SP-121
High-Strength Concrete
Second International Symposium, McGraw-Hill, 1990, 786 pp.
$83.50

The Second International Symposium on the Utilization of High Strength Concrete was held in Berkeley, CA, May 1990. A substantial amount of research work and project construction with high strength concrete was completed since the last Symposium. Recent findings were presented and discussed.

Contents:
*Shortening of High-Strength Concrete Members,

by H. G. Russell

*Outline of the Japanese National Project on Advanced

Reinforced Concrete Buildings with High-Strength and

High-Quality Materials, by H. Aoyama, T. Murota,

H. Hirasishi, and S. Bessho

*High-Strength Concretes for High-Rise Buildings in

Japan, by F. Tomosawa, Y. Masuda, M. Abe, A. Shimizu,

and S. Nakane

*Ductility Improvement of High-Strength Concrete Columns

with Lateral Confinement, by H. Mugurruma and F. Watanabe

*Experimental Studies on Seismic Behavior of Reinforced

Concrete Members of High-Strength Concrete, by

S. Sugano, T. Nagashima, H. Kimura, A. Tamura, and A. Ichikawa

*Improved Serviceability of Reinforced concrete Slabs with

the Use of High-Strength Concrete, by R. Favre, H. Charif,

and J. P. Jaccoud

*Deflection and Cracking of High-Strength Concrete Beams

and Slabs, by H. Lambotte and L. R. Taerwe

*Shear Capacity of Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Beams,

By E. Thorenfeldt and G. Drangsholt

*Shear Strength of High-Strength Concrete Members, by

N. Sakaguchi, K. Yamanobe, Y. Kitada, T. Kawachi, and

S. Koda

*Strength of Lapped Splices in High-Strength Concrete,

by N. H. Olsen

*High-Strength Concrete Used in Composite Columns, by

K. Cederwall, B. Engstrom, and M. Grauers

*Deformation Properties and Ductility of High-Strength

Concrete, by L. Bjerkeli, A. Tomaszewicz, and J. J. Jensen

*Flexural Ductility, Strength Prediction, and Hysteretic

Behavior of Ultra-High-Strength Concrete Members,

by S. W. Shin, M. Kamara, S. K. Ghosh

*Microstructural Basis of Selection of Materials and Mix

Proportions for High-Strength Concrete, by P. K. Metha

and P. C. Aitcin

*A Method of Proportioning Trial Mixes for High-Strength

Concrete, by B. J. Addis and M. G. Alexander

*High-Strength Concrete Incorporating Several Admixture,

By D. Tachibana, M. Imai, N. Yamazaki, T. Kawai, Y. Inada

*Fly Ash in High-Strength Concrete, by M. K. Gopalan and

M. N. Haque

*Use of Ground Granulated Slag in High-Performance Concrete,

by H. Djellouli, P. C. Aitcin, and O. Chaallal

*In Situ and Design Strength for Concrete in Offshore Platforms,

by A. K. Haug and B. Jakobsen

*Long Term Strength of High-Strength Silica Fume Concrete,

by M. Maage, S. Smeplass, and R. Johansen

*Microporosity, Creep, and Shrinkage of High-Strength

Concretes, by V. Penttala and T. Rautanen

*Heat of Hydration of High-Strength Concretes, by

S. Smeplass and M. Maage

*Frost Resistance of High-Strength Concrete, by

T. A. Hammer and E. J. Sellevold

*Cracking Resistance of High-Strength Concretes, by

I. R. Almeida

*Fatigue of High-Strength Concrete, by G. Petkovic, R. Lenschow,

H. Stemland, and S. Rosseland

*Strength Development Characteristics of High-Strength

Concrete Incorporating Supplementary Cementing Materials,

by P Read, G. G. Carette, and V. M. Malhotra

*High-Performance Concrete for Nuclear Containment,

by F. Larrard, G. Ithurralde, P. Acker, and D. Chauvel

*Creep and Shrinkage of High-Strength Fields Concretes,

by F. Larrard

*Application of an Air-Entraining and Plasticizing Admixture to

High-Strength Concrete, by N. Marushima, K. Kuroha, and

K. Tomatsuri

*High-Strength Lightweight Aggregate Concrete--Current

Status and Future Needs, by G. C. Hoff

*Properties of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete

Incorporating Fly Ash and Silica Fume, by V. M. Malhotra

*Development of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete, by

M. H. Zhang and O. E. Gjorv

*How to Obtain High-Strength Concrete Using Louw Density

Aggregate, by V. Novokshchenov and W. Whitcomb

*Normalweight and Total-Lightweight High-Strength Concrete:

A Comparative Experimental Study, by M. Berra and G. Ferrara

*Repair Systems for High-Strength Concrete, by E.Gf. Chorinsky

*Construction of a High-Rise Reinforced Concrete Residence

Using High-Strength Concrete, by A. Takahata, T. Iwashimizu,

and U. Ishibashi

*High-Strength Concrete used in Highway Pavements, by

S. Helland

*Bent Bars in High-Strength Concrete, by K. K. B. Dahl