SP-1
Concrete Primer
2002, 84 pp.
$59.50

The series of questions and answers in this 5th edition of the Concrete Primer from a valuable introduction to concrete technology. You'll learn about "hot cement" the importance of curing, whether a wet specimen tests higher than a dry one, and the answers to many more questions about concrete. For most of the answers in this edition of the Concrete Primer, authors Bryant Mather and Celik Ozyildirim have added references to applicable documents in the ACI Manual of Concrete Practice.

Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION

2.PROPERTIES

2.1 Workability

2.2 Time of Setting

2.3 Heat of hydration

2.4 Strength

2.5 Resistance to freezing and thawing

2.6 Permeability

2.7 Other properties

3.STRUCTURAL DESIGN ISSUES

4.INGREDIENTS

4.1Cementitious materials

4.2Water

4.3Aggregates

4.4Chemical admixtures

4.5Fibers

5.BEFORE CONSTRUCTION

5.1Selection of properties and materials

5.2Selection of proportions

6.CONSTRUCTION

6.1Batching, mixing, transporting, and placing

6.2Consolidating

6.3Finishing and texturing

6.4Curing and protection

7.AFTER CONSTRUCTION-EVALUATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR

8.TESTING

8.1Preconstruction:trial batching and sampling

8.2Construction

8.3After Construction

INDEX