Engineered concrete: mix design and test methods

✍ Scribed by Kett, Irving

• Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 242
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As every civil engineer knows, Portland Cement is the most versatile and important material of construction, and will probably remain soafar into the future. Yet few books, if any, exist that offer an in-depth analysis of the mixing and testing methods of this vital hydraulic cement. This statement, written about the first edition of Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods, remains as true today as it was ten years ago. Revised and updated, the second edition of this groundbreaking resource completely covers Portland Cement, Portland Cement Concrete, and their uses.

See whatOCOs new in the Second Edition:



New coverage of the latest concrete technologies such as high-performance and lightweight concrete
Several new tests and sample tearsheets
Additional and updated data sheets

The body of the book is divided into several sections, with the first explaining how concrete batches are designed, mixed, and measured for various consistencies. Another section details the tests of the primary component materials of concrete other than waterOConamely Portland Cement, aggregates, and mortarOCowhile the final section includes some of the fundamental concrete testing procedures for different strength parameters in conformity with the standards of the American Society for Testing Materials. Solidly researched and written, the book supplies a fundamental understanding of cement, concrete, and mixing and testing methods that allow readers to produce the most economical combinations of concrete materials and satisfy performance requirements and specifications. "

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgment......Page 14
About the Author......Page 16
Part 1. Introduction......Page 18
Part 2. Tests for Aggregates, Portland Cement, and Mortar......Page 42
Part 3. Tests for Portland Cement Concrete......Page 100
Part 4. Appendices......Page 176
Additional Copies of Laboratory Data Sheets......Page 204
Back Cover......Page 242