Description
This book provides a comprehensive review of current applications of pulverized-fuel ash (PFA) in construction, in bulk fill, grouts and concrete. Theoretical aspects, including case studies, are covered as well as practical aspects. This book should be of interest to civil engineers, consultants, contractors, local and government authorities, academics and researchers in civil engineering and building departments and research institutes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
85 illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-419-18390-7 (9780419183907)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1: Understanding the material. Pulverized-fuel ash. Part 2: Fill and highway construction. Structural fill. Use of PFA in highway construction. Reinforced soil retaining walls. Part 3: Using PFA in gouts. PFA grouts: selection of materials and flow properties. Performance of hazardous grouts. Non-structural void filling. Restabilization of masonry bridge structures. Experience of grouting performance in the Channel Tunnel and Cairo Waste Water Project. Part 4: Using PFA in concrete. What PFA does to concrete. Concrete properties. Durability of PFA concrete. Masonry construction. Specifying for different applications. Production of reinforced and prestressed concrete. Durability performance of concrete structures. Part 5: Influence of European specifications. Standards and specifications.