ABSTRACT

Radical Concrete Technology. Edited by R K Dhir and P C Hewlett. Published in 1996 by E & FN Spon, 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, UK. ISBN 0 419 21480 1. ABSTRACT. Concrete Canada is a Network of Centres of Excellence on High Performance Concrete. It comprises twelve principal researchers from ten universities plus three industrial partners. In the current phase of its eight year programme the emphasis is on technology transfer to the construction industry. One of the most effective technology transfer mediums is demonstration projects. Concrete Canada has funded a large number of these. The paper reports on this programme and results to date. Keywords: Demonstration projects, high performance concrete. John A.Bickley, P. Eng. is Implementation Manager for Concrete Canada, the Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence on High Performance Concrete. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and ACI, and a member of CSA, ACI and ASTM committees.