This volume contains papers on phase composition and quantitative x-ray powder diffraction analysis of Portland cement and clinker; neutron diffraction and neutron scattering studies of cement; scanni
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Alexander (civil engineering, U. of Cape Town, South Africa) and Mindess (civil engineering, U. of British Columbia, Canada) describe the importance of aggregate materials to the behavior of concrete
Production of Portland cement is responsible for about seven percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The pressure to make the production of concrete more sustainable, or "greener", is conside
Engineers increasingly face durability issues in concrete design and construction with the emphasis slowly but inexorably shifting to "design for durability." Growing pressure from owners an
Laughter and Liberation is based on the idea that humor is an agent of psychological liberation. Since we are able to include every kind of wit and humor under the umbrella of this thesis, it amounts
Proceedings of the Symposium on [title] held in Boston, November 1990. The papers deal with the relationship between the properties of the individual components of fiber-reinforced cements and concret
This book provides an up-to-date survey of durability issues, with a particular focus on specification and design, and how to achieve durability in actual concrete construction. It is aimed at the pra
Developments in the formulation and reinforcement of concrete are of great topical interest to the construction industry worldwide, with applications in high-rise, offshore, nuclear and bridge structu
Contains the proceedings of two related symposia held at the fall 1994 Materials Research Society meeting, plus papers from a joint session on interfacial microstructures, documenting recent advances
