publications from the concrete centre

Thermal Mass for Housing

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CHANGING CLIMATE

Concise Eurocode 2

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Concise Eurocode 2

This publication summarises the material that will be commonly used in the design of reinforced concrete framed buildings to Eurocode 2.

With extensive clause referencing, readers are guidedthrough Eurocode 2 and other relevant Eurocodes. The publication, which includes design aids, aims to help designers with the transition to design to Eurocodes.

Concise Eurocode 2 is part of a range of resources available from The Concrete Centre to assist engineerswith design to Eurocodes. For more information visit www.eurocode2.info.

R S Narayanan, the main author of this publication, was the Chairman of CEN/TC 250/SC2, the committee responsible for structural Eurocodes on concrete. He is consultant to Clark Smith Partnership, consulting engineers.

Charles Goodchild is Principal Structural Engineer for The Concrete Centre where he promotes effi cient concrete design and construction. Besides helping to author this publication, he has managed several projects to help with the introduction of Eurocode 2.

CCIP-005 Published June 2006 ISBN 1-904818-35-8 Price Group P © The Concrete Centre

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Concise Eurocode 2

A cement and concrete industry publication

For the design of in-situ concrete framed buildings to BS EN 1992-1-1: 2004 and its UK National Annex: 2005

Publications from The Concrete Centre

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The Concrete Centre aims to assist all those who design and construct in concrete to fully realise the potential of the material. To help to achieve this, The Concrete Centre has published a wide range of guidance and technical literature to explain the procedures and processes involved for the effective use of concrete.

This catalogue presents the current range of brochures published by The Concrete Centre and some of its industry partners. These titles and more are available for download or to order as hard copies from The Centre’s website. To access this full list of publications visit www.concretecentre.com/publications

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS FOR OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE WIND FARMS

Concrete Wind Towers

HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS USING CONCRETE FRAMES AND CLADDING

SchoolConstruction

A GUIDE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Concrete Framed Buildings

All advice or information from The Concrete Centre is intended for use in Great Britain only by those who will evaluate the significance and limitations of its contents and take responsibility for its use and application. No liability (including that for negligence) for any loss resulting from such advice or information is accepted by The Concrete Centre or its subcontractors, suppliers or advisors. Readers should note that publications from The Concrete Centre are subject to revision from time to time and should therefore ensure that they are in possession of the latest version.

Civil Engineering – Sustainable Solutions using Concrete 2

Concrete and Fire 2

Concrete and Sound Insulation 3

Concrete Framed Buildings 3

Concrete in Housing 3

Concrete in Buildings (series) 4

Concrete in Civil Engineering (series) 4

Concrete in Sustainable Construction 4

Concrete Structures 4

Concrete Wind Towers 5

Concrete Towers for Onshore and Offshore Wind Farms 5

Crosswall Construction 5

Energy and CO2: Achieving targets with concrete and masonry 6

High Performance Buildings using Insulating Concrete Formwork 6

High Performance Buildings using Tunnel Form Construction 6

Home Office Project Profile 6

Highway Safety Barrier 7

High Performance Hospitals 7

Hybrid Concrete Construction 7

New Concrete Engineering 8

New Concrete 07 8

Office Cost Study 8

Post-tensioned Concrete Floors 9

Precast Concrete in Buildings 9

Precast Concrete Paving 8

Remediating Brownfield Land 9

School Construction 9

Shed Structures: a new approach 10

Sustainable Concrete 10

Thermal Mass 10

Thermal Mass for Housing 10

Cement and Concrete Industry Publications

CCIP is an industry initiative to produce quality technical design guidance. Titles are published by the British Cement Association, British Precast, the British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, The Concrete Centre and The Concrete Society.

A Design Guide for Footfall Induced Vibration of Structures 11

Best Practice Guidance for Hybrid Concrete Construction 11

Cost Model Study – Commercial Buildings 12

Cost Model Study – School Buildings 12

Concise Eurocode 2 12

Concrete Buildings Scheme Design Manual 12

Concrete Bridge Construction 13

Design and Construction using Insulating Concrete Formwork 13

How to Design Concrete Structures using Eurocode 2 13

How to Design Masonry Structures using Eurocode 6 (series) 14

How to Design Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs using Finite Element Analysis 14

How to Specify Concrete for Civil Engineering Structures using BS 8500 14

Hydraulically-bound Mixtures for Pavements 14

Properties of Concrete for use in Eurocode 2 15

RC Spreadsheets: version 3 (CD and User Guide) 15

The Essential Guide to the Remediation of Brownfield Land 15

Utilisation of Thermal Mass in Non-Residential Buildings 15

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Civil Engineering – Sustainable Solutions using ConcreteThere is a growing pressure from Government and clients to create infrastructure that meets the needs of today’s communities without compromising the needs of future generations; sustainable development. This publication outlines the use of concrete in civil engineering projects when designed and built in response to sustainability objectives.

Publication date: 2005 nRef: TCC/05/04 nFree - PDF download available n

Concrete and FireIt is critical that we create buildings and structures that protect both people and property as effectively and effi ciently as possible. One of concrete’s many inherent benefi ts is its performance in fi re. Concrete performs well as an engineered solution and as a material in its own right; this publication explains how.


Concrete can contribute to the construction of inspirational buildings. Concrete Framed Buildings (see page 3) is an overview publication relating to the use of concrete frames in buildings. Other brochures, which form part of this set, focus on specifi c elements of concrete construction and include: precast concrete; hybrid concrete construction; crosswall; post-tensioning and school and hospital buildings. Further details on these brochures can be found within this guide.

Photos: John Gollins/DBI Design

A GUIDE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Concrete Framed Buildings

Concrete and Sound InsulationThis publication will be especially helpful to architects, engineers, surveyors and builders and anyone involved in the specification and building of new residential properties which will incorporate concrete wall or floor elements. The straightforward guidance covers construction to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations Part E: 2006 (England and Wales) of purpose-built dwelling houses and flats, and other residential buildings including hotels, hostels, boarding houses, residential homes, nursing accommodation and student halls of residence.


Concrete Framed BuildingsAt the start of each project, a decision is made about the form and material for the structural frame. This publication sets out to help the designer come to an informed decision, giving likely structural options for a concrete frame, with useful points to note written by engineers for engineers. The publication also discusses issues facing designers and provides background information on sustainability, innovations in concrete and best practice.

Publication date: 2006 nRef: TCC/03/024 nFree – PDF download available n

Concrete in HousingA series of reprints of articles published in Concrete magazine. The articles cover topics such as modern methods of construction, basements and foundations, sustainability and high-rise residential buildings.

Publication date: 2006 nRef: TCC/04/04 nFree n

Concrete in Civil Engineering (series)A series of reprints of articles published in Concrete and Concrete Engineering International magazines. They represent exciting examples of innovative uses of concrete in civil engineering.

Volume 1: Articles cover roads and paving; concrete safety barriers and pipes and culverts. nPublication date: 2004 pRef: TCC/02/01 pFree p

Volume 2: Articles cover remediation of brownfield land; sustainability; wind farms nand marine works.

Publication date: 2005 pRef: TCC/02/02 pFree p

Volume 3: Articles cover railways; barriers and sustainability. nPublication date: 2006 pRef: TCC/02/06 pFree p

Concrete StructuresThis fourth annual edition of Concrete Structures, inserted as a supplement in The Structural Engineer, includes articles on the sustainable use of aggregates; commercial savings; school solutions; solid facades for concrete structures and the project which commanded the best ever BREEAM score.

Publication date: 2007 nFree – PDF download available n

Further issues in this series are available – visit www.concretecentre.com/publications

Concrete in Sustainable ConstructionWith changes in the environmental, social and political climate, developers and designers are now having to consider the potential climate change impacts in any new development and the measures necessary to produce truly sustainable projects. The topics in this compendium of reprints of articles published in ‘Concrete’ and ’Concrete Engineering International’ magazines give an overview of some of concrete’s sustainable benefits, with case studies.

Publication date: 2007 nRef: TCC/05/07 nFree n

Concrete in Buildings (series)A series of reprints of articles published in Concrete and Concrete Engineering International magazines.

Volume 1: Articles cover design matters, precast concrete in construction and case studies. nPublication date: 2004 pRef: TCC/03/015 pFree p

Volume 2: Articles cover post-tensioned construction, precast concrete nconstruction and case studies.

Publication date: 2006 pRef: TCC/03/028 pFree p

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS FOR OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE WIND FARMS

Concrete Wind Towers

Concrete Wind TowersThere is no prescriptive plan showing how to develop a wind farm, whether onshore or offshore. Each selected or prospective site is unique, with its own mix of physical, economical, and access constraints. This publication demonstrates the key role that concrete can play in realising cost efficient, sustainable and constructible energy converters, addressing the major issues relevant to any wind farm development.



Crosswall Construction

Crosswall ConstructionCrosswall is a modern and effective method of construction which uses precast, cellular concrete components to achieve structurally robust, fast, economical medium and high-rise buildings. This publication explains the benefits of using crosswall construction and includes case studies of projects which have benefited from its effectiveness.


Guided Buslanes Publications on design and construction for guided bus solutions are available from our partner organisation, Britpave. For a full list, visit www.britpave.org.uk

Concrete Towers for Onshore and Offshore Wind Farms

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDIES

Concrete Towers for Onshore and Offshore Wind Farms The Concrete Centre commissioned Gifford to undertake conceptual design studies of concrete towers for wind energy converters. This document draws together the results presented in the onshore and offshore research. It presents ideas and issues on the design and deployment of concrete towers and associated structures, and points to a real opportunity for the substantial and economic use of concrete tower structures in wind energy developments.


High Performance Buildings using Tunnel Form ConstructionTunnel form is a formwork system that allows the contractor to cast walls and slabs in one operation on a daily cycle. It combines the speed, quality and accuracy of offsite produced ready-mix concrete and formwork with the fl exibility and economy of cast in-situ construction. This publication describes how this construction method works and the benefi ts it can offer as well as highlighting projects where tunnel form has been used.


High Performance Buildings using Insulating Concrete FormworkInsulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) is a system that consists of twin-walled, expanded polystyrene panels or blocks that are quickly built up to create formwork for the walls of a building.The formwork is then fi lled with quality assured, ready-mixed concrete to create a robust structure with the insulated walls remaining in place. This publication provides more information on this system and highlights the benefi ts it can offer, including excellent thermal and sound insulation.

Publication date: 2003 nFree - PDF download available n

Energy and CO2: Achieving targets with concrete and masonry Providing guidance for using concrete and masonry, this publication should enable designers to meet the mandatory energy and CO2 targets in the Code for Sustainable Homes. Central to this is the need for enhanced insulation and reduced air leakage. These are among the issues explored in this guide, which sets out the broad energy-related design issues and options for achieving Code level 3 and beyond in masonry and concrete homes. To this end, a range of fabric and services scenarios have been assessed and the results presented graphically with detailed supporting information.


Home Offi ce headquarters, Westminster, London. It was decided at an early stage to adopt an innovative, hybrid concrete superstructure frame. The frame contains a high proportion of precast concrete stitched together with in-situ concrete columns, walls and slab topping.

This case study, along with others which illustrate innovative concrete construction, is available to view online at www.concretecentre.com/casestudies.

High Performance Hospitals For hospitals, research has shown that lighter structures need extensive stiffening and extra thick fl oors, but, with concrete, vibration criteria can be met at little or no extra cost. In addition to vibration performance, concrete offers many benefi ts for hospital construction. This publication details these benefi ts, provides design, procurement and cladding information and includes case study examples.


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Hybrid Concrete ConstructionHybrid Concrete Construction (HCC) combines precast concrete and cast in-situ concrete to take best advantage of their different inherent qualities. These include the economic benefi ts of in-situ concrete with the speed and factory quality of precast concrete elements. This publication provides an overview as to how effective hybrid construction can be achieved.


Image courtesy of Britpave

The highway safety barrier, known as the Britpave Step Barrier, is a technologically advanced restraint which will save lives, ease congestion on our roads, reduce maintenance costs and help to protect our fragile environment.

Guidance material on the safety barrier, including acoustic studies, drawings and a barrier design DVD are available from our partner organisation, Britpave. Visit www.britpave.org.uk for more information.

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New Concrete 07Published as a supplement in Building magazine, this brochure highlights the benefi ts of building in concrete and uses case studies to demonstrate how projects have used concrete. It also includes fi ndings of a school and commercial buildings independent cost model study as well as an article on the new generation of formwork for concrete structures.


Further issues of this supplement are available – visit www.concretecentre.com/publications

Offi ce Cost StudyCost is a major criterion in assessing design and construction alternatives, and construction professionals require current studies in order to inform their decisions. This independent cost study undertaken on offi ce buildings concluded that there was a relatively small cost range between the options chosen but highlighted the extent to which elements other than structure can be affected by the frame material chosen. This publication gives a brief overview of the fi ndings of the study.


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Concrete block paving provides a hard surface which is good to look at, comfortable to walk on, extremely durable and easy to maintain. It adds a richness, complexity and human scale to any setting.

For more information and to download numerous publications on paving, including: Urban Paving, Home Zones Paving, Sustainable Paving and the regular Pave It magazine, visit the website of our partner organisation, Interpave, at www.interpave.org

New Concrete EngineeringThis 2007 supplement in New Civil Engineer highlights concrete engineering and features articles on the concrete safety barrier, wind farms, modular bridge systems, concrete pipes and also includes several case studies of concrete used in construction.


Further issues of this supplement are available – visit www.concretecentre.com/publications

Sustainable paving at Berkeley Homes housing estate, Oxford.Image courtesy of Marshalls plc


SchoolConstruction

School ConstructionConcrete construction can provide cost effective, comfortable, fl exible and fi re resistant schools, with good acoustics and minimal vibration. This publication covers concrete solutions for school construction. Four case studies are also included, one of which is a detailed cost comparison on school design.


Remediating Brownfi eld Land Using Cement and LimeThis brochure concentrates on the stabilisation/solidifi cation (S/S) process which provides a remediation treatment capable of dealing with contaminated land so that it no longer presents a risk of harm. Most brownfi eld land sites are made up of poor land containing contaminants and so S/S is a practical technique that provides cost-effective remediation. The publication also includes case studies on completed remediation projects.


RemediatingBrownfi eld Land

USING CEMENT AND LIME

Post-tensioned Concrete FloorsPost-tensioning concrete increases the many benefi ts associated with a concrete framed building. The purpose of this publication is to widen the understanding of post-tensioned fl oor construction and show the considerable benefi ts which include minimum storey heights, rapid construction, economy, maximum design fl exibility, minimum number of columns, optimum clear spans, joint-free, crack-free construction and controlled defl ections.


Precast Concrete in BuildingsThe use of precast concrete elements is well established as a construction method throughout the world and provides solutions for a great variety and complexity of layouts, shapes and façade treatments. This publication explains the benefi ts of precast concrete elements for buildings, provides design advice for the project team and showcases projects which have used precast concrete in their construction.


Thermal Mass

A CONCRETE SOLUTION FOR THE CHANGING CLIMATE

Thermal Mass Our climate is already changing and will continue to change significantly within the lifetime of buildings designed today. This publication provides a general guide to understanding thermal mass and fabric energy storage (FES). It outlines the application of FES techniques using cast in-situ and precast concrete floor slabs in non-domestic buildings and gives readers full references to facilitate further reading.


Thermal Mass for HousingThis guide provides information on the simple, passive design techniques that can be applied in masonry and concrete dwellings to take advantage of their inherent thermal mass on a year-round basis. Reading this document, it will quickly become apparent that the design of a typical house needs very little alteration to reap this benefit, and that there are negligible capital cost implications.


Thermal Mass for Housing

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CHANGING CLIMATE

Shed Structures: a new approachConcrete industrial buildings offer significant advantages and are extremely simple and cost-effective to construct. In fact, if you’re responsible for commissioning, designing, building or managing industrial buildings, this publication includes key facts that you should know about concrete sheds.


Sustainable ConcreteThe majority of people see concrete as a popular and robust building material. Less appreciate that it is also a key material of choice for those looking for a sustainable solution. This publication shows how concrete can help achieve sustainable construction and gives examples of how concrete contributes to the three pillars of sustainability - environmental, economical and social.


Cement and Concrete Industry Publications (CCIP)CCIP is an industry initiative to produce reliable technical design guidance. Titles are also published by the British Cement Association, British Precast, the British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, The Concrete Centre and The Concrete Society. The publications listed in this section are all available to purchase – for further details and downloadable extracts, visit www.concretecentre.com/publications

Publications can be purchased from the Concrete Bookshop at www.concretebookshop.com.

Whilst footfall induced vibrations on buildings and bridges is not normally signifi cant in terms of structural integrity, footfall induced vibration can be a critical serviceability condition. This publication presents a method of evaluating the vibration due to a single pedestrian walking on a fl at surface, such as a fl oor slab or bridge deck.

Publication date: 2006 nRef: CCIP-016 nPrice: £65 n

Authors: Michael Willford and Peter Young have over 30 years combined experience in the area of structural dynamics. The methods presented in this guide have been developed by them over the last 10 years and have been used extensively with Arup for the past fi ve years.

A Design Guide for Footfall Induced Vibration of Structures

Hybrid concrete construction provides simple, buildable and competitive structures that answer client demands for better value. Based upon work carried out under a PII research project, this publication demonstrates how to achieve best practice.

Publication date: 2004 nRef: TCC/03/09 nPrice: £35.50 n

Authors: Charles Goodchild, main author of this publication, is principal structural engineer with The Concrete Centre. Dr Jacqueline Glass, principal researcher on this project, is lecturer in architectural engineering at Loughborough University.

Best Practice Guidance for Hybrid Concrete Construction

Concise Eurocode 2

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Concise Eurocode 2

This publication summarises the material that will be commonly used in the design of reinforced concrete framed buildings to Eurocode 2.

With extensive clause referencing, readers are guidedthrough Eurocode 2 and other relevant Eurocodes. The publication, which includes design aids, aims to help designers with the transition to design to Eurocodes.

Concise Eurocode 2 is part of a range of resources available from The Concrete Centre to assist engineerswith design to Eurocodes. For more information visit www.eurocode2.info.

R S Narayanan, the main author of this publication, was the Chairman of CEN/TC 250/SC2, the committee responsible for structural Eurocodes on concrete. He is consultant to Clark Smith Partnership, consulting engineers.

Charles Goodchild is Principal Structural Engineer for The Concrete Centre where he promotes effi cient concrete design and construction. Besides helping to author this publication, he has managed several projects to help with the introduction of Eurocode 2.

CCIP-005 Published June 2006 ISBN 1-904818-35-8 Price Group P © The Concrete Centre

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Concise Eurocode 2

A cement and concrete industry publication

For the design of in-situ concrete framed buildings to BS EN 1992-1-1: 2004 and its UK National Annex: 2005

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A handbook for the IStructE chartered membership examination

Concrete Buildings Scheme Design ManualThis invaluable handbook is intended to be a quick reference guide for candidates taking the Institution of Structural Engineer’s Chartered Membership Examination. It will also form an essential reference source in the design office.


Concise Eurocode 2This publication summarises the reference material that will commonly be used in the design of reinforced concrete framed buildings to Eurocode 2. With extensive clause referencing, readers are guided through Eurocode 2 and other relevant Eurocodes. The publication, which includes design aids, aims to help designers with the transition to design to Eurocodes.


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Cost Model Study - Commercial BuildingsThis publication covers a comprehensive and independent cost study which was undertaken to provide a comparison between various structural options for both a three-storey office building in an out of town location, and a six-storey office building in a central city location. The building designs were taken up to normal outline design stage, the only differences being attributable to the

structural frame material. In all, 14 floor design options were evaluated, budget costings were assigned to all elements of construction and adjustments were made to reflect time-related costs attributable to differences in the construction programme.


Cost Model Study – School BuildingsThis publication covers a comprehensive and independent cost study which was undertaken to provide a comparison between six structural frame options for a typical secondary school. Budget costings were assigned to all elements of construction and adjustments were made to reflect time-related costs attributable to differences in the construction programme. There

was a relatively small cost variation between the options, however the study highlighted the extent to which elements other than structure can be affected by the frame material chosen.


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Many cement and concrete industry publications on the technical features of concrete bridges have been published by The Concrete Centre and its partner The Concrete Bridge Development Group. These include documents on the fast construction of concrete bridges (ref: CBDG/014 TG5); the use of lightweight aggregate in bridges (ref: CCIP-015); high strength concrete in bridge construction (ref: CCIP-002); self-compacting concrete in bridges (ref: CCIP-003) and guidance on the assessment of concrete bridges (ref: CCIP-024).For more information on these and other publications, visit www.cbdg.org.uk

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Design and Construction using Insulating Concrete FormworkInsulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) is a recognised modern method of construction. It is a simple method of concrete wall construction where the polystyrene ‘formwork’ is left in place to provide insulation to the wall. The guide covers ICF wall design to both BS 8110 and Eurocode 2 and demonstrates that in many cases ICF walls do not require main reinforcement. The

guide covers the specifi cation of ICF as well as construction and workmanship aspects.


How to Design Concrete Structures using Eurocode 2This publication aims to make the transition to Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures as easy as possible by drawing together in one place key information and commentary required for the design of typical concrete elements. Chapters, based on the successful series of How to guides, include: Introduction to Eurocode 2, Getting Started, Slabs, Beams, Columns, Foundations, Flat Slabs and Defl ection Calculations and previously un-published chapters on Retaining Walls, Detailing, BS 8500 for building structures.



The Concrete Centre

This compendium of publications is authored by a number of industry specialists and is led by Owen Brooker. Owen is senior structural engineer for The Concrete Centre where he promotes effi cient concrete design through guidance documents, presentations and as an expert on the national helpline.

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Hydraulically-bound Mixtures for PavementsThis guide covers the stabilisation of naturally occurring soils or other materials to improve their mechanical properties and performance for use as capping layers, sub-bases and bases. To be in line with European standards and Highways Agency documents, the guide covers treatment with cement and the full range of hydraulic combinations based on fly ash, granulated blastfurnace slag, gypsum and lime. The resulting materials are known as hydraulically-bound mixtures (HBM). This guide covers the performance, behaviour, materials, mixture design, construction and control testing of hydraulically bound pavements and as such

will be of use to civil engineering designers, specifiers and contractors.

Publication date: 2006 nRef: CCIP-009 nPrice: £29.50 n


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Author: John Kennedy is an independent pavement engineering consultant and UK principal expert on European Technical Committee 227 ‘Road materials for hydraulically-bound mixtures’.

How to Specify Concrete for Civil Engineering Structures using BS 8500This guide sets out the requirements of BS 8500 and is intended to enable designers of all types of civil engineering structures to specify concrete effectively, efficiently and with confidence.

Publication date: 2007 nRef: TCC/02/07 nPrice: £10.50 nPDF download available n

How to Design Masonry Structures using Eurocode 6 (series)This series of three guides aims to make the transition to Eurocode 6, Design of masonry structures, as easy as possible by drawing together in one place key information and commentary required for the design of typical masonry elements. The three separate guides are entitled: Introduction, Vertical Resistance, and Lateral Load.

Publication date: 2008 nPrice: £10.50 (for series of three) nPDF download available n

How to Design Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs using Finite Element AnalysisFinite element (FE) analysis, a powerful computer method, has become an increasingly popular method of analysing concrete flat slab structures. However, there are some pitfalls to avoid, that often catch out the unwary. This publication seeks to introduce FE methods, explain how concrete can be successfully modelled and how to interpret the results.

Publication date: 2006 nRef: TCC/03/27 nPrice: £10.50 n

RC Spreadsheets are intended to help with the rapid production of clear and accurate design calculations for reinforced concrete elements. These Excel spreadsheets are aids for design to both BS 8110-1:1997 and Eurocode 2. The software is available for individual registration or site/offi ce registration. Formore information visit www.concretecentre.com/rcdesign

Publication date: 2006 nRef: CCIP-008 nPrice: £100 (single user); nfrom £500 (site licence)

Another invaluable software package is Concept, which is used for the conceptual design of reinforced concrete frames and enables a comparison of costs and programme to determine the optimum structural solution. For more information visit www.concretecentre.com/concept

RC Spreadsheets: version 3 (CD and User Guide)

This document provides guidance on the use of Stabilisation/Solidifi cation (S/S) for the remediation of land affected by contamination, as commonly found on brownfi eld land or derelict sites.

Publication date: 2004 nRef: CCIP-004 nPrice: £29.50 n

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The Essential Guide to the Remediation of Brownfi eld Land

In the design of concrete structures, engineers have the fl exibility to specify particular concrete type(s) aimed at meeting the specifi c performance requirements for their project. This guide is aimed at design engineers to provide them with a greater knowledge of concrete behaviour, so that they

can optimise the use of the material aspects of concrete in their design. Guidance is given on the properties of concrete for design to Eurocode 2 and the corresponding UK national annex.


Properties of Concrete for use in Eurocode 2

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This guide provides detailed guidance on the use of thermal mass as a sustainable method of cooling which avoids or reduces the need for air conditioning. This publication will assist designers wishing to exploit thermal mass and includes chapters on concrete fl oor options, integration of services, acoustic considerations and surface fi nish options. The guide also includes a number of case studies.


Author: Tom de Saulles is the building sustainability manager at the British Cement Association and The Concrete Centre, specialising in energy use in buildings, particularly the application of passive heating and cooling techniques. Tom is a chartered building services and mechanical engineer and previously worked for the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA).

Utilisation of Thermal Mass in Non-Residential Buildings

The brochures in this catalogue are just a selection of the full range produced by the cement and concrete industry. To see a complete list of publications from The Concrete Centre visit www.concretecentre.com/publications.

More literature is available from: The Concrete Bookshop (www.concretebookshop.com)

Other organisations providing guidance on concrete construction: British Cement Association (www.cementindustry.co.uk) British Precast (www.britishprecast.org) British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (www.brmca.org.uk) Britpave (www.britpave.org.uk) Concrete Bridge Development Group (www.cbdg.org.uk) Interpave (www.interpave.org) Quarry Products Association (www.qpa.org) The Concrete Society (www.concrete.org.uk)

For a full list of trade associations visit www.concretecentre.com

To register for publication alerts which advise of the latest publications visit www.concretecentre.com/register or, if you are an existing subscriber to The Concrete Centre’s newsletter, update your profi le at the website to ensure you receive these publication updates.

Concrete Quarterly

The Concrete Centre website is home to the Concrete Quarterly archive. Dating back to 1947, these publications have a wealth of articles documenting historical concrete projects right up to the innovative uses of concrete in the present day.

CQ is aimed at all members of the project team and demonstrates the potential of concrete in terms of architectural vision, structural solutions, best practice and performance. In addition to covering concrete projects, which can be large or small but always innovative and interesting, CQ provides a regular update of industry news and viewpoints.

Visit www.concretecentre.com/cq to view the full archive.www.concretecentre.com/cq to view the full archive.

industry news and viewpoints.

The Concrete Centre aims to enable everyone involved in the design and use of concrete to realise the potential of concrete. As a centre for excellence and design guidance, The Concrete Centre offers a reservoir of concrete information and assistance.

Free National HelplineThe national helpline provides a rapid response for all questions relating to the design, use and performance of concrete. Free advice is available from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Call 0845 812 0000.

CPD seminars and coursesThese events provide in-depth knowledge and examination of concrete issues and developments, materials and standards in regional centres throughout the UK. Visit www.concretecentre.com/events

In your offi ceThe Concrete Centre’s professional regional staff can provide bespoke project advice and keep your practice up-to-date with technical reports and design guidance from the sector. For more information visit www.concretecentre.com/cpd or email [email protected]

Find out more by visiting www.concretecentre.com

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