Concrete : microstructure, properties, and materials /

Mehte, P. Kumar

Concrete : microstructure, properties, and materials / P. Kumar Mehte and Paulo J.M Monteiro - Fourth Edition. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2014 - xxiii, 675 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

PART I: Microstructure and Properties of Hardened Concrete: Introduction -- Microstructure of Concrete -- Strength -- Dimensional Stability -- Durability -- PART II: Concrete Materials, Mix Proportioning, and Early-Age Properties: Hydraulic Cements -- Aggregates -- Admixtures -- Proportioning Concrete Mixtures -- Concrete at Early Age -- Non-destructive Methods -- PART III: Advances in Concrete Technology: Special Types of Concrete -- Concrete Mechanics -- Concrete in the Era of Global Warming and Sustainability.

This thoroughly updated edition contains new information on: recently built construction projects worldwide; shrinkage-reducing admixtures; self-consolidating concrete, pervious concrete, internal curing, and other cutting-edge innovations; modelling of ice formation and alkali-aggregate reaction in concrete; environmental impact of concrete.

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CONCRETE

TA 439 .M44c 2014