Concrete in Hot Environments / Edition 1

by I. Soroka

Overview

Elevated temperatures are known to affect the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete. This book describes in detail these effects and explains the mechanisms involved with particular reference to their practical aspects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780419159704
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/1993
Series:	Modern Concrete Technology , #1
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Itzhak Soroka is Professor of Civil Engineering at the National Building Research Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology at Haifa.

Table of Contents

Portland cement. Setting and hardening. Mineral admixtures and blended cements. Workability. Early volume changes and cracking. Concrete strength. Drying shrinkage. Creep. Durability of concrete. Corrosion of reinforcement. Index.