Linking theory to practice, this book provides a better fundamental understanding of Portland cement and hydraulic binders which is necessary to make better concrete. It has been clearly demonstrated that concrete durability is closely linked to its water/binder ratio and proper curing during the first week after casting. In this rigorously present
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Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dediction
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note from the author
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Binders and concrete of yesterday
- 3 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 (This chapter was written in collaboration with J.-C. Weiss)
- 6 Portland cement hydration
- 7 Admixtures
- 8 Cementitious materials other than Portland cement: supplementary cementitious materials, mineral components Portland cement additions
- 9 Special Portland cements and other types of hydraulic binder
- 10 The art and science of high-performance concrete
- 11 The development of the cement and concrete industries within a sustainable development policy
- 12 Cements of yesterday and today, concretes of tomorrow
- 13 My vision of clinkers and binders
- Appendix I: How Vicat prepared his artificial lime (Mary 1862)
- Appendix II: AD 1824 No. 5022: artificial stone: Aspdin’s specification
- Appendix III: And if the first North American natural cement was made in 1676 in Montreal
- Appendix IV: The SAL and KOSH treatments
- Appendix V: Determination of the Bogue potential composition
- Appendix VI: Example of a very simple binary diagram
- Appendix VII: Ternary diagrams
- Appendix VIII: Ternary phase diagrams
- Appendix IX: Influence of the alkalis on the nature and morphology of hydration products
- Appendix X: Colouring concrete
- Appendix XI: Relevant ASTM standards
- Index
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