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Advances in ready mixed concrete technology : proceedings of the first International Conference on Ready-Mixed Concrete held at Dundee University, 29th September-1 October, 1975 /
Advances in Ready Mixed Concrete Technology contains the proceedings of the first International Conference on Ready-Mixed Concrete held at Dundee University in Scotland from September 29 to October 1, 1975. Contributors focus on the significant progress that has been made in ready mixed concrete tec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1976.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances inReady Mixed ConcreteTechnology; Copyrigh Page; Foreword; Organising Committee; Advisory Committee; Table of Contents; OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE; READY MIXED CONCRETE AND ITS ROLE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INTRODUCTION; GROWTH OF READY MIXED CONCRETE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; WHAT IS READY MIXED CONCRETE?; NEED FOR COMMON STANDARDS IN SPECIFICATION, ORDERING AND USE; FIRST ROLE
- TO PROVIDE A PRODUCT; SECOND ROLE
- TO PROVIDE A SERVICE; THIRD ROLE
- TO PROVIDE VALUE FOR MONEY; THE FUTURE; REFERENCES; Theme I: Plant and Equipment.
- Chapter 1. a review of production methods and their development in the ready mixed concrete industryintroduction; historical review of production pattern; scale of production in the ready mixed concrete industry; current operational practice; waste disposal, vehicle cleaning, effluent treatment; environmental pressures and their effect on capital requirements; trends affecting the industry's future; conclusion; references; chapter 2. developments in batching plant and equipment to meet the needs of the ready mixed concrete industry; introduction; history; present situation.
- Future developmentsforecast; chapter 3. recent development of ready mixed concrete batching plant; introduction; economic considerations; conclusion; chapter 4. development of truck mixers due to demands made by the ready mixed concrete industry; introduction; early concrete mixers; relevant history of ready mixed concrete industry; early truck mounted concrete mixers; chapter 5. development of the modern truck mounted concrete mixer; conclusions; references; chapter 6. removal of effluent and water re-cycling in concrete works; introduction; origin and composition of effluent and sludge.
- ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPRESENT TECHNIQUES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS; CONCLUSIONS; DISCUSSIONS; Theme 2. Concrete Materials; CHAPTER 7. NATURAL AGGREGATES FOR READY MIXED CONCRETE; INTRODUCTION; CHANGE; OPEC; THE ENVIRONMENT; INFLATION AND THE SANDILANDS REPORT; THE STRUCTURE OF BRITISH INDUSTRY; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. THE USE OF MODERATE TO HIGH SHRINKAGE AGGREGATES FOR MAKING CONCRETE; INTRODUCTION; SHRINKAGE SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE; MATERIALS, MIX PROPORTIONS AND TESTING TECHNIQUES; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; EFFECT OF AGGREGATE BLENDING.
- Effect of environmentconclusions; references; chapter 9. a modern approach to fly-ash in concrete; introduction; history; inconsistencies; workability; strength; design of fly-ash concrete; economy; conclusion; references; chapter 10. the use of pozzolanic and other admixtures in preblended cement and grouts; introduction; preblended cements; preblended cementitious grout; references; chapter 11. the facts about lightweight concrete; introduction; the aggregate market; classification of lightweight aggregates; uses of lightweight aggregates; lightweight concrete.