DCCM
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures
2002, 352 pp.
$80.00

Published by: Portland Cement Association

If you do any type of work with concrete, you need the new 14TH EDITION of this widely used publication. The definitive reference on concrete technology, it covers fundamentals and detailed information on freshly mixed and hardened concrete. It also discusses materials for concrete, such as Portland cements, supplementary cementing materials, aggregates, admixtures and fibers; air entrainment; procedures for mix proportioning, batching, mixing, transporting, handling, placing, consolidating, finished, and curing concrete; precautions necessary during hot-and and cold weather concreting; causes and methods of controlling volume changes; commonly used control tests for quality concrete; special types of concrete, such as high-performance, lightweight, heavyweight, heavyweight, no-slump, roller-compacted, shotcrete, mass concrete, and many more. Applicable ASTM, AA, and ACI standards are referred to extensively.

Contents:
Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Concrete

Freshly Mixed Concrete

Hardened Concrete

Chapter 2 Portland Cements

Manufacture of Portland Cement

Types of Portland Cement

Blended Hydraulic Cements

Masonry Cements

Expansive Cements

Special Cements

Availability of Cements

Chemical Compounds in Portland Cement

Properties of Portland cement

Storage of Cement

Hot Cement

Chapter 3 Mixing Water for Concrete

Chapter 4 Aggregates for Concrete

Characteristics of Aggregates

Harmful Materials and Alkali Reactivity

Aggregate Beneficiation

Handling and Storing Aggregates

Marine-Dredged Aggregate

Recycling old Concrete

Chapter 5 Air-Entrained Concrete

Properties of Air-Entrained Concrete

Air Entraining Materials

Factors Affecting Air Content

Tests for Air Content

Recommended Air Contents

Chapter 6 Admixtures for Concrete

Air-Entraining Admixtures

Water-Reducing Admixtures

Retarding Admixtures

Accelerating Admixtures

Super plasticizers (High Range Water Reducers)

Finely Divided Mineral Admixtures

Effect of Mineral Admixtures on Concrete

Effect on Hardened Concrete

Workability Agents

Corrosion Inhibitors

Damp proofing Agents

Permeability-Reducing Agents

Coloring Admixtures

Pumping Aids

Chemical Admixtures to Reduce Alkali Reactivity

Bonding Admixtures and Bonding Agents

Grouting Agents

Gas-Forming Agents

Air Detrainers

Fungicidal, Germicidal and Insecticidal Admixtures

Chapter 7 Proportioning Normal Concrete Mixtures

Selecting Mix Characteristics

Proportioning

Examples of Mixture Proportioning

Concrete for Small Jobs

Design Review

Chapter 8 Batching, Mixing, Transporting and Handling Concrete

Batching

Mixing Concrete

Transporting and Handling Concrete

Chapter 9 Placing and Finishing Concrete

Preparation Before Placing

Depositing the Concrete

Consolidating Concrete

Concrete Slabs

Unjointed Floors

Removing Forms

Patching, Cleaning and Finishing

Special Surface Finishes

Placing Concrete Underwater

Special placing Techniques

Precautions

Chapter 10 Curing Concrete

Curing Methods and Materials

Curing Period and Temperature

Chapter 11 Hot-Weather Concreting

Chapter 12 Cold-Weather Concreting

Chapter 13 Volume Changes of Concrete

Temperature Changes

Moisture Changes (Drying Shrinkage)

Curling (Warping)

Elastic and Inelastic Deformation

Creep

Chemical Changes and Effects

Chapter 14 Control Tests for Quality Concrete

Classes of Tests

Frequency of Testing

Testing Aggregates

Testing Freshly Mixed Concrete

Testing Hardened Concrete

Chapter 15 Special Types of Concrete

Appendix