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Advanced concrete technology. Concrete properties /
Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology's Advanced Concrete Technology Course, these four volumes are a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from research, academia and industry has been brought t...
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Oxford :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Part 1: Fresh concrete; Chapter 1. Fresh concrete; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Workability; 1.3 Loss of workability; 1.4 Placing and compaction; 1.5 Segregation and bleed after placing; References; Further reading; Relevant standards; Part 2: Setting and hardening of concrete; Chapter 2. Plastic and thermal cracking; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Plastic cracking; 2.3 Plastic settlement cracks; 2.4 Plastic shrinkage cracks; 2.5 Other cracks in plastic concrete; 2.6 Early thermal contraction cracks; 2.7 Curling; 2.8 Crazing.
- 2.9 Long-term drying shrinkage cracksReferences; Further reading; Chapter 3. Curing; 3.1 Aims and objectives; 3.2 What is curing?; 3.3 Why cure concrete?; 3.4 How can curing be achieved in practice?; 3.5 Which curing method is best?; 3.6 Protection against vibration; 3.7 Is curing always effective?; 3.8 How long should curing be applied?; 3.9 When is curing of particular importance?; 3.10 Effect of temperature; 3.11 What happens if concrete is not cured properly?; 3.12 The effect of curing on strength; 3.13 The maturity concept for estimation of required curing duration.
- 3.14 Some international curing specifications3.15 Some food for thought; 3.16 Summary and conclusions; References; Further reading; Chapter 4. Concrete properties: setting and hardening; 4.1 Strength development; 4.2 Maturity and accelerated curing; 4.3 Assessment of safe striking times; References; Further reading; Chapter 5. Hot and cold weather concreting; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Hot weather concreting; 5.3 Cold weather concreting; References; Part 3: Properties of hardened concrete; Chapter 6. Strength and failure of concrete under short-term, cyclic and sustained loading.
- 6.1 Deformation, fracture and failure6.2 Behaviour of concrete under multiaxial stresses; References; Chapter 7. Elasticity, shrinkage, creep and thermal movement; 7.1 Learning objectives; 7.2 Introduction; 7.3 Elasticity; 7.4 Shrinkage; 7.5 Creep; 7.6 Thermal movement; 7.7 Summary; References; Part 4: Durability of concrete and concrete construction; Chapter 8. Durability concept: pore structure and transport processes; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Durability concept; 8.3 Forms of physical and chemical deterioration; 8.4 Transport processes; 8.5 Summary and conclusions; References; Further reading.
- Chapter 9. Reinforcement corrosion9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The corrosion process; 9.3 The concrete environment; 9.4 Stages in the deterioration process; 9.5 Carbonation-induced corrosion; 9.6 Chloride-induced corrosion; 9.7 Other causes of corrosion; 9.8 Corrosion rate; 9.9 Monitoring corrosion; 9.10 Repair of corrosion-damaged concrete; 9.11 Summary; References; Chapter 10. Concrete and fire exposure; 10.1 Essentials of concrete behaviour; 10.2 Strength loss in the cement matrix; 10.3 Spalling; 10.4 The influence of aggregate type; 10.5 High-strength concrete; 10.6 Essentials of steel behaviour.