
Manual of Ready-Mixed Concrete
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Product details:
- Edition number 2, New edition
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 3 September 1992
- ISBN 9780751400793
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 630 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book provides the background to the technical aspects of materials, concrete, control and testing, and deals with methods of concrete production, specification, construction, and quality assurance. It is aimed at a wide readership within the construction industry.
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The new edition of this successful manual has been carefully revised throughout to take account of recent changes and to incorporate amendments required due to the publication of the revised BS 5328. This manual provides information on all aspects of the ready-mixed concrete industry, from the basic materials and their properties to the production, quality control and the use of ready-mixed concrete.
'this book will prove indispensable to technical and sales personnel in the concrete industry, and to civil and structural engineers, contractors, architects, and surveyors. Graduate trainees and advanced students will find it a valuable source of reference.' - Concrete Plant and Production
'The book provides a detailed ready reference for individual sectors of the industry, while at the same time providing the reader with useful perspective on the industry as a whole...this book will provide perspective indispensable to technical and sales personnel in the concrete industry, and to civil and structural engineers, contractors, architects, and surveyors.' - Concrete Abstracts
'This is a proper manual; it will be of great help to anyone wishing to understand and/or participate in the whole process (and service, as the authors would claim) of providing ready-mixed concrete...It should be noted and welcomed by all sectors of the industry and is a major contribution to the topics...it is excellent value and strongly recommended: the authors deserve congratulations and their industry is lucky to have such representatives.' - Construction and Building Materials
Table of Contents:
Part 1: Technology of Ready-Mixed Concrete 0. Introduction: History of ready-mixed concrete 1. Materials for concrete 2. Properties of fresh concrete 3. Properties of hardened concrete 4. Mix design 5. Statistics for quality control, mix design and compliance 6. Quality control 7. Sampling and testing ready-mixed concrete Part 2: Practice 8. Production, delivery and quality assurance 9. Specifications and supervision 10. Ready-mixed concrete on site 11. Organizations
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