Hybrid concrete: improved processes and performance

Barrett, PS 2003, 'Hybrid concrete: improved processes and performance' , Structures & Buildings, 156 (2) , pp. 193-203.

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study of three very successful Hybrid concrete projects. Supply chain analyses are described and, in the event, the situations found are typified as networks. Problem areas are identified together with various illustrations of good practice, with a particular stress on the necessity for intensive and effective informal communications. The particular problems attendant on the design side of the process, rooted in role confusion and a lack of design fixity are highlighted. This links to the suggestion that as the knowledge of Hybrid systems becomes better understood and is more fully communicated through codification then many of these problems should evaporate. That is, Hybrid can move from being a disruptive technology and become a sustaining technology for the industry and its clients.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD0028 - 0070 Management. Industrial Management Subjects / Themes > T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Built and Human Environment Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > School of the Built Environment Schools > School of the Built Environment > Centre for Urban Processes, Resilient Infrastructures & Sustainable Environments
Journal or Publication Title:	Structures & Buildings
Publisher:	Thomas Telford
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	09650911
Related URLs:	Publisher Publication
Depositing User:	MDJ Davies
Date Deposited:	08 Nov 2007 15:07
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 08:07
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/1569

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