Durability of Concrete

Durability of Concrete

Author: Sydney Mindess

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781482237252

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Engineers increasingly face durability issues in concrete design and construction with the emphasis slowly but inexorably shifting to "design for durability." Growing pressure from owners and infrastructure agencies for designers and constructors to deliver durable concrete infrastructure, coupled with a focus on sustainability, requires that engineers have the latest tools to handle these challenges. This book provides an up-to-date survey of durability issues, including durability design and specifications as well as how to actually achieve durability in concrete construction.


Modern Concrete Materials

Modern Concrete Materials

Author: Ravindra K. Dhir

Publisher: Thomas Telford

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9780727728227

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Concrete will be the key material for Mankind to create the built environment of the next millennium. The requirements of this infrastructure will be bothde manding, in terms of technical performance and economy, and yet be greatly varied, from architectural masterpieces to the simplest of utilities.Modern concrete materials: Binders, Additions and Admixtures forms the proceedings of the three day International Conference held during the Congress, Creating with Concrete, 6-10 September 1999, organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee.


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Publisher: CRC Press

Published:

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1135151466

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High Performance Concrete

High Performance Concrete

Author: Pierre-Claude Aïtcin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1998-07-02

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 0203475038

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A complete review of the fast-developing topic of high performance concrete (HPC) by one of the leading researchers in the field. It covers all aspects of HPC from materials, properties and technology, to construction and testing. The book will be valuable for all concrete technologists and construction engineers wishing to take advantage of the re


History of Concrete

History of Concrete

Author: Per Jahren

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789813145733

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Energy, resources, environment and global climate change increasingly become great challenges that humanity is confronting in the 21st century. With the development of society and sustainable growth of economy, cement and concrete will still be the major building materials in the coming decades. This book summarizes the history and development of cement and concrete. From prehistoric period to today, from ancient Egypt and Rome period to China, over tens of thousands of years of human civilization, the author reviewed the binder material (cement, concrete) development process and its contribution to the human history and civilization. -- Back cover.


Modern Concrete Construction Manual

Modern Concrete Construction Manual

Author: Martin Peck

Publisher:

Published: 2014-09

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9783955532055

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A construction material that once was innovative and modern and then fell somewhat into disrepute through some of the quite radical post-war architecture, concrete is today very popular with planners and builders due to its multifaceted nature. The material offers enormous potential through its extensive load-bearing capacities but also due to the diversity of its properties and surface characteristics. In addition to the technical possibilities customarily attributed to concrete construction, the construction material is on the ascendant not least due to the current debate regarding energy efficiency and sustainability, since it seems tailor-made for the realization of the relevant requirements. It is not just the design and construction of concrete load-bearing structures that are the focus of this publication, but also the materiality and thus the haptic and sensuous side of the material in particular. That's because visible concrete in "smooth gray flawless" quality is not everything that concrete has to offer. Even designers and interior decorators develop furniture and space innovations of unimagined sensuality. The Modern Concrete Construction Manual provides the planner with well-founded expert information regarding the construction material of concrete, ranging from manufacturing to materiality to the design of concrete load-bearing structures, including current options for digital design and production processes. As a standard reference volume, the publication offers comprehensive and detailed insights regarding topics including cost-effectiveness, energy and sustainability, renovation, design and interior decoration. An extensive index of works with successful real-life examples provides inspiration and invites the reader to make modern use of a classical construction material.