Book description
Properties of Concrete, first published in 1963, has been internationally acclaimed as the definitive work of reference on the subject for both the professional and the student engineer.
The fifth edition has been updated to reflect advances in concrete technology over the past decade without losing sight of the original aim: to provide reliable, comprehensive and practical information on the properties and use of concrete, and the selection of mix proportions all based on scientific observations and the author’s extensive engineering experience.
The emphasis is on understanding the behaviour of concrete and relating it to physical and chemical phenomena involved in its performance in service, so that you can achieve the best possible construction in concrete. Also, the scientific basis of the information provided is invaluable in planning research and in the interpretation of test results.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. Portland cement
- Chapter 2. Cementitious materials of different types
- Chapter 3. Properties of aggregate
- Chapter 4. Fresh concrete
- Chapter 5. Admixtures
- Chapter 6. Strength of concrete
- Chapter 7. Further aspects of hardened concrete
- Chapter 8. Temperature effects in concrete
- Chapter 9. Elasticity, shrinkage, and creep
- Chapter 10. Durability of concrete
- Chapter 11. Effects of freezing and thawing and of chlorides
- Chapter 12. Testing of hardened concrete
- Chapter 13. Concretes with particular properties
- Chapter 14. Selection of concrete mix proportions (mix design)
- Appendix I. Relevant ASTM Standards
- Appendix II. Relevant British and European Standards
- Name index
- Subject index
Product information
- Title: Properties of Concrete: Properties of Concrete, 5th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2011
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780273786337
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