Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures

Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures
Author: Steven H. Kosmatka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1988
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Portland Cement Association reference, dealing with fundamentals, cold weather concreting, curing, admixtures, aggregates, mixing, and much more.

Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures

Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures
Author: Steven H. Kosmatka
Publisher: Portland Cement Assn
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2011-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780893122720

Summary: This book presents the properties of concrete as needed in concrete construction, including strength and durability. All concrete ingredients (cementing materials, water, aggregates, admixtures, and fibers) are reviewed for their optimal use in designing and proportioning concrete mixtures. Applicable ASTM, AASHTO, and ACI standards are referred to extensively. The use of concrete from design to batching, mixing, transporting, placing, consolidating, finishing, and curing is addressed. Concrete sustainability, along with special concretes, including high-performance concretes, are also reviewed.

Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification

Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification
Author: Ken W. Day
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 020312779X

This new edition provides comprehensive, readily understandable assistance to concrete producers in the design and control of their product. It shows how to apply the principles with or without elaborate systems and achieve competitive mix designs and close quality control without either excessive expenditure or extensive theoretical study.

Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification, (with CD ROM), Second Edition

Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification, (with CD ROM), Second Edition
Author: Ken W. Day
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1999-09-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780419243304

The latest edition of this established book has been brought completely up-to-date with recent advances in concrete technology. A practical reference, it illustrates how computers and high-tech testing equipment can save time and money in controlling concrete. The philosophies and methods can be applied to a full range of types of concrete and on straight forward to advance construction projects. On the CD ROM the author gives live colour displays with spoken commentaries of all Conad products and their origins and provides free working mix design and QC programs.

Practical Concrete Mix Design

Practical Concrete Mix Design
Author: Avijit Chaubey
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000766667

Practical Concrete Mix Design has been compiled to help readers understand the concrete mix design methodology, including formulas and tables involved in the pertinent steps. This book helps engineers understand the mix design procedure, through illuminating every possible explanation for each step of mix design, limitations given by standards, and practical guides on tailor-making concrete to meet specific requirements. The construction industry needs engineers/experts who can reduce the costs of concrete, and thereby increase their profitability. This book shows effective methods for optimizing concrete and simultaneously achieving the desired properties of concrete. It covers why, how, and when with respect to concrete proportioning and optimization. It further provides the necessary skills for engineers to hone their skills in doing so, understanding the risks involved, and troubleshooting related problems.

Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods

Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods
Author: Irving Kett
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1999-11-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780849322778

The Romans used an early type of concrete made with natural pozzuolanic cement more than 2,000 years ago. Today, Portland Cement Concrete is the most important material of construction. Yet few books, if any, exist that offer an in-depth analysis of the mixing and testing methods of this vital hydraulic cement. Until now that is. Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods helps engineers, as well as laboratory technicians, grasp a better understanding of Portland Cement and Portland Cement Concrete. The book is divided into several sections, with the first, Mix Design Procedures, 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 water - namely Portland Cement, aggregates, and mortar - while 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. While focusing solely on Portland Cement, the book also includes information on other hydraulic cementitious materials and additives because of their modern applications. Solidly researched and written, Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods provides a clear understanding of mix design and testing of Portland Cement Concrete. As every civil engineer knows, it is the most versatile and important material of construction, and will probably remain so as far into the future as we can see.

Concrete Mixture Proportioning

Concrete Mixture Proportioning
Author: Francois de Larrard
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1999-03-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780419235002

The design of concrete mixes is becoming increasingly complex, with the addition of new materials in the compounds, such as organic admixtures, fibres and supplementary cementitious materials. Moreover, the list of properties which concretes are required to possess for certain applications has increased, and interest is developing in rheology, durability, deformability and whole-life behaviour. This book presents a number of simple models for the understanding of a concrete system, and provides the techniques for developing more sophisticated models for the practical design of concrete mixes.

3D Concrete Printing Technology

3D Concrete Printing Technology
Author: Jay G. Sanjayan
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128154829

3D Concrete Printing Technology provides valuable insights into the new manufacturing techniques and technologies needed to produce concrete materials. In this book, the editors explain the concrete printing process for mix design and the fresh properties for the high-performance printing of concrete, along with commentary regarding their extrudability, workability and buildability. This is followed by a discussion of three large-scale 3D printings of ultra-high performance concretes, including their processing setup, computational design, printing process and materials characterization. Properties of 3D-printed fiber-reinforced Portland cement paste and its flexural and compressive strength, density and porosity and the 3D-printing of hierarchical materials is also covered. - Explores the factors influencing the mechanical properties of 3D printed products out of magnesium potassium phosphate cement material - Includes methods for developing Concrete Polymer Building Components for 3D Printing - Provides methods for formulating geopolymers for 3D printing for construction applications