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.

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.

Concrete Mix Design

Concrete Mix Design
Author: Engr Omer Sabih
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013-01-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781481298810

This book is devoted to learning how to produce an economical concrete mix that meets the requirements for place ability, consistency, strength, durability and appearance. Development of mix design method plays a key role in concrete technology. It involves the process of determining the most suitable concrete mixes in order to achieve maximum strength with least economic expenditures. The standard adopted for carrying out the concrete mix design with and/or without admixture is ACI 211.1. Concrete is an extremely versatile building material because, it can be designed for strength ranging from M10 (10 MPa) to M100 (100 MPa) and workability usually ranging from 0 mm slump to 150 mm slump. In all these cases the basic ingredients of concrete are the same, but it is their relative proportioning that makes the difference. The anti-permeability of concrete is one of important indexes of the durability of the concrete. The tests for determining the concrete anti-permeability performance and requirements for mix design of anti-permeable concrete have also been discussed in detail. Comprehensive literature on concrete mix design with examples and laboratory tests is the theme of this book.

Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification

Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification
Author: Ken W. Day
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1136464883

The nature of concrete is rapidly changing, and with it, there are rising concerns. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition of Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification addresses current industry practices that provide inadequate durability and fail to eliminate problems with underperforming new concrete and defective testi

Engineered Concrete

Engineered Concrete
Author: Irving Kett
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2009-12-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420091174

As every civil engineer knows, Portland Cement is the most versatile and important material of construction, and will probably remain so far into the future. Yet few books, if any, exist that offer an in-depth analysis of the mixing and testing methods of this vital hydraulic cement. This statement, written about the first edition of Engineere

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.

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.