Advanced Civil Infrastructure Materials

In recent decades, material development in response to the call for more durable infrastructures has led to many exciting advancements. The purpose of this book is to provide an up-to-date review of several emerging infrastructure materials that may have a significant impact on repair and/or new construction. The two areas that take high priority in this book are the materials design concept that has led to the creation of advanced composites. Such design methodology has been made possible by several key advancements in materials science and mechanics. Secondly each chapter will be concluded with selective examples of real world applications using such advanced materials. This book will be an invaluable reference for undergraduate and graduate students of civil engineering, materials, architecture and building engineering, and will serve as a guide for researchers and professional engineers in the construction industry. CONTENTS Introduction; Advanced concrete; Advanced steel; Advanced cementitious composites; Advanced polymeric composites; all composite structures, Retrofit with composite sheets; Advanced wood composites; Advanced eco-materials; Environmental sustainability.