| Description |
ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. History of inorganic (calcareous) cements, mortars and concretes -- 1.1. Origins -- 1.2. Greek and Roman times (1000 BC to AD 500) -- 1.3. Middle Ages (AD 400 to AD 1500) -- 1.4. Eighteenth century -- 1.5. Nineteenth century -- 1.6. Twentieth century (to present) -- 1.7. Cement and concrete in Australia -- 2. Production of Portland cement -- 2.1. Cement kilns -- 2.2. Raw materials -- 2.3. Phases in Portland cement clinker -- 3. Hydration of cement - setting reactions -- 3.1. Hydration reacitons of individual components in cement clinker -- 3.2. Morphology of cement paste -- 3.3. Hydration of cement paste -- 3.4. Types of Portland cement -- 4. Mortar -- 4.1. Properties of wet mortar -- 4.2. Strength of mortar -- 4.3. Mortar mixes -- 4.4. Sprayed mortar -- 5. Concrete -- 5.1. Effect of the type of cement on strength -- 5.2. Aggregate and the aggregate/cement bond -- 5.3. Effects of water/cement ratio and workability on strength -- 6. Standard tests for cements, cement pastes, mortars and concrete -- 6.1. Cements -- 6.2. Cement pastes -- 6.3. Mortar -- 6.4. Concrete -- 6.5. Non-destructive tests -- 7. Some additives (admixtures) used in mortar and concrete -- 7.1. Accelerators, retardants and stabilizers -- 7.2. Admixtures for air entrainment -- 7.3. Additions of pozzolanas -- 7.4. Superplasticizers -- 8. High-performance concrete -- 8.1. Reduction of the water/cement ratio -- 8.2. Additions of microsilica -- 8.3. Production of high-performance concrete -- 8.4. Structure and properties of high-performance concrete -- 9. Physical behaviour of concrete after pouring -- 9.1. Before setting has commenced -- 9.2. After setting has commenced -- 10. Reinforced and prestressed concrete -- 10.1. Reinforced concrete -- 10.2. Prestressed concrete -- 11. Fibre-reinforced cement and concrete -- 11.1. Types of fibre-reinforced cement (mortar) -- 11.2. Fibre-reinforced concrete -- 11.3. Some uses of fibre-reinforced cement and concrete -- 12. Deterioration of cement and concrete -- 12.1. Deterioration of concrete -- 12.2. Corrosion of steel reinforcement -- 13. Durability and protection of concrte -- 13.1. Durability -- 13.2. Protection -- 14. Resistance of concrete to fire -- 14.1. Fire damage to concrete -- 14.2. Assessment of fire damaged concrete -- 15. Special cements and concretes -- 15.1. High alumina cement -- 15.2. Fast-setting and hardening cements -- 15.3. Polymer-modified cements (mortars) and concretes -- 15.4. Supersulphated cement -- 15.5. Modification of Portland cement-based materials -- 15.6. Non-calcareous cements -- App. A. Australian standard Portland and blended cements -- A.1. General purpose cement -- A.2. Special purpose cements |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Structural engineering & construction Materials science |
| Bibliography |
includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cement.
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Concrete.
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| ISBN |
0412790505 |
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