ConcreteFor undergraduate courses in concrete construction. Intended for the second course on concrete materials. This text presents a unified view of concrete behavior in light of a body of chemical and physical principles. |
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concrete as a material | 1 |
historical development of concrete | 8 |
proportioning concrete mixes | 9 |
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absorption admixtures air content air-entraining alkali alkali-aggregate reaction aluminate American Concrete Institute amount ASTM bond C₂S calcium hydroxide calcium silicates calculated capillary pores cause cement compounds cement content cement paste Chapter chemical chloride coarse aggregate composition compressive strength concrete properties corrosion cracking creep crystals curing depends determined drying shrinkage durability effect entrained ettringite expansive cements fibers flexural fresh concrete grading gypsum hardened heat of hydration hydrated cement hydration products increase kg/m³ kiln loading materials maximum measure method mix design modulus of elasticity moisture content monosulfoaluminate mortar occur porosity portland cement pozzolan problems raw feed reactive resistance retarding sand setting sieve slag slump specific gravity specimen steel strength development strength of concrete stress structure sulfate attack surface Table temperature tensile strength tensile stresses thermal Tricalcium aluminate Type unit weight volume w/c ratio water-reducing workability