Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete

Sommario

1. Introduction 2. Binders and Concrete of Yesterday 3. Portland Cements: The Hydraulic Binders and Concrete Industries at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century 4. The Chemical and Phase Composition of Portland Cement 5. Production of Portland Cement (Written in Collaboration with J.C. Weiss) 6. Portland Cement Hydration 7. Admixtures 8. Cementitious Materials Other than Portland Cement (Supplementary Cementitious Materials; Mineral Components Portland Cement Additions) 9. Special Portland Cements and Other Types of Hydraulic Binder 10. The Art and Science of High-Performance Concrete 11. The Development of the Cement and Concrete Industries within a Sustainable Development Policy 12. Cements of Yesterday and Today, Concretes of Tomorrow 13. My Vision of Clinkers and Binders

Info autore

Pierre-Claude Aïtcin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada. He has worked in concrete technology for many years and is the author of High Performance Concrete, also published by Taylor & Francis.

Riassunto

In this rigorously presented work experienced concrete specialist Pierre-Claude Aïtcin outlines the concept of an ideal hydraulic binder that is both very efficient technically and ecologically, and durable.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pierre-Claude Aitcin, Aitcin Pierre-Claude
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367864125
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86412-5
• Pagine: 528
• Serie: Modern Concrete Technology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Materials science, Structural engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General