Advanced Concrete Technology

✍ Scribed by Zongjin Li

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 521
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Over the past two decades concrete has enjoyed a renewed level of research and testing, resulting in the development of many new types of concrete. Through the use of various additives, production techniques and chemical processes, there is now a great degree of control over the properties of specific concretes for a wide range of applications. New theories, models and testing techniques have also been developed to push the envelope of concrete as a building material. There is no current textbook which brings all of these advancements together in a single volume. This book aims to bridge the gap between the traditional concrete technologies and the emerging state-of-the-art technologies which are gaining wider use.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
1.1 Concrete Definition and Historical Development......Page 16
1.2 Concrete as a Structural Material......Page 22
1.3 Characteristics of Concrete......Page 25
1.4 Types of Concrete......Page 29
1.5 Factors Influencing Concrete Properties......Page 31
1.6 Approaches to Study Concrete......Page 34
Discussion Topics......Page 36
References......Page 37
2.1 Aggregates......Page 38
2.2 Cementitious Binders......Page 46
2.3 Admixtures......Page 83
2.4 Water......Page 100
Discussion Topics......Page 103
Problems......Page 104
References......Page 105
3.1 Workability of Fresh Concrete......Page 109
3.2 Mix Design......Page 122
3.3 Procedures for Concrete Mix Design......Page 131
3.4 Manufacture of Concrete......Page 137
3.5 Delivery of Concrete......Page 138
3.6 Concrete Placing......Page 140
3.7 Early-Age Properties of Concrete......Page 150
Problems......Page 152
References......Page 153
4.1 Introduction......Page 155
4.2 Structural Levels......Page 156
4.3 Structure of Concrete in Nanometer Scale: C–S–H Structure......Page 160
4.4 Transition Zone in Concrete......Page 167
4.5 Microstructural Engineering......Page 171
Discussion Topics......Page 177
References......Page 178
5.1 Strengths of Hardened Concrete......Page 179
5.2 Stress–Strain Relationship and Constitutive Equations......Page 204
5.3 Dimensional Stability—Shrinkage and Creep......Page 212
5.4 Durability......Page 231
Problems......Page 261
References......Page 263
6.1 Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites......Page 266
6.2 High-Strength Cementitious Composites......Page 285
6.3 Polymers in Concrete......Page 296
6.4 Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete......Page 307
6.5 Self-Compacting Concrete......Page 311
6.6 Engineered Cementitious Composite......Page 325
6.7 Tube-Reinforced Concrete......Page 327
6.8 High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete......Page 331
Discussion Topics......Page 332
Problems......Page 334
References......Page 335
7.1 Introduction......Page 341
7.2 Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics......Page 345
7.3 The Crack Tip Plastic Zone......Page 352
7.4 Crack Tip Opening Displacement......Page 355
7.5 Fracture Process in Concrete......Page 357
7.6 Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics for Concrete......Page 361
7.7 Two-Parameter Fracture Model......Page 363
7.8 Size Effect Model......Page 370
7.9 The Fictitious Model by Hillerborg......Page 379
7.10 R-Curve Method for Quasi-Brittle Materials......Page 384
Discussion Topics......Page 389
Problems......Page 390
References......Page 394
8.1 Introduction......Page 396
8.2 Review of Wave Theory for a 1D Case......Page 409
8.3 Reflected and Transmitted Waves......Page 418
8.4 Attenuation and Scattering......Page 421
8.5 Main Commonly Used NDT-CE Techniques......Page 422
8.6 Noncontacting Resistivity Measurement Method......Page 473
Discussion Topics......Page 483
Problems......Page 484
References......Page 487
9.1 Sustainability of Concrete......Page 491
9.2 Deep Understanding of the Nature of Hydration......Page 498
9.3 Load-Carrying Capability–Durability Unified Service Life Design Theory......Page 500
9.4 High Toughness and Ductile Concrete......Page 502
References......Page 504
Index......Page 506