Combined utilization in reliability of data obtained from the observation and experimentation

The CIB`92 World Building Congress was held in Montreal, Canada, on May 17 to 22,1992. The Congress brought together some 600 people to discuss the challenges that the construction industry is currently facing and those that will become increasingly important as it enters the next millennium. The Congress themes and format were developed in such a way as to encourage exchanges between research and practice and focused on five major areas of concern: I. New Materials and Systems; II. Rehabilitation and Restoration; III. Environment; IV. Globalization; V. Information and Computers. One of the particularities of this congress is that it privileged the poster as a principal means of communications. All authors were therefore required to produce a poster, which was exhibited at a size of approximately 0.9 m x 1.2 m, and was required to be produced in such a way that it would be legible once reduced by 400% in order to fit standard North American 8 1/2 x 11 in size paper (216 mm x 280 mm). Over 275 posters were exhibited during the congress and reductions of those were consigned to a Poster Book which was distributed to all entitled participants. These Poster Books constitute the most important part of the Congress proceedings and are an integral part of this document.