Precast Concrete: Towards Lean Construction: Proceedings of the International Conference Held at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK on 8 - 9 July 2008

Opening Papers Forget the Concrete: It's the Added Value That Counts Post - Tensioned Precast Segments for a Multistorey Jamarat Bridge in Holy Makka Theme 1: Masonry Construction The Evolution of Masonry Mortars Use of Hollow Concrete Blocks in Low Cost Construction Mechanical Behaviour of Calcium Silicate Bricks Masonry under Vertical Loading Testing Concrete Blocks and Kerbs According to EN and JUS Engineering Characteristics of Polymers Modified Mortars Masonry Cement from Waste Chalk Development of Masonry Cement and Mortar Using Limestone Polished Slurry and Cement Strengthening of Masonry Structures: Application of Non Prestressed Reinforcement Concrete and Masonry Structural Elements in Old Apartment Buildings from the turn of the 19th Century - What could be Learned and Applied? Sate-of-the Art Report on Fabric Formwork Theme 2: Offsite and Onsite Manufacture Innovative use in Precast Concrete - From Housing to Upgrading of Public Housing Chemical Analysis to Establish Composition of Concretes and Mortars with Active Additions Properties of Interfaces in Concrete Composite Structures Reliability Analysis of Steel - Concrete Connections in Composite Beams A Test Method to Measure Bond Strength of Prestressing Strands Mixture Proportioning of High Strength Self - Consolidating Concrete Experimental Study on a Procedure to Construct Folded Plates of Reinforced Concrete Effects of Using Water and Super Plasticiser as Retempering Agents on Workability and Compressive Strength for Plain and Super Plasticised Concretes Use of Precast Concrete to Expedite Industrial Construction Self Compacting Concrete with Limestone Powder for the Precast Industry New Trends in Superplasticizers for the Precast Concrete Industry Theme 3: Housing Robustness and Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs Containing Welded Wire Fabric Behaviour of Bomboo Based Ferrocement Slabs for Low Cost Housing Design and Construction of Residential Buildings of "Termomur" Three - Dimensional Modular Blocks in the City of Vladimir ModernaProjekt (Modern Projects) Multi-Family Urban Housing Construction with Pre-Cast Concrete: Housing Models and Rationale in Eastern and Western Europe Behaviour of Oil Plam Shell Hybrid Concrete Floor Slab under Lifting and Transporting Load Housing Carbon Emissions: The Effect of Thermal Mass in a Changing Climate Basement Design and Discussion of Isolation Structures Theme 4: Infrastructure and Other Buildings Creating Lean, Sustainable and Durable Structures for India - The Second Largest Construction Economy in the World The Geometric Design of a Skewed Arch Bridge Using Precast Concrete Voussoirs Precast Segmental Concrete Bridge Durability Dubai LRT - Design of Viaduct Precast Through Deck Shaking Table Test of Dry Hanging Granite Plate Curtains Precast Concrete Structures for Seismic Zones Analysis and Design of Prestressed HSC Thin - Walled Columns Displacement Ductility Evaluation of Reinforced Facilitating Progress towards a More Sustainable Precast Concrete Industry in UK Rethinking Spiral Requirements for Precast Prestressed Piles in Areas of High Seismicity The European Concrete Precast Industry - From Technology to Sustainability