cement (construction material)

Structural Lightweight Aggregate Concrete

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"Lightweight aggregate concrete is undergoing something of a renaissance. Although this material has been available for many years, only now is it being used more widely. This book provides a comprehensive review of this growing field from an international perspective."--Provide…

Quality Control of Concrete Structures: Proceedings of the Second International RILEM/CEB…

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"This book details the latest information on the applied methods and techniques being used for quality control of concrete construction worldwide. The book forms the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Quality Control on Concrete Structures, held in Belgium, Jun…

Concrete Technology for a Sustainable Development in the 21st Century

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"Concrete technology for a sustainable development in the 21st century focuses on the problems and challenges for the concrete industry today and in the future with particular emphasis on environmental consiousness. Primary topics include: the improvement of concretes service li…

Pozzolanic and cementitious materials

by Malhotra, V. M., Mehta, P. Kumar, (Povindar Kumar)

fromAdvances in concrete technology

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Pozzolanic and cementitious admixtures are becoming increasingly important to enhance the environmental friendliness of portland-cement concrete and to improve workability, durability, and other properties of the material. This book provides a simple but comprehensive review of …

Pozzolanic and cementitious materials

by Malhotra, V. M., Mehta, P. Kumar, (Povindar Kumar)

fromAdvances in concrete technology

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Pozzolanic and cementitious admixtures are becoming increasingly important to enhance the environmental friendliness of portland-cement concrete and to improve workability, durability, and other properties of the material. This book provides a simple but comprehensive review of …

Prediction of Concrete Durability: Proceedings of STATS 21st anniversary conference

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"Poor durability of concrete is a continuing concern to owners of structures and their professional advisors. Advances in methods of assessing and predicting durability are being made in many areas, and this book provides a state of art review of the current situation. Contribut…

Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete

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"Compares currently used methods in determining concrete toughness and presents recommended test procedures with theories and models for describing cracking and fracturing phenomena. Effects of loading rate, temperature and humidity are also examined. Well referenced and illustr…

Interfacial Transition Zone in Cementitious Composites

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"This book addresses the need to resolve the ITZ's influence on engineering and durability characteristics of cementious composites, identifies the systems and properties that are affected by it, and quantifies these effects in order to prepare the base for engineering design to…

Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete

by Aïtcin, Pierre-Claude

fromModern concrete technology

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1. Introduction 2. Binders and Concrete of Yesterday 3. Portland Cements: The Hydraulic Binders and Concrete Industries at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century 4. The Chemical and Phase Composition of Portland Cement 5. Production of Portland Cement (Written in Collaboratio…

Autogenous Shrinkage of Concrete

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"This book forms the proceedings of a workshop held in Hiroshima in June 1998 and derive from the work of a Technical Committee of the Japan Concrete Institute. Topics include test and prediction methods, the science of autogenous shrinkage, strain and stress, and consequent des…

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete - Properties, Testing and Design

by Aroni, S.

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"This is a comprehensive guide to autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) for designers, specifiers, users and manufacturers. It provides a model code of practice for the structural use of AAC and provides designers with a complete guide to the structural use of AAC in structural appl…

High-Strength Concrete: a Practical Guide

by Caldarone, Michael A.

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"This practical book from a highly experienced author presents clearly the means and methods for designing, producing and using high-strength concrete. High-strength concrete offers many benefits. Higher compressive strengths allow for a reduction in the cross-sectional dimensio…

Calcium Aluminate Cements: Proceedings of a Symposium dedicated to H G Midgl…

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"The special properties of calcium aluminate cements make them of value in the construction, mining and refractory industries. This book brings together new international research information on their performance. As well as a state-of-the-art review, it includes reports on stud…