Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods, Second Edition 2nd Edition
by Irving Kett
As each affable architect knows, Portland Cement is the most flexible and critical material of development, and will likely remain so far into what's to come. However few books, assuming any, exist that offer an inside and out examination of the blending and testing strategies for this imperative water driven bond. This announcement, expounded on the primary release of Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods, stays as genuine today as it was ten years back. Reexamined and refreshed, the second release of this momentous asset totally covers Portland Cement, Portland Cement Concrete, and their employments.SEND YOUR MONEY TO HOME AND EARN 25$ .........CLICK HERE.
See what's new in the Second Edition:
New scope of the most recent solid advancements, for example, superior and lightweight cement
A few new tests and test tearsheets
Extra and refreshed information sheets
The body of the book is isolated into a few areas, with the principal clarifying how concrete groups are outlined, blended, and measured for different textures. Another area points of interest the trial of the essential segment materials of cement other than water―namely Portland Cement, totals, and mortar―while the last segment incorporates a portion of the principal solid testing methodology for various quality parameters in similarity with the norms of the American Society for Testing Materials. Determinedly explored and composed, the book supplies a central comprehension of bond, cement, and blending and testing strategies that enable perusers to deliver the most practical mixes of solid materials and fulfill execution necessities and details.
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Table Of Contents
Introduction Introduction Brief Overview of Portland Cement and Concrete Technology
Mix Design Procedures Tests for Aggregates,
Portland Cement, and
Mortar Rodded Unit Weight of Coarse Aggregates (C 29)
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (C 109)
Specific Gravity and Absorption Tests of Coarse and Fine Aggregates for Use in the Design of Portland Cement Concrete Mixtures (C 127/128)
Resistance to Degradation of Small-Sized Coarse Aggregates by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine (C 131)
Dry Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates (C l36)
Material Finer than 75 mum (No. 200 Sieve) by Washing (C 117)
Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregates (C 142) Density of Hydraulic Cement (C 188) Tensile Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (C 190) Time of Set of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle (C 191) Fineness of Portland Cement by Air Permeability Apparatus (C 204) Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine Aggregates (D 2419) Index of Aggregate Particle Shape and Texture (D 3398) Flat or Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate (D 4791) Standard Specifications for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes (E 11) Tests for Portland Cement Concrete Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (C 39) Flexural Strength of Concrete Using Simple Beam with Third-Point Loading (C 78) Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content of Concrete (C 138) Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete (C 143) Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method (C 173) Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory (C 192) Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method (C 231) Bond Strength of Concrete Developed with Reinforcing Steel (C 234) Ball Penetration in Freshly Mixed Concrete (C 360) Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson's Ratio of Concrete in Compression (C 469) Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (C 496) Rebound Number of Hardened Concrete (C 805) Direct Tensile Test of Portland Cement Concrete Appendices A: Measurement Conversion Factors between the S.I. System and the U.S. Standard Units B: Laboratory Rules of Safety and Procedures C: Tables of Portland Cement Specifications from ASTM Designation: C 150 D: Concrete Admixtures and Other Cementitious Materials E: Development of ASTM Standards F: Sample Course Outlines for 10-Week and 15-Week Laboratory Sessions G: New Developments in Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Technology H: Bibliography Additional Copies of Laboratory Data Sheets Index
