roterdam-Boston. 626 pages. Nuclear reactor technology has become a major stimulus for advanced research in structural mechanics, concrete structures included. The sessions of Division H, Concrete Structures, have been attracting ever increasing attention at the biannual international conferences on structural mechanics in reactor technology, and the last conference in Lausanne featured a record number of 83 papers, whose texts are presented in the Transactions volume. In view of the shift of the focus of research from strictly prestressed concrete pressure vessels for gas-cooled reactors to various advanced and possible future types of reactors, the scope of research has broadened, covering concrete reactor vessels of many different types as well as material problems of concrete structures of all kinds which are used or might be used in nuclear power plants. In addition, this scope of research activity now also emphasizes the related problems of radioactive waste isolation and various other special topics which arc of interest to the development of concrete structures in general. This evolution of the field is manifested in the papers included in the Transactions volume. Reflecting the sessions held at the conference, the papers are grouped into ten major themes: (1) Fracture and Constitutive Modeling, (2) Thermal Properties and Creep, (3) Diffusion and Permeability, (4) Creep and Thermal Effects in Structures, (5) Dynamic Material Properties and Modeling; (6) Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, (7) Design Concepts and Problems, (8) Behavior of Structural Elements, (9) Measurements, Observations and Related Methods, and (10) Special Problems. The volume is a rich source of fresh information on the latest research results of the materials and structural research in concrete. It is of interest to concrete engineers in the field of nuclear technology as well as concrete engineers, researchers, educators, and graduate students concerned with all aspects of concrete and concrete structures.
Z.P. Bazant Northwestern University
493 NEWS ITEMS
Book Review ~onerete and Concrete Structures, Vol. H of the Transactions of the 9th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology held in Lausanne, Switzerland, August 1987. Transactions editor: F.H. Wittmann. Volume editors: Z.P. Bazant and T. Zimmermann. 1987. A.A. Balkema, Roterdam-Boston. 626 pages. Nuclear reactor technology has become a major stimulus for advanced research in structural mechanics, concrete structures included. The sessions of Division H, Concrete Structures, have been attracting ever increasing attention at the biannual international conferences on structural mechanics in reactor technology, and the last conference in Lausanne featured a record number of 83 papers, whose texts are presented in the Transactions volume. In view of the shift of the focus of research from strictly prestressed concrete pressure vessels for gas-cooled reactors to various advanced and possible future types of reactors, the scope of research has broadened, covering concrete reactor vessels of many different types as well as material problems of concrete structures of all kinds which are used or might be used in nuclear power plants. In addition, this scope of research activity now also emphasizes the related problems of radioactive waste isolation and various other special topics which arc of interest to the development of concrete structures in general. This evolution of the field is manifested in the papers included in the Transactions volume. Reflecting the sessions held at the conference, the papers are grouped into ten major themes: (1) Fracture and Constitutive Modeling, (2) Thermal Properties and Creep, (3) Diffusion and Permeability, (4) Creep and Thermal Effects in Structures, (5) Dynamic Material Properties and Modeling; (6) Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, (7) Design Concepts and Problems, (8) Behavior of Structural Elements, (9) Measurements, Observations and Related Methods, and (10) Special Problems. The volume is a rich source of fresh information on the latest research results of the materials and structural research in concrete. It is of interest to concrete engineers in the field of nuclear technology as well as concrete engineers, researchers, educators, and graduate students concerned with all aspects of concrete and concrete structures.
Z.P. Bazant Northwestern University