Properties of Concrete
Description
Properties of Concrete , first published in 1963, has been internationally acclaimed as the definitive work of reference on the subject for both the professional and the student engineer.
The fifth edition has been updated to reflect advances in concrete technology over the past decade without losing sight of the original aim: to provide reliable, comprehensive and practical information on the properties and use of concrete, and the selection of mix proportions all based on scientific observations and the author's extensive engineering experience.
The emphasis is on understanding the behaviour of concrete and relating it to physical and chemical phenomena involved in its performance in service, so that you can achieve the best possible construction in concrete. Also, the scientific basis of the information provided is invaluable in planning research and in the interpretation of test results.
Reviews / Votes
"The Properties of Concrete has always been an essential reference book for anyone dealing with concrete both as a constructional and a structural material. The Fifth edition has enhanced the previous edition by adding new items and data not previously discovered"Professor Patrick J E Sullivan
The Structural Engineer, January 2012
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Person
Adam Neville is a renowned international authority on concrete and author or co-author of nine other books, the latest of which are Neville on Concrete and Concrete: Neville?s Insights and Issues , as well as over 250 research and technical papers. He has very extensive international experience as a consultant and investigator of problems and failures in a variety of structures. In addition to his academic and professional qualifications, he has Honorary Doctorates from four universities.
Content
1 Portland Cement
2 Cementitious materials of different types
3 Properties of aggregate
4 Fresh concrete
5 Admixtures
6 Strength of concrete
7 Further aspects of hardened concrete
8 Temperature effects in concrete
9 Elasticity, shrinkage, and creep
10 Durability of concrete
11 Effects of freezing and thawing and of chlorides
12 Testing of hardened concrete
13 Concretes with particular properties
14 Selection of concrete mix proportions (mix design)