Download or read book Thermal Stresses and Temperature Control of Mass Concrete written by Zhu Bofang and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods of controlling mass concrete temperatures range from relatively simple to complex and from inexpensive too costly. Depending on a particular situation, it may be advantageous to use one or more methods over others. Based on the author's 50 years of personal experience in designing mass concrete structures, Thermal Stresses and Temperature Control of Mass Concrete provides a clear and rigorous guide to selecting the right techniques to meet project-specific and financial needs. New techniques such as long time superficial thermal insulation, comprehensive temperature control, and MgO self-expansive concrete are introduced. - Methods for calculating the temperature field and thermal stresses in dams, docks, tunnels, and concrete blocks and beams on elastic foundations - Thermal stress computations that take into account the influences of all factors and simulate the process of construction - Analytical methods for determining thermal and mechanical properties of concrete - Formulas for determining water temperature in reservoirs and temperature loading of arched dams - New numerical monitoring methods for mass and semi-mature aged concrete

Download or read book Thermal Cracking of Massive Concrete Structures written by Eduardo M.R. Fairbairn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a State of the Art Report (STAR) produced by RILEM Technical Committee 254-CMS ‘Thermal Cracking of Mas-sive Concrete Structures’. Several recent developments related to the old problem of understanding/predicting stresses originated from the evolution of the hydration of concrete are at the origin of the creation this technical committee. Having identified a lack in the organization of up-to-date scientific and technological knowledge about cracking induced by hydration heat effects, this STAR aims to provide both practitioners and scientists with a deep integrated overview of consolidated knowledge, together with recent developments on this subject.

Download or read book An Introduction to Design and Construction of Massive Concrete Structures for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in massive concrete structures such as dams and other water resources structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, 2. CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS, 3. CRACKING, 4. THERMAL CRACKING, 5. MIXTURE SELECTION.

Download or read book An Introduction to Design and Construction of Massive Concrete Structures written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of massive concrete structures such as dams and other large hydraulic structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 2. CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS 3. CRACKING 4. THERMAL CRACKING 5. MIXTURE SELECTION.

Download or read book Special Cements for Mass Concrete written by John Lucian Savage and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Introduction to Concrete Construction written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil and structural engineers and construction managers interested in concrete construction for buildings and infrastructure. Here is what is discussed: 1. CONSTRUCTION PLANNING 2. CONSTRUCTION METHODS 3. MATERIALS SELECTION 4. MIXTURE PROPORTIONING 5. ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE 6. SHOTCRETE 7. VERIFICATION AND TESTING 8. CONCRETE PAVEMENTS 9. SLABS ON GRADE 10. SPECIAL CONCRETES 11. ALKALI/SILICATE AGGREGATE REACTIONS 12. EVALUATION OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES 13. CONCRETE STRUCTURES REPAIR 14. REINFORCED CONCRETE HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES.

Download or read book Reinforced Concrete and the Modernization of American Building 1900 1930 written by Amy E. Slaton and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the proliferation of reinforced-concrete construction in the United States after 1900, historian Amy E. Slaton considers how scientific approaches and occupations displaced traditionally skilled labor. The technology of concrete buildings—little studied by historians of engineering, architecture, or industry—offers a remarkable case study in the modernization of American production. The use of concrete brought to construction the new procedures and priorities of mass production. These included a comprehensive application of science to commercial enterprise and vast redistributions of skills, opportunities, credit, and risk in the workplace. Reinforced concrete also changed the American landscape as building buyers embraced the architectural uniformity and simplicity to which the technology was best suited. Based on a wealth of data that includes university curricula, laboratory and company records, organizational proceedings, blueprints, and promotional materials as well as a rich body of physical evidence such as tools, instruments, building materials, and surviving reinforced-concrete buildings, this book tests the thesis that modern mass production in the United States came about not simply in answer to manufacturers' search for profits, but as a result of a complex of occupational and cultural agendas.

Download or read book Control of Cracking in Mass Concrete Structures written by C. L. Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Introduction to Concrete Construction for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and construction managers interested in concrete construction. Here is what is discussed: 1. FORMS, 2. PLACING, 3. FINISHING, 4. CURING, 5. COLD-WEATHER CONCRETING, 6. HOT-WEATHER CONCRETING.

Download or read book Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete and Concrete making Materials written by Joseph F. Lamond and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2006 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook written by Edward G. Nawy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 2177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook, Second Edition provides in depth coverage of concrete construction engineering and technology. It features state-of-the-art discussions on what design engineers and constructors need to know about concrete, focusing on - The latest advances in engineered concrete materials Reinforced concrete construction Specialized construction techniques Design recommendations for high performance With the newly revised edition of this essential handbook, designers, constructors, educators, and field personnel will learn how to produce the best and most durably engineered constructed facilities.

Download or read book Integral Waterproofing of Concrete Structures written by Maher Al-Jabari and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-17 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integral Waterproofing of Concrete Structures demonstrates how integral waterproofing technologies can solve concrete durability problems based on performance and characterization experimental results. This book first establishes a background about concrete structures and porosity linked with concrete hydration, then goes on to consider concrete durability problems from the perspective of water penetration including damages from freeze-thaw cycles, alkali silica reactions, and chloride ion penetration. The mechanisms, applications, performances, and limitations of waterproofing technologies including coatings and integral systems are compared. The book also showcases all application methods of crystallization waterproofing materials, including material spray on cured concrete and on fresh concrete, and their addition to concrete mix designs as enhancers or admixtures. Pore-blocking and lining waterproofing systems including silicate-based and hygroscopic kinds, and other waterproofing materials are also discussed. Includes various, advanced, recent technologies in the field of waterproofing Presents and describes enhanced concrete characteristics and modified structures within the context of material engineering Summarizes the characteristics of waterproofing systems obtained from experimental results

Download or read book No slump Roller compacted Concrete RCC for Use in Mass Concrete Construction written by K. L. Saucier and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Formwork for Concrete written by Mary Krumboltz Hurd and published by American Concrete Institute. This book was released on 2005 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formwork for Concrete has been written to serve a broad range of needs for information on formwork. For the experience designer or builder of formwork, it is a ready reference on material properties, design data, and construction suggestions. For the engineer-architect it adds guidance in relating details of the sturcture's design to the problems and possibilities of executing them in concrete. For the novice the book provides an introduction to many common formwork practices, explaining basic design principles and encouraging a rational rather than rule of thumb approach to formwork. -- book jacket.

Download or read book Guide to Formwork for Concrete written by American Concrete Institute and published by American Concrete Institute. This book was released on 2005 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Durability and Sustainability of Concrete written by Nausherwan Hasan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides practicing engineers with a step by step approach for making durable concrete with optimum use of the local materials available within the various regions of the United States. It further includes actual concrete mixture proportions for high performance concrete for strength and durability under various aggressive environments based on the author’s experience in the field, and support this with illustrative case studies. Examples for concrete mixture proportions, based on the current industry practice and standards, are highlighted to assist engineers in meeting the intended performance requirements (for specific environment conditions) for durable concrete. Covering an important topic for the construction and building materials industries, this book delivers the most up-to-date industry practices and advances in concrete construction from the perspective of a practicing engineer with over 40 year experience. Maximizes practicing engineers’ understanding of best design and construction practices in fabricating, delivery, and installation of concrete, consistent with current knowledge on concrete durability Discusses quality control and testing requirements during design and construction, including mixing, production, and placement of concrete and tolerances for slump and air content Emphasizes real-world examples of optimal concrete mixtures, suitable for selected service conditions and applications, based on prior successful records of projects within the US Addresses the role of innovative admixtures in concrete placement in cold weather conditions below 32F and meeting the strength and durability requirements Serves as a valuable resource for students in graduate programs

Download or read book Concrete in Coastal Structures written by Richard Thomas Lingen Allen and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the nature of the marine environment and the effects of man-made structures on the behaviour of the sea, this books deals with hydraulic design, the material properties of concrete and the design and specification of structures for coastal environments.