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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................1
1.1 Historical Perspective............................................................................1
1.2 The European Model Code: RILEM Recommended Practice, 1993 ....2
1.3 Scope of Work.......................................................................................3
1.4 Objective of this Thesis.........................................................................6
1.5 Organization of this Thesis ...................................................................6
CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND OF AVAILABLE DATA ON AAC ..........................8
2.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................8
2.2 Criteria for Data Evaluation ..................................................................8
2.2.1 Consistency of Data ..................................................................8
2.2.2 Completeness of Data................................................................9
2.3 Available Data.......................................................................................9
2.3.1 Data from Hebel – Germany .....................................................9
2.3.2 Data from The University of Alabama at Birmingham
(UAB).............................................................................10
2.3.3 Data from Construction Technology Laboratories (CTL) ......11
2.3.4 Data from The University of Texas at Arlington ....................11
2.3.5 Data from The University of Texas at Austin .........................13
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