Anagnostopoulos CA

Foster RM

Hover E

Hussein OH

Islam MS

Susan A. Bernal

Bernal, S.A.

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This is a repository copy of Editorial.White Rose Research Online URL for this paper:http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/135516/Version: Accepted VersionArticle:Bernal, SA (2017) Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, 170 (3). p. 117. ISSN 1747-650X https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.2017.170.3.117© 2017, ICE Publishing. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.eprints@whiterose.ac.ukhttps://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/Reuse Items deposited in White Rose Research Online are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved unless indicated otherwise. They may be downloaded and/or printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by national copyright laws. The publisher or other rights holders may allow further reproduction and re-use of the full text version. This is indicated by the licence information on the White Rose Research Online record for the item. Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. Editorial – Construction Materials June 2017  Susan A. Bernal Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.  It is a pleasure to introduce this issue of Construction Materials, which features articles spanning a wide range of important topics related to the use of innovative and traditional materials in the field of Civil Engineering. The first article featured in this issue is a Briefing by Foster and Ramage (Foster & Ramage, 2017) describing advances in the use of timber as a structural material in innovative super-tall construction, in particular the conceptual design of the Oakwood Tower (London). This includes research in material, fire, and structural considerations, and highlights the need for future research in some of these aspects to enable super-tall timber to become a reality. Anagnostopoulos (2017) describes the mechanical properties of a series of epoxy resin-soil-cement mixtures produced to replicate the deep mixing method of soil improvement, with important benefits for geotechnical and foundation work using low-cost epoxy resins as a binding component. Hussein et al. (2017) provide insight into the use of innovative combinations of metallic foaming agents and a weak surfactant to stabilise bubbles within lightweight cement mortars, bringing improvements in the strength-density relationship for these materials by making a more uniform void structure. Hover et al. (2017) outline a new methodology for applying particle tracking velocimetry to monitor cracking of steel-fibre reinforced concrete beams under flexural load, which offers the scope for use of this technique in material design for steel fibre-reinforced concrete tunnel linings.  Finally in this issue, Islam and Ghafoori (2017) describe the role of alkalis supplied by cement in determining the mortar bar expansion observed in tests designed as modifications of the ASTM C1260 method for alkali-silica reaction. This work highlights the importance of the interplay between material properties and testing protocols in defining the outcomes of accelerated alkali-silica reaction tests, identifying that the influence of the alkalis supplied by the cement is heightened when a lower external alkali content is used in testing. On behalf of the Editorial Board, I hope that this issue of Construction Materials will be of interest and value to the readers.  References Anagnostopoulos CA (2017) Strength properties of epoxy resin-soil-cement mixtures. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Foster RM and Ramage MH (2017) Briefing: Super tall timber – Oakwood Tower. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Hover E, Psomas S, and Eddie C (2017) Estimating crack widths in steel fibre-reinforced concrete. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Hussein OH, Bernal SA, Ha JH, and Provis JL (2017) Bubble stabilisation improves strength of lightweight mortars. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Islam MS and Ghafoori N (2017) Influence of cement alkalis on mortar expansion of ASTM C1260. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX 

This is a repository copy of Editorial.White Rose Research Online URL for this paper:http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/120602/Version: Accepted VersionArticle:Bernal, S.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-3106 (2017) Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, 170 (3). p. 117. ISSN 1747-650X https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.2017.170.3.117eprints@whiterose.ac.ukhttps://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/Reuse Items deposited in White Rose Research Online are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved unless indicated otherwise. They may be downloaded and/or printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by national copyright laws. The publisher or other rights holders may allow further reproduction and re-use of the full text version. This is indicated by the licence information on the White Rose Research Online record for the item. Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. Editorial ± Construction Materials June 2017  Susan A. Bernal Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.  It is a pleasure to introduce this issue of Construction Materials, which features articles spanning a wide range of important topics related to the use of innovative and traditional materials in the field of Civil Engineering. The first article featured in this issue is a Briefing by Foster and Ramage (Foster & Ramage, 2017) describing advances in the use of timber as a structural material in innovative super-tall construction, in particular the conceptual design of the Oakwood Tower (London). This includes research in material, fire, and structural considerations, and highlights the need for future research in some of these aspects to enable super-tall timber to become a reality. Anagnostopoulos (2017) describes the mechanical properties of a series of epoxy resin-soil-cement mixtures produced to replicate the deep mixing method of soil improvement, with important benefits for geotechnical and foundation work using low-cost epoxy resins as a binding component. Hussein et al. (2017) provide insight into the use of innovative combinations of metallic foaming agents and a weak surfactant to stabilise bubbles within lightweight cement mortars, bringing improvements in the strength-density relationship for these materials by making a more uniform void structure. Hover et al. (2017) outline a new methodology for applying particle tracking velocimetry to monitor cracking of steel-fibre reinforced concrete beams under flexural load, which offers the scope for use of this technique in material design for steel fibre-reinforced concrete tunnel linings.  Finally in this issue, Islam and Ghafoori (2017) describe the role of alkalis supplied by cement in determining the mortar bar expansion observed in tests designed as modifications of the ASTM C1260 method for alkali-silica reaction. This work highlights the importance of the interplay between material properties and testing protocols in defining the outcomes of accelerated alkali-silica reaction tests, identifying that the influence of the alkalis supplied by the cement is heightened when a lower external alkali content is used in testing. On behalf of the Editorial Board, I hope that this issue of Construction Materials will be of interest and value to the readers.  References Anagnostopoulos CA (2017) Strength properties of epoxy resin-soil-cement mixtures. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Foster RM and Ramage MH (2017) Briefing: Super tall timber ± Oakwood Tower. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Hover E, Psomas S, and Eddie C (2017) Estimating crack widths in steel fibre-reinforced concrete. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Hussein OH, Bernal SA, Ha JH, and Provis JL (2017) Bubble stabilisation improves strength of lightweight mortars. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX Islam MS and Ghafoori N (2017) Influence of cement alkalis on mortar expansion of ASTM C1260. Construction Materials NN(n):XX-XX 

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