Sustainability of Concrete
eBook - PDF

Sustainability of Concrete

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sustainability of Concrete

About this book

Production of Portland cement is responsible for about seven percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The pressure to make the production of concrete more sustainable, or "greener", is considerable and increasing. This requires a wholesale shift in processes, materials and methods in the concrete industry. Pure Portland cement will nee

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Yes, you can access Sustainability of Concrete by Pierre-Claude Aitcin,Sidney Mindess in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Sustainability
  10. 2 Terminology and definitions
  11. 3 The water–cement and water–binder ratios
  12. 4 Durability, sustainability, and profitability
  13. 5 Modern binders
  14. 6 Water
  15. 7 Superplasticizers
  16. 8 Natural aggregates
  17. 9 Aggregates derived fromindustrial wastes
  18. 10 Entrained air
  19. 11 Hydration reactions
  20. 12 Shrinkage
  21. 13 Curing
  22. 14 Specifying durable andsustainable concrete
  23. 15 Performance specifications
  24. 16 Statistical evaluation of concretequality
  25. 17 Producing sustainable concrete with minimal environmental impact
  26. Index