Application of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) in Concrete Construction

Foreword.- 1. Introduction, by Viktor Mechtcherine.- 2. Terminology, by Hans-W. Reinhardt, Daniel Cusson, Viktor Mechtcherine.- 3. Superabsorbent Polymers (SAP), by Stefan Friedrich.- 4. Kinetics of Water Migration in Cement-Based Systems Containing Super Absorbent Polymers, by Pietro Lura, Karen Friedemann, Frank Stallmach, Sven Mönnig, M. Wyrzykowski, Luis P. Esteves.- 5. Effect of Superabsorbent Polymers on the Workability of Concrete and Mortar, by Romildo D. Toledo Filho, Eugenia F. Silva, Anne M. M. Lopes, Viktor Mechtcherine, Lukasz Dudziak.- 6. Effect of Superabsorbent Polymers on Hardening Process of Binder Paste and Microstructure Development, by Guang Ye, Klaas van Breugel, Pietro Lura, Viktor Mechtcherine.- 7. Effects of Superabsorbent Polymers on Shrinkage of Concrete: Plastic, Autogenous, Drying, by Viktor Mechtcherine, Lukasz Dudziak.- 8. Effect of Superabsorbent Polymers on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete, by Konstantin Kovler.- 9. Effect of Superabsorbent Polymers on Durability of Concrete, by Hans W. Reinhardt, Alexander Assmann.- 10. Practical Applications of Superabsorbent Polymers in Concrete and Other Building Materials, by Daniel Cusson, Viktor Mechtcherine, Pietro Lura.- Subject Index.