商品描述
This book presents a comprehensive study on development and performance of fibre-reinforced rubcrete, an innovative concrete incorporating pre-treated crumb rubber from waste tyres as partial replacement of natural aggregates. This book highlights the development of rubcrete mixes of varying grades, their fresh, mechanical, and durability properties, and the role of steel and polypropylene fibres in improving toughness and impact resistance. With the growing demand for eco-friendly construction practices, this book addresses the challenges to balance sustainability and structural efficiency by integrating recycled rubber and reinforcing fibres such as steel and polypropylene. Emphasis is placed on cost-to-benefit analysis, energy absorption capacity, and sustainability aspects of this emerging material. The content systematically incorporates the mechanical properties, fracture characteristics, impact resistance, and durability of rubcrete under different loading and environmental conditions. The content includes experimental and numerical investigations under static and impact loading to demonstrate the effect of crumb rubber and/ or fibre reinforcement on toughness, energy absorption, and strength for improving crack resistance, fracture energy, and long-term performance. This book also includes optimal mix design of rubcrete and explores its structural performance in real-world applications such as prestressed concrete railway sleepers, fencing posts, crash barriers, and kerbs. By integrating material science, structural engineering, and sustainability, this volume provides unique insights into the use of rubcrete as a viable alternative to conventional concrete. It serves as a valuable reference for researchers, graduate students, and practicing engineers interested in sustainable construction materials, resilient infrastructure, and circular economy approaches in civil engineering.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本書對纖維增強橡膠混凝土（rubcrete）的開發與性能進行了全面的研究，這是一種創新的混凝土，將來自廢輪胎的預處理橡膠顆粒作為天然骨料的部分替代品。書中強調了不同等級的橡膠混凝土配方的開發、其新鮮性、機械性質和耐久性，以及鋼纖維和聚丙烯纖維在提高韌性和抗衝擊性方面的作用。隨著對環保建築實踐需求的增加，本書探討了在整合回收橡膠和鋼、聚丙烯等增強纖維的過程中，平衡可持續性和結構效率的挑戰。本書重點關注成本效益分析、能量吸收能力以及這種新興材料的可持續性方面。
內容系統性地涵蓋了橡膠混凝土在不同載荷和環境條件下的機械性質、斷裂特性、抗衝擊性和耐久性。內容包括在靜態和衝擊載荷下的實驗和數值研究，以展示橡膠顆粒和/或纖維增強對韌性、能量吸收和強度的影響，從而改善抗裂性、斷裂能量和長期性能。本書還包括橡膠混凝土的最佳配方設計，並探討其在現實應用中的結構性能，例如預應力混凝土鐵路枕木、圍欄柱、碰撞防護欄和路緣石。
通過整合材料科學、結構工程和可持續性，本書提供了橡膠混凝土作為傳統混凝土可行替代品的獨特見解。它為對可持續建築材料、韌性基礎設施和土木工程中的循環經濟方法感興趣的研究人員、研究生和實務工程師提供了寶貴的參考。
作者簡介
Dr. Anand Raj is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. His research lies at the intersection of sustainable construction materials and structural performance, with a particular focus on rubberized concrete, fibre-reinforced composites, and structures subjected to impact loading. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Calicut, India, where his thesis on fibre-reinforced rubcrete was recognised as the Best Thesis in Concrete by the Indian Concrete Institute (Calicut Chapter). Dr. Raj has made pioneering contributions to the development and structural application of rubcrete, a sustainable concrete incorporating crumb rubber from waste tyres. His work has led to three granted Indian patents on innovative rubcrete-based structural components, namely fencing posts, prestressed concrete railway sleepers, and crash barriers. These developments are geared towards advancing sustainable infrastructure and enhancing energy absorption under impact loads. Dr. Praveen Nagarajan is currently Professor and BIS Chair in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), Kerala, India. With over two decades of teaching, research, and consulting experience, he has established himself as a leading scholar in structural engineering, particularly in sustainable construction materials, bridge design, and reinforced and prestressed concrete systems. Dr. Nagarajan had his Civil Engineering education from NIT Calicut and IIT Madras. He was a top-ranking student throughout. After a brief stint as a Bridge Design Engineer at L&T Ramboll, Chennai, he took to academics. Dr. Nagarajan is the author of three widely adopted textbooks: Prestressed Concrete Design (Pearson, 2013), Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis (CRC Press, 2018), and Design of Concrete Bridges (Wiley, 2021). These works reflect his ability to combine theoretical depth with practical insights, making them valuable references for both students and practicing engineers. Dr. A. P. Shashikala is Professor (Higher Administrative Grade, Retired) in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), India. With more than four decades of teaching, research, and professional service, she has made distinguished contributions to structural engineering, offshore structures, and the development of sustainable construction materials. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1996, specialising in ocean engineering. Dr. Shashikala's research spans wave modelling and prediction, floating body dynamics, seismic performance of buildings, multi-body offshore structures, and the development of alternate construction materials. Dr. Sudha Das is Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), India. Her teaching, research, and professional practice focus on structural engineering, bridge health assessment, sustainable materials, and the application of soft computing and artificial intelligence to civil infrastructure. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Durgapur, with her doctoral research centred on fuzzy logic-based condition assessment and ranking of reinforced concrete bridges. Dr. Das has published more than 20 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Her professional achievements include the Suchit Kumar Ghosh Memorial Best Paper Award at the 36th Indian Engineering Congress (2021). Her research contributions include fuzzy logic approaches for bridge condition assessment, multi-criteria decision-making methods for bridge management system, damage detection using infrared thermography, and applications of deep learning for crack identification in concrete structures.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
安南·拉吉博士（Dr. Anand Raj）是泰國朱拉隆功大學土木工程系的博士後研究員。他的研究位於可持續建築材料與結構性能的交叉點，特別專注於橡膠混凝土、纖維增強複合材料以及受衝擊載荷影響的結構。他在印度卡利卡特國立技術學院獲得土木工程博士學位，其論文關於纖維增強橡膠混凝土（rubcrete）被印度混凝土學會（卡利卡特分會）評選為最佳混凝土論文。拉吉博士在橡膠混凝土的開發和結構應用方面做出了開創性的貢獻，這種可持續混凝土包含來自廢輪胎的橡膠顆粒。他的研究導致了三項獲得的印度專利，涉及創新的橡膠混凝土結構組件，包括圍欄柱、預應力混凝土鐵路枕木和防撞護欄。這些發展旨在推進可持續基礎設施並增強在衝擊載荷下的能量吸收能力。
普拉維恩·納加拉詹博士（Dr. Praveen Nagarajan）目前是印度卡利卡特國立技術學院（NITC）土木工程系的教授及BIS講座教授。擁有超過二十年的教學、研究和顧問經驗，他已成為結構工程領域的領先學者，特別是在可持續建築材料、橋樑設計以及鋼筋和預應力混凝土系統方面。納加拉詹博士在NIT卡利卡特和印度理工學院馬德拉斯接受土木工程教育，並在學業上始終名列前茅。在短暫擔任L&T Ramboll（印度金奈）的橋樑設計工程師後，他轉向學術界。納加拉詹博士是三本廣泛採用的教科書的作者：《預應力混凝土設計》（Pearson, 2013）、《結構分析的矩陣方法》（CRC Press, 2018）和《混凝土橋樑設計》（Wiley, 2021）。這些著作反映了他將理論深度與實踐見解相結合的能力，對學生和在職工程師都是寶貴的參考資料。
A.P. 沙希卡拉博士（Dr. A. P. Shashikala）是印度卡利卡特國立技術學院（NITC）土木工程系的教授（高級行政級別，退休）。擁有超過四十年的教學、研究和專業服務經驗，她在結構工程、海上結構以及可持續建築材料的開發方面做出了卓越貢獻。她於1996年在印度理工學院馬德拉斯獲得土木工程博士學位，專攻海洋工程。沙希卡拉博士的研究涵蓋波浪建模與預測、浮體動力學、建築物的抗震性能、多體海上結構以及替代建築材料的開發。
蘇達·達斯博士（Dr. Sudha Das）是印度卡利卡特國立技術學院（NITC）土木工程系的助理教授。她的教學、研究和專業實踐專注於結構工程、橋樑健康評估、可持續材料以及軟計算和人工智慧在土木基礎設施中的應用。她在印度杜爾卡普爾國立技術學院獲得土木工程博士學位，博士研究集中於基於模糊邏輯的鋼筋混凝土橋樑狀況評估與排名。達斯博士在同行評審的期刊和會議上發表了超過20篇研究論文。她的專業成就包括在第36屆印度工程大會（2021）上獲得蘇奇特·庫馬爾·戈什紀念最佳論文獎。她的研究貢獻包括橋樑狀況評估的模糊邏輯方法、橋樑管理系統的多準則決策方法、使用紅外熱成像的損傷檢測，以及深度學習在混凝土結構裂縫識別中的應用。
