Concrete construction handbook
This edition brings together more information on aspects of concrete technology and construction. It covers: high strength concrete; new additives such as silca fume; technical advances and techniques available; and codes and standards updates, including the 1995 concrete building code.
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| Language: | English |
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New York
McGraw-Hill
1998
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Series: | McGraw-Hill handbooks
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1 Materials for Concrete
- Ch. 1 Cement
- Ch. 2 Aggregates
- Ch. 3 Steel for Reinforcement and Prestressing
- Ch. 4 Admixtures, Curing Mediums, and Other Materials
- Pt. 2 Properties of Concrete
- Ch. 5 Workability
- Ch. 6 Strength and Elastic Properties
- Ch. 7 Durability
- Ch. 8 Permeability and Absorption
- Ch. 9 Volume Changes
- Ch. 10 Thermal, Acoustic, and Electrical Properties
- Pt. 3 Proportioning Mixes and Testing
- Ch. 11 Proportioning Mixes
- Ch. 12 Testing Concrete
- Ch. 13 Inspection and Laboratory Service
- Pt. 4 Formwork and Shoring
- Ch.14 Formwork Objectives and Types
- Ch. 15 Form Design, Safety, and Form Release Agents
- Pt. 5 Batching, Mixing, and Transporting
- Ch. 16 Plant Layout and Safety
- Ch. 17 Batching Equipment
- Ch. 18 Concrete Mixers
- Ch. 19 Materials Handling and Storage
- Ch. 20 Heating and Cooling
- Pt. 6 Placing Concrete
- Ch. 21tMethods and Equipment
- Ch. 22 Preparation for Placing Concrete
- Ch. 23 Placing Concrete
- Pt. 7 Finishing and Curing
- Ch. 24 Finishing
- Ch. 25 Joints in Concrete
- Ch. 26 Curing
- Pt. 8 Special Concretes and Techniques
- Ch. 27 Roller-Compacted Concrete
- Ch. 28 High Strength and Performance Concrete
- Ch. 29 Lightweight Concrete
- Ch. 30 Heavyweight Concrete
- Pt. 9 Building Construction Systems
- Ch. 31 On-Site Precasting
- Ch. 32 Slipform Construction of Buildings
- Ch. 33 Lift-Slab and Precast Tiltup Construction
- Pt. 10 Specialized Practices
- Ch. 34 Pumped and Sprayed Concrete and Mortar
- Ch. 35 Vacuum Processing of Concrete
- Ch. 36 Portland Cement Plaster
- Pt. 11 Precast and Prestressed Concrete
- Ch. 37 Prestressed Concrete
- Ch. 38 Precast Concrete
- Pt. 12 Architectural Concrete
- Ch. 39 Materials for Architectural Concrete
- Ch. 40 Construction of Architectural Concrete
- Pt. 13 Repair of Concrete
- Ch. 41 Materials and Methods of Repair.