Concrete in the Service of Mankind : Concrete for infrastructure and utilities /: Concrete for infrastructure and utilities. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Ravindra Dhir, Neil Henderson.
• Editors: Dhir, Ravindra; Henderson, Neil
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; ORGANISING COMMITTEE Concrete Technology Unit; INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (from United Kingdom); SUPPORTING BODIES; SPONSORING ORGANISATIONS; EXHIBITORS; CONTENTS; OPENING ADDRESS; Theme 1: FLOOD AND RIVER/COASTAL DEFENCES; Chapter 1: R.C. STRUCTURES ON THE ARABIAN GULF COAST: A DURABILITY SSESSMENT; INTRODUCTION; THE MACRO AND MICRO CLIMATES; EFFECTS OF "SALINE" MICRO CLIMATE; CASE STUDIES FROM QATAR; Case Study 1; Case Study 2; MEASURES TO COMBAT MICRO CLIMATIC EFFECTS; The Role of Mix Design Use of Blended CementsUse of Surface Coatings; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF PERFORATED BREAKWATER; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS; Description Of The Flume; Description Of The Breakwater Model; Experimental Procedure; RESULTS AND ANALYSIS; Concept Used For The Determination Of Perforation Distribution Effect; Relations Between Different Variables; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: DURABILITY OF CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENT CONCRETES: THEORY AND PRACTICE; INTRODUCTION; POROSITY AND HYDRATE COMPOSITION; TESTS TO PREDICT LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE MICROSTRUCTUREDURABLE CACC IN PRACTICE; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: EXPERIMENTS ON THE EFFECT OF BINDER TYPE, CONTENT AND AIR-ENTRAINMENT ON CHLORIDE INGRESS IN CONCRETE; SCENARIO; TEST PROGRAMME; Series 1: Cement-Reduced Concrete; Series 2: Air-Entrained Concrete; Series 3: Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with PFA (sand replacement); EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; Materials; Mixes Considered; Curing; Test Methods; OBSERVATIONS; Series 1: Cement-Reduced Concrete; Series 2: Air-Entrained Concrete; Series 3: Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with PFA; DISCUSSION IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFICATION IN CHLORIDE ENVIRONMENTSREFERENCES; Chapter 5 : DURABILITY ASSESSMENT OF MARINE CONCRETE STRUCTURES; INTRODUCTION; MEASURING CONCRETE DETERIORATION; Chloride Content; Concrete Resistivity; Potential Mapping; Concrete Roof Slab; Concrete Retaining Wall; Breakwater Armour Units; ASSESSING POTENTIAL DURABILITY OF MARINE CONCRETE; Chloride Conductivity Test; Marine Exposure of Concrete Samples; CASE STUDY OF ASSESSING POTENTIAL DURABILITY; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR COASTAL STRUCTURES: LIMITS AND LIMITATIONS INTRODUCTIONSPECIFICATION CONCEPTS; SERVICE LIFE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SERVICEABILITY; DURABILITY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: EARLY AGE OBSERVATIONS BY SEM OF THE CHANGES TO HARDENED CEMENT PASTE WITH THE PARTIAL REPLACEMENT BY SILICA-FUME; INTRODUCTION; PREVIOUS WORK; SAMPLE PREPARATION; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; 1 Day Old Pastes; 3 Day Old Pastes; 7 Day Old Pastes; CONCLUSIONS; FURTHER WORK; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Theme 2: BRIDGES, ROADS AND TUNNELS; Chapter 8 : ESTIMATION OF SERVICE LIFE ON CONCRETE BRIDGE; INTRODUCTION; GENERATION OF EXPANSION CRACKS
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 624.1/834; Concrete; Cement; Structural engineering; Cement; Concrete; Structural engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482271706; 1482271702
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