Aggregates In Concrete (Hardcover)

AGGREGATES IN CONCRETE

M G Alexander and S Mindess

OUTLINE

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

SOME DEFINITIONS

PURPOSE AND ROLE OF AGGREGATES

CONSUMPTION OF AGGREGATES

CHALLENGING ISSUES FOR CONCRETE AGGREGATES

TEXTS ON CONCRETE AGGREGATES

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS BOOK

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CHAPTER 2 NATURAL AGGREGATE SOURCES AND PRODUCTION

ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION OF AGGREGATES

SOURCES AND PRODUCTION OF NATURAL AGGREGATES

SAMPLING OF AGGREGATES

SUMMARY OF NATIONAL USAGE

CLOSURE

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CHAPTER 3: PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISATION OF AGGREGATES

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF AGGREGATES

CHEMICAL AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES OF AGGREGATES

AGGREGATE PETROGRAPHY

CLOSURE

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CHAPTER 4 AGGREGATES IN PLASTIC CONCRETE

CHARACTERISING THE PLASTIC PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE

Empirical Approaches

Mixes of ‘Normal’ Consistence or Workability

Fundamental Approaches

INFLUENCE OF AGGREGATES ON THE PLASTIC PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE

AGGREGATES AND CONCRETE MIX PROPORTIONING

CLOSURE

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CHAPTER 5 AGGREGATES IN HARDENED CONCRETE - PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS

CONCRETE STRENGTH

CONCRETE FRACTURE PROPERTIES

CONCRETE DEFORMATION PROPERTIES

INFLUENCE OF AGGREGATE VOLUME CONTENT

AGGREGATE DIMENSIONAL STABILITY, THERMAL PROPERTIES, AND CORRESPONDING CONCRETE PROPERTIES

CLOSURE

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CHAPTER 6 AGGREGATES IN HARDENED CONCRETE: DURABILITY AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES

CONCRETE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES

CONCRETE DETERIORATION MECHANISMS RELATING TO AGGREGATES

CLOSURE

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CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL AGGREGATES AND SPECIAL CONCRETES

LOW DENSITY AGGREGATES

HIGH DENSITY AGGREGATES

AGGREGATE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL CONCRETES

AGGREGATES DERIVED FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE MATERIALS

POROUS AGGREGATES FOR INTERNAL CURING OF CONCRETE

AGGREGATES FOR REFRACTORY CONCRETE

ABRASION RESISTANT AGGREGATES

CLOSURE

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CHAPTER 8 STANDARDS FOR AGGREGATES

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR AGGREGATES

STANDARD TESTS FOR AGGREGATES

DEVELOPMENTS IN AGGREGATE STANDARDS

CLOSURE

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APPENDIX A LISTS OF STANDARDS ? ASTM, CSA, BS, SANS

APPENDIX B BS EN STANDARDS