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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139207003321

Autore

Li Zongjin, Dr.

Titolo

Advanced concrete technology [[electronic resource] /] / Zongjin Li

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2011

ISBN

1-283-02527-2

9786613025272

0-470-90243-4

0-470-95006-4

0-470-90239-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (522 p.)

Disciplina

620.1/36

Soggetti

Concrete

Building materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past two decades concrete has enjoyed a renewed level of research and testing, resulting in the development of many new types of concrete. Through the use of various additives, production techniques and chemical processes, there is now a great degree of control over the properties of specific concretes for a wide range of applications. New theories, models and testing techniques have also been developed to push the envelope of concrete as a building material. There is no current textbook which brings all of these advancements together in a single volume. This book aims to bridge the g