Concrete Technology"This book gives students a thorough understanding of all aspects of concrete technology from first principles. It covers concrete ingredients, properties and behaviour in the finished structure with reference to national standards and recognised testing methods used in Britain, the European Union and the United States. Examples and problems are given throughout to emphasise the important aspects of each chapter." - product description. |
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28 days ACI COMMITTEE ACI Manual admixtures aggregate content air content air-entraining ASTM calcium calcium chloride cement content cement paste cent Chapter chloride coarse aggregate coefficient compressive strength Concrete Practice cracking creep cube curing cylinder density determined durability dynamic modulus effect entrained air fibre flexural fly ash formwork freezing and thawing fresh concrete grading hardened concrete heat of hydration increase influence kg/m³ lb/ft³ lb/yd³ load Manual of Concrete mass material maximum method minimum mix proportions mixer mixing water modulus of elasticity moisture content mortar normal weight ordinary Portland Type permeability Poisson's ratio polymer porosity Portland cement pozzolan prescribed prestressed concrete reinforced concrete relative humidity shotcrete shrinkage sieve slag slump specific gravity specimen standard steel strain strength of concrete stress stress-strain curve structure sulphate superplasticizers surface Table temperature tensile strength tensile stress thermal vibration voids volume of concrete water content water/cement ratio workability