Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Influence on Hydration and Microstructural Properties of Low-Carbon Cementitious Binder Modified with Water-Soluble Polymer and Fly Ash
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Program
2.1 Materials and Composition
2.2 Specimen Preparation
2.3 Experimental Study
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Normal Consistency and Initial-Final Setting Times
3.2 Hydration Study
3.3 Uniaxial Compressive Test
3.4 Microstructural Analysis Using SEM
3.5 XRD Study
3.6 Thermal Analysis
4 Conclusions
References

Montmorillonite Content of Expansive Soils and Its Relationship with Swelling and Consistency Properties
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Testing Methodology
2.1 XRD Analysis
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Computational Modeling of Wind Flow in an Urban Environment: A Case Study Navi Mumbai
1 Introduction
2 Description of the Site: Sector 44A Navi Mumbai
3 Modeling
3.1 Solid Work Modeling
3.2 Computational Domain
3.3 Meshing and Computational Domain Size
4 Inlet Boundary Conditions
5 Validation of CFD
6 Results and Discussion

6.1 Wind Pressure Distribution
6.2 Wind Speed and Pedestrian Discomfort
6.3 Wake Regions
7 Conclusions
References
Time-Frequency Analysis of Strong Ground Motions from the 2011 Sikkim Earthquake
1 Introduction
2 Observed Damage to Buildings
3 Features of Recorded Accelerograms
4 Fast Fourier Transforms
5 Continuous Wavelet Transforms of Strong Ground Motions
6 Summary and Conclusions
References
The Effect on Concrete Strength by Partially Replacing Cement with Brick Kiln Dust and Fly Ash
1 Introduction
2 Materials Used and Their Chemical Properties

2.1 OPC 43 Grade
2.2 Brick Kiln Dust
2.3 Fly Ash
2.4 Aggregates
3 Physical Properties of Materials used During Research
3.1 OPC 43 Grade
3.2 Coarse Aggregate
3.3 Fine Aggregate
3.4 Brick Kiln Dust
3.5 Fly Ash
4 Methodology
5 Specification of Materials
6 Result
7 Conclusion
References
Numerical Modelling of an Unreinforced Masonry Wall with Central Window Opening
1 Introduction
2 Numerical Modelling of Unreinforced Masonry Walls
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References

A Multi-objective Optimization Framework for Sustainable Retrofit of Indian Buildings
1 Introduction
2 Theory And Methodology
2.1 Multi-objective Optimization
2.2 Concept of Genetic Algorithm
2.3 Decision Variables
2.4 General Method
2.5 Case Study
2.6 Elements Taken in Retrofitting of Building
2.7 Objective Functions
2.8 Constraint Equations
3 Results
4 Conclusion
References
Use of IDA to Estimate Variations in Drift Demands of Irregular RCC Buildings
1 Introduction
2 Modelling Assumptions and Analysis Parameters