Cement and Concrete Chemistry


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This monograph describes cement clinker formation. It covers multicomponent systems, clinker phase structures and their reactions with water, hydrate composition and structure, as well as their physical properties. The mineral additions to cement are described as are their influence on cement-paste properties. Special cements are also discussed. The microstructure of concrete is then presented, and special emphasis is given to the role of the interfacial transition zone, and the corrosion processes in the light of cement-phase composition, mineral additions and w/c ratio. The admixtures' role in modern concrete technology is described with an emphasis on superplasticizer chemistry and its cement-paste rheological modification mechanism. Cement with atypical properties, such as calcium aluminate, white, low energy and expansive cements are characterized. The last part of the book is devoted to special types of concrete such as self compacting and to reactive powders.




Portland Cement


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Updated to reflect the latest BSI standards, this third edition gives an account of cement composition, manufacture, quality assessment, hydration and the resulting microstructure-physical property relationships, and some mechanisms of the chemical degradation of hardened cement paste.




Portland Cement Paste and Concrete


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Concrete in Hot Environments


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Elevated temperatures are known to affect the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete. This book describes in detail these effects and explains the mechanisms involved with particular reference to their practical aspects.




Portland Cement


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Structure and Performance of Cements, Second Edition


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Drawing together a multinational team of authors, this second edition of Structure and Performance of Cements highlights the latest global advances in the field of cement technology. Three broad categories are covered: basic materials and methods, cement extenders, and techniques of examination. Within these categories consideration has been given to environmental issues such as the use of waste materials in cement-burning as supplementary fuels and new and improved methods of instrumentation for examining structural aspects and performance of cements. This book also covers cement production, mineralogy and hydration, as well as the mechanical properties of cement, and the corrosion and durability of cementitious systems. Special cements are included, along with calcium aluminate and blended cements together with a consideration of the role of gypsum in cements. Structure and Performance of Cements is an invaluable key reference for academics, researchers and practitioners alike.




Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete


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Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete deals with the chemical and physical properties of cements and concretes and their relation to the practical problems that arise in manufacture and use. As such it is addressed not only to the chemist and those concerned with the science and technology of silicate materials, but also to those interested in the use of concrete in building and civil engineering construction. Much attention is given to the suitability of materials, to the conditions under which concrete can excel and those where it may deteriorate and to the precautionary or remedial measures that can be adopted. First published in 1935, this is the fourth edition and the first to appear since the death of Sir Frederick Lea, the original author. Over the life of the first three editions, this book has become the authority on its subject. The fourth edition is edited by Professor Peter C. Hewlett, Director of the British Board of Agrement and visiting Industrial Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee. Professor Hewlett has brought together a distinguished body of international contributors to produce an edition which is a worthy successor to the previous editions.




Cement Chemistry and Physics for Civil Engineers


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Contents - Preface - I. CONSTITUENTS - Lime - Silica - Alumina - Ferric Oxide - II. HYDRAULIC LIMES - Pozzolanic limes - Burnt hydraulic limes - III. PORTLAND CEMENT - Definition and manufacture - Chemical composition and evaluation - Hydration - CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF HYDRATION PRODUCTS - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HYDRATION PRODUCTS - The setting process of cement - The hardening process and the factors affecting it - POROSITY - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION - FINENESS - HUMIDITY - TEMPERATURE - Mechanical strength tests - Volume changes - BLEEDING - CONTRACTION - SHRINKAGE AND SWELLING - Heat of hydration - Water permeability - Resistance to the action of chemical aggressive agents - DISSOLUTION PROCESSES - CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION - CORROSIVE AGENTS IN CONCRETE CONSTITUENTS - PROTECTION OF CONCRETE AGAINST CORROSION - Frost resistance - IV. SLAG CEMENTS - Blast furnace slag - Blast furnace slag cements - Supersulphated cements - V. POZZOLANIC CEMENTS - VI. ALUMINOUS CEMENTS - VII. CONCRETE ADDITIVES - VIII. SPECIAL CEMENTS - INDEX -