文档介绍：CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTIONS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
AND CONSTRUCTION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND
CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE (ISEC-5), LAS VEGAS, USA, 22–25 SEPTEMBER 2009
Challenges, Opportunities
and Solutions in Structural
Engineering and Construction
Editor
Nader Ghafoori
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
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Table of contents
Preface XV
Acknowledgements XVII
Reviewers XIX
Committees XXI
Keynote papers
High-performance materials in earthquake-resistant concrete bridges 3
M. Saiidi, C. Cruz & D. Hillis
Implications of air pollution on future electricity generation 7
A. Singh
‘‘Root of all evils’’ misunderstanding of construction industry structure 15
. Kashiwagi
Concrete and masonry structures
Application of non