Concrete Technology 2nd Edition by A.M. NEVILLE and J.J. BROOKS
Contents of Concrete Technology eBook
- Concrete as a structural material
- What is concrete?
- Good concrete Composite materials Role of interfaces Approach to study of concrete
- Cement
- Manufacture of Portland cement
- Basic chemistry of cement
- Hydration of cement
- Heat of hydration and strength
- Tests on cement
- Fineness of cement
- Consistence of standard paste
- Setting time
- Soundness
- Strength
- Types of Portland cement
- Ordinary Portland (Type I) cement
- Rapid-hardening Portland (Type III) cement
- Special rapid-hardening Portland cements
- Low-heat Portland (Type IV) cement
- Modified (Type II) cement
- Sulfate-resisting (Type V) cement
- Portland blast-furnace (Type IS) cement
- Supersulfated (slag) cement
- White and coloured Portland cements
- Portland-pozzolan (Types IP, P and I(PM)) cements
- Other Portland cements
- Expansive (or expanding) cements
- Pozzolans
- High-alumina cement (HAC)
- Other Pozzolans Cementitious materials Bibliography Problems
- Normal aggregate
- Size classification
- Petrographic classification
- Shape and texture classification
- Mechanical properties
- Bond
- Strength
- Toughness
- Hardness
- Physical properties Specific gravity Bulk density Porosity and absorption Moisture content Bulking of sand
- Unsoundness due to volume changes
- Thermal properties
- Deleterious substances
- Organic impurities
- Clay and other fine material
- Salt contamination
- Unsoundness due to impurities
- Sieve analysis
- Grading curves
- Fineness modulus
- Grading requirements
- Maximum aggregate size
- Practical gradings
- Gap-graded aggregate
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Quality of water
- Mixing water Curing water Tests on water Bibliography Problems
- Fresh concrete
- Workability
- Factors affecting workability Cohesion and segregation Bleeding
- Workability tests Slump test
- Compacting factor and compactability tests Vebe test Flow table test
- Ball penetration test Comparison of tests
- Density (unit mass or unit weight in air) of fresh concrete
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Strength of concrete
- Fracture mechanics approach
- Tensile strength considerations
- Behaviour under compressive stress
- Practical criteria of strength
- Porosity
- Gel/space ratio
- Total voids in concrete
- Pore size distribution
- Microcracking and stress-strain relation
- Factors in strength of concrete
- Water/cement ratio, degree of compaction, and age
- Aggregate/cement ratio
- Aggregate properties
- Transition zone
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Mixing, handling, placing, and compacting concrete
- Mixers
- Charging the mixer Uniformity of mixing Mixing time Prolonged mixing Ready-mixed concrete Handling Pumped concrete Placing and compacting Vibration of concrete Internal vibrators External vibrators Vibrating tables Revibration Shotcrete
- Preplaced aggregate concrete
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Admixtures
- Accelerators
- Set-retarders
- Water-reducers (plasticizers)
- Superplasticizers
- Additives and fillers Bonding admixtures
- Waterproofing and anti-bacterial admixtures
- Final remarks
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Temperature problems in concreting
- Hot-weather problems Hot-weather concreting Large concrete masses Cold-weather concreting Bibliography Problems
- Development of strength
- Normal curing Methods of curing Influence of temperature Maturity ‘rule’
- Steam curing Bibliography Problems
- Other strength properties
- Relation between tensile and compressive strengths
- Fatigue strength
- Impact strength
- Resistance to abrasion
- Bond to reinforcement
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Elasticity and creep
- Elasticity
- Factors influencing the modulus of elasticity
- Poisson’s ratio
- Creep
- Factors influencing creep Magnitude of creep Prediction of creep Effects of creep Bibliography Problems
- Deformation and cracking independent of load
- Shrinkage and swelling Drying shrinkage Carbonation shrinkage Factors influencing shrinkage
- Prediction of drying shrinkage and swelling
- Thermal movement
- Effects of restraint and cracking
- Types of cracking
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Permeability and durability
- Permeability Sulfate attack Attack by sea water Acid attack
- Alkali-aggregate reaction Corrosion of reinforcement Bibliography Problems
- Resistance to freezing and thawing
- Action of frost
- Frost-resistant concrete
- Air-entraining agents
- Factors influencing air entrainment
- Measurement of air content
- Other effects of air entrainment
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Testing
- Precision of testing Analysis of fresh concrete Strength tests Compressive strength Tensile strength Test cores Accelerated curing Schmidt hammer Penetration resistance Pull-out test
- Ultrasonic pulse velocity test
- Other tests
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Conformity with specifications
- Variability of strength
- Acceptance and conformity
- Conformity requirements for other properties
- Quality control charts
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Lightweight concrete
- Classification of lightweight concretes
- Types of lightweight aggregate
- Properties of lightweight aggregate concrete
- Aerated concrete
- No-fines concrete
- Bibliography
- Problems
- Mix design
- Factors to be considered Water/cement ratio Type of cement Durability
- Workability and water content Choice of aggregate Cement content Aggregate content Trial mixes
- American method – Examples Example I Example II
- British method – Examples Example III Example IV
- Design of lightweight aggregate mixes Example V Example VI Bibliography Problems
- Special concretes
- Polymer-concrete composites Recycled concrete aggregate Fibre reinforced concrete Ferrocement
- Roller compacted concrete
- High performance concrete
- Self-consolidating (self-compacting) concrete
- Bibliography
- Problems
- An overview
- Problems
- Relevant American and British StStandar
