Overview
- Covers latest findings and applications of sustainable construction materials
- Discusses methods and techniques of maintaining and restoring heritage buildings
- Presents select contributions from the international conference ICON 2019
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (LNCE, volume 111)
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Conference proceedings info: IICON 2019.
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Table of contents (23 papers)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book comprises select and peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Construction Materials and Structures (ICON 2019). The contents cover various latest developments and emerging technologies in sustainable construction materials, utilization of waste materials in concrete, special concrete, maintenance of heritage structures, earthquake engineering, and structural dynamics. The book also provides effective and feasible solutions to current problems in sustainable construction materials and structures. This book is useful for students, researchers, and industry professionals interested in concrete technology and structures.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Jayaprakash Jaganathan is a Professor in the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil and Structural Engineering from Annamalai University followed by Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Structural Engineering at National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. He, afterwards, earned his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. He has published 40 over papers in peer-reviewed international journals. He was a recipient of Teaching Quality and Research Publication Awards from University of Nottingham, Malaysia. His research interests include Repair and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Members using Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites, Sustainable Construction Materials, Kenaf Fibres, and Fire Engineering.
Dr. K. K. Choong is currently a Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. He obtained his B.Eng. (Civil) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, M.Eng. from Gifu University, Japan, and D.Eng. from The University of Tokyo, Japan. His major areas of research include Computational Analysis of Shell and Spatial Structures, Structural Dynamics, Structural Stability, and Computational Mechanics. He also collaborates with industry on research study related to Precast Concrete Structures, Large Span Steel Structures, and Tensioned Fabrics Structures. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
Dr. Mohammed Parvez Anwar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, Malaysia. He received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Structural Engineering from National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. He has received his D.Eng. in Structural Engineering from Yokohama National University, Japan. He has published more than 30 papers in indexed international journals. He received Teaching Quality and Research Publication Awards several times at University of Nottingham, Malaysia. His areas of research are Structural Dynamics, Wind - Induced Vibration Control of Long Span Suspension Bridges, Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Low and High-rise Structures, Application of FRP, and Construction Materials.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Construction Materials and Structures
Book Subtitle: Select Proceedings of ICON 2019
Editors: Jaganathan Jayaprakash, Kok Keong Choong, Mohammed Parvez Anwar
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9162-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9161-7Published: 21 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9164-8Published: 22 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9162-4Published: 20 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2366-2557
Series E-ISSN: 2366-2565
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 287
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 152 illustrations in colour
Topics: Building Materials, Structural Materials, Building Construction and Design, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings