Concrete Portable Handbook

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-12-382176-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

Whether or not, you are on the job site or back in the office, this book will help you to avoid mistakes, code violations, and wasted time and money. The book's four part treatment begins with constituent materials followed by self contained parts on Concrete Properties, Processes, and Concrete Repair and Rehabilitation.

Designed to be an "all in one" reference, the author includes a wealth information for the most popular types of testing. This includes: Analysis of Fresh Concrete; Testing Machines; Accelerated Testing Methods; Analysis of Hardened Concrete and Mortar; Core Sampling and Testing; Assessment of Concrete Construction; Repair; Quality Concepts; Quality Control; Statistics; Standards, Specifications, and Codes of Practice. With this book in hand, construction engineers and even technicians find valuable information regarding Exposed Concrete Finishes, Repairing Concrete, Formwork, Precast Concrete, Concrete Roads, and Industrial Floors.

Project managers and owners will find this reference a valuable guide to concrete both in terms of its applications in construction projects and the science and chemistry of concrete for its own sake.

Zielgruppe

<p>Civil engineers, construction engineers, builders, structural engineers, earthquake engineers, and architects</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodson, R Dodge

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One:Concrete Properties

Part Two: Processes

Part Three: Testing and Quality

Part Four: Non-destructive Testing Methods