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Several other polymers such as polyurethanes, alkyds, acrylics, polyesters, silicones, etc. can be hybridised to improve the performance or to obtain desired end-results. The growth of hybrid polymer technology is giving rise to considerable improvements, and many hybrid systems have been introduced to the market. Most of the work reported in this field is for coatings, but at the same time it is useful for other products used in the construction industry. Research is under way by many polymer manufacturers and universities, and innovations are continuously being reported. In this chapter we shall be dealing with those combinations which are useful, or may be useful, for the construction industry. 

CIRIA The abbreviation from the Construction Industry Research and Information Association. 

Construction Industry, Research and Information Association, Remedial Treatmentfor Contaminated Land, Special Publication SP101-112, CIRIA, London, 1998. 

Manual on the use of rock in coastal and shoreline engineering . Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), Special Publication 83. 

A review of the important aspects of current reliability theory has been published by the British Construction Industry Research and Information Association [61]. Only an outline of the basic ideas will be reviewed here. Methods of safety analysis grouped under the general heading of reliability theory have been categorised into three levels as follows level 1, includes methods in which appropriate levels of structural reliability are provided on a structural element (member) basis, by the specification of partial safety factors and characteristic values of basic variables level 2, includes methods which check probabilities of failure at selected points on a failure boundary defined by a given limit state equation this is distinct from level 3 which includes methods of exact probabilistic analysis for a whole structural system, using full probability distributions with probabilities of failure interpreted as relative frequencies. 

Material from the Proceedings of the Institution ofCivil Engineers is includ by permission of the Council of the Institution. Material from the Structu Engineer is included by permission of the Council of the Institution of Structu Engineers. Table 1.1 is reproduced from CIRIA Report 63, Rationaiisation Safety and Serviceability factors in structural codes, by permission of i Director of the Construction Industry Research and Information Association. 

Tomlinson, M.J., Adhesion cf Piles in St Clays, London Construction Industry Research and Information Association, London, 1970. 

McDowell, P.W., Barker, R.D., Butcher, A.P., Culshaw, M.G., Jackson, P.D., McCann, D.M., Skipp, B.O., Matthews, S.L. and Arthur, J.C.R. 2002. Geophysics in Engineering Investigations. Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), Report C592, Engineering Geology Special Publication No. 19, Geological Society, London. 

Weltman, A. J. and P. R. Healy. 1978. Piling in Boulder Clay and Other Glacial Tills, Construction Industry Research and Information Assoc., Report PG5, London, UK. 

The Construction Industry Research and Information Association was founded in 1960. In recent times the organization s name was shortened to CIRIA. Today, CIRIA is now known solely by its abbreviated name. CIRIA s mission is to improve the performance of those in the construction and related industries. 

Construction Industry Research and Information Association (1998) CDM Regulations - Practical Guidance for Planning Supervisors. Report 173. London CIRIA... 

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