U.S.A. and U.K. Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Cement and Concrete, July 1994, Sheffield, United Kingdom

该奖项支持将于1994年6月在英国谢菲尔德举行的关于纤维增强水泥和混凝土的美英研讨会。讲习班的目的是审查纤维增强水泥基复合材料领域的最新进展，并确定未来的合作研究方向。讲习班还将讨论具有离散或连续纤维的不同形式的复合材料，先进水泥的特性，因为它们影响复合材料的特性，以及使用纤维增强混凝土的世界标准或规范。联合主席是南达科他州矿业与技术学院的V. Ramakrishnan和谢菲尔德大学的R.N. Swamy。纤维增强复合材料等新型建筑材料的开发和应用取得了迅速进展，特别是在英国。新型水泥复合材料对民用基础设施建设非常重要，因为它们可以延长许多现有老设施的寿命，并提供新的、更持久的和经济的结构。拟议的研讨会将通过信息交流和与英国主要研究人员建立联系来推进美国在这一领域的研究工作。* * *

9320409 Ramakrishnan This award supports a U.S.-U.K. Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Cement and Concrete to be held in Sheffield, United Kingdom, June 1994. The objectives of the workshop are to review the most recent advances in the field of fiber-reinforced cement based composities and to identify future collaborative research directions. The workshop will also address the different forms of composites with discrete or continuous fibers, the characteristics of advanced cement as they influence the properties of composites, and worldwide standards or specifications for the use of fiber-reinforced concretes. The co- chairpersons are V. Ramakrishnan of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and R.N. Swamy of the University of Sheffield. Rapid advances have occured in the development and application of new materials of construction like fiber-reinforced composites, especially in the United Kingdom. New cement composites are of great importance to civil infrastructure efforts as they can extend the life of many existing, old facilities and provide for new, longer-lasting and economic structures. The proposed workshop will advance U.S. research efforts in this area through information exchange and initiation of links with leading researchers in the United Kingdom. ***