Recycled Aggregate Concrete - Technology and Properties

Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) as a sustainable material is gaining increasing importance in the construction industry. This book discusses properties, specifications, and applications of RAC and offers readers insight into current research and advances in the development and utilization of RAC.

List of contents

1. Introduction to Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA), 2. Principles of Recycled Aggregate Concretes (RACs): Theories and Experiments, 3. Advanced Behaviors and Properties of RAC, 4. Specifications, Production, and Applications of RAC, 5. Good Practices in RCA Concrete, 6. Sustainable RCA for Sustainable Concrete Construction

About the author

Natt Makul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology under the Faculty of Industrial Technology at Phranakhon Rajabhat University. His research interests include the microwave heating of cement-based materials, utilization of waste materials as concrete materials, behaviors of Portland cement-based materials, microstructural characteristics of concretes, and special testing and analysis of concretes.

Summary

Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) as a sustainable material is gaining increasing importance in the construction industry. This book discusses properties, specifications, and applications of RAC and offers readers insight into current research and advances in the development and utilization of RAC.

Product details

• Authors: Natt Makul, Natt (Phranakhon Rajabhat University Makul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032189871
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218987-1
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: The Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3)
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