CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY VOL. 1 - PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

Chapter 1: The kinds of cement and their properties. 1.1 Classification of cements. 1.2 American types of cement. 1.3 The manufactures and delivery of Portland cement. 1.4 Chemical composition of Portland cements. 1.5 Physical properties of Portland cements. 1.6 Extra rapid hardening Portland cement. 1.7 Portland blast-furnace cement. 1.8 Low heats Portland cement. 1.9 Sulphate resisting Portland cements. 1.10 White Portland cement. 1.11 Coloured Portland cement. 1.12 Natural cements. 1.13 High alumna cement. 1.14 Supersulphate cement. 1.15 Masonry cement. 1.16 Blended cement. 1.17 Trief cements. 1.18 Expansive cements. 1.19 Oil well cements. 1.20 Rice hull ash cement. 1.21 Hydrophobic cement. 1.22 Waterproof cement. Chapter 2: Additives. 2.1 Classification of additives. 2.2 Accelerators. 2.3 Retarders 2.4 Waterproofers. 2.5 Finely divided workability aids. 2.6 Bleeding aids. 2.7 Pigments. 2.8 Air entraining agents. 2.9 Additives for grouts. 2.10 Superplasticisers. 2.11 Pozzolanas. 2.12 Control of growths on concrete by additives. Chapter 3: Concrete aggregates. 3.1 Classification of aggregates. 3.2 Heavy aggregates. 3.3 Normal weight aggregates. 3.4 Lightweight aggregates. Chapter 4: Lightweight concrete. 4.1 Methods of production lightweight concrete. 4.2 The properties of lightweight concrete. 4.3 The use of lightweight concrete. Chapter 5: Concrete mix design and quality control. 5.1 Early design methods. 5.2 The British design methods and factors influencing mix design. 5.3 Variability of concrete. 5.4 Mix design procedure. 5.5 Mix design and quality control for road and aerodrome runway slabs. 5.6 Adjustments of mix proportions for water contained in aggregrate. 5.7 American mix design practices. 5.8 Design of concrete mixes for high Alumna cement. 5.9 The causes of variation in concrete strength and their control. 5.10 The specifications of concrete. Chapter 6: The properties of cements and concrete. 6.1 The strength of concrete. 6.2 Poisson's ratio. 6.3 Autogenous healing of concrete. 6.4 The relationship of concrete test cube strength to strength of concrete in structures. 6.5 The fire resistance and thermal properties of concrete in a structures. 6.6 Thermal expansion. 6.7 The resistance to abrasion of concrete. 6.8 The permeability of concrete 6.9 The resistance of concrete to the penetration of rays. 6.10 The shrinkage and moisture movement of concrete. 6.11 The creep of concrete. 6.12 The electrical properties of cement and concrete. 6.13 Fibre modified concrete. 6.14 Polymer modified concrete. Chapter 7: The deterioration of concrete and its resistance to chemical attack. 7.1 Requirements for high resistance to deterioration. 7.2 Resistance to chemical attack. 7.3 Resistance to erosion. 7.4 The deterioration of concrete due to the rusting of steel. 7.5 Concrete exposed to sea water. 7.6 Surface protection treatment. 7.7 Reaction between cement and certain metals. 7.8 Performance of non-ferrous metals in contact with concrete. 7.9 Alkali aggregates reaction. 7.10 The deterioration of concrete due to frost.

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