High Performance Concrete

From material to structure
Herausgeber: Malier, Y.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides a thorough review of properties, durability and use of high performance concrete, derived from recent research and experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 568
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9780367865054
• ISBN-10: 036786505X
• Artikelnr.: 58440026

Autorenporträt

Y. Malier is Professor of Civil Engineering ENCP paris and ENS Cachan, France.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Knowledge of the material. Microstructure of high performance
concrete. The use of superplasticizers in high performance concrete.
Ultrafine particles for making very high performance concretes. A mix
performance method for high performance concretes. High performance
concrete supplied by a network of ready-mix concrete plants. Engineering
properties of very high performance concrete. Creep in high and very high
performance concrete. Bond properties of high performance concrete.
Monitoring of the chemical and mechanical changes in high performance
concretes during the first days. Large reduction of deflections due to high
performance concrete. High performance concrete - engineering properties
and code aspects. Testing high performance concrete. Mixing and casting HP
and VHP concrete in the laboratory. Part II: Durability. Durability of high
performance concretes: alkali-aggregate reaction and carbonation.
Durability of high performance concrete in relation to 'external' chemical
attack. Frost durability of high performance concretes. Permeability, as
seen by the researcher. Permeability: the owner's viewpoint. HPCs and the
alkali-silica reactions. The double role of pozzolanic materials.
Accelerated carbonation: Comparison between the Joigny Bridge, high
performance concrete and an ordinary concrete. Part III: Construction. The
French National Project 'New Ways for Concrete' - objectives and
methodology. From material to structure. High performance concrete in
tunnel linings. High performance concrete in nuclear power plants. Full
scale use of high performance concrete in building and public works. The
development of high performance concrete in North America. Experimentation:
the key to a research-development strategy in civil engineering. The Joigny
bridge: an experimental high performance concrete bridge. Experimental
monitoring of the Joigny bridge. High performance concrete underpinning of
the great Ha