Cement and Concrete
eBook - PDF

Cement and Concrete

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Cement and Concrete

About this book

Cement and concrete are of great interest to the construction and civil engineering communities. This study provides an appreciation of the complex nature of these materials and a realization that most of the failures involving concrete constructions are preventable.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1 History of inorganic (calcareous) cements, mortars and concretes
  8. 2 Production of Portland cement
  9. 3 Hydration of cement - setting reactions
  10. 4 Morta
  11. 5 Concrete
  12. 6 Standard tests for cements, cement pastes, mortars and concrete
  13. 7 Some additives (admixtures) used in mortar and concrete
  14. 8 High-performance concrete
  15. 9 Physical behaviour of concrete after pouring
  16. 10 Reinforced and prestressed concrete
  17. 11 Fibre-reinforced cement and concrete
  18. 12 Deterioration of cement and concrete
  19. 13 Durability and protection of concrete
  20. 14 Resistance of concrete to fire
  21. 15 Special cements and concretes
  22. Appendix A: Australian standard Portland and blended cements
  23. Index