Nonconventional concrete technologies : renewal of the highway infrastructure / / Committee on Nonconventional Concrete Technologies for Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778624303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1997
• ISBN: 0-309-17488-0; 1-280-19175-9; 9786610191758; 0-309-56231-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 110 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Compass series; NMAB ; ; 484
• Disciplina: 625.8/4
• Soggetti: Pavements, Concrete; Concrete - Additives; Reinforced concrete construction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Nonconventional Concrete Technologies""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""POTENTIAL MATRIX MATERIALS AND THEIR SYNTHESIS""; ""REINFORCEMENT AND LAYERED STRUCTURES""; ""PROCESSING""; ""SYSTEMS APPROACH""; ""1 Introduction and Background ""; ""STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF CONVENTIONAL PORTLAND CONCRETE""; ""Cement Paste""; ""Macro- and Microstructure""; ""Chemical and Mineral Admixtures""; ""SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE""; ""PROPERTIES OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE""; ""PERFORMANCE OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE""; ""ASSESSMENT OF CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY"" ""Advantages""; ""Disadvantages""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL CONCRETE""; ""2 Controlled Synthesis of Potential Matrix Materials and Reactive Additives""; ""GELATION AND RHEOLOGY CONTROL""; ; ""AGENTS TO CONTROL WATER AND SHRINKAGE""; ""Synthetic Polymers and Cellulose Derivatives""; ""Wood and Paper Waste Materials""; ""Swelling Clays""; ""High-Range Water Reducers (Superplasticizers)""; ""THERMAL CONTROL AGENTS""; ""REACTIVE INORGANIC ADDITIVES""; ""REBAR CORROSION CONTROL AGENTS""; ""EVOLUTION OF STRUCTURE OF CONCRETE""; ""Biomimetic Synthesis""""3 Reinforcement ""; ""PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS""; ""CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT""; ""Coatings for Steel Rebar Reinforcement""; ""Alternative Continuous Reinforcement""; ""DISCONTINUOUS-FIBER REINFORCEMENT""; ""MULTIPLE REINFORCING PHASES WITHIN A CONCRETE SYSTEM""; ""4 Concrete Processing""; ""PROCESS CONTROL""; ""Control of Cement Feedstock Production""; ""Control of the Hydration Process""; ""Concrete Mixing Control""; ""Control of Fiber Mixing""; ""MATERIALS TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE""; ""PLACEMENT METHODS""; ""5 Systems Approach to Concrete Technology ""; ""SYSTEMS APPROACH""""MODEL-BASED DESIGN""; ""KEY ENABLERS FOR THE APPLICATION OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH""; ""Fundamental Issues and Computational Models""; ""Smart Processing and Intelligent Systems""; ""LIFE-CYCLE COSTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Appendix A Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix B Modern Sensor Technology""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix C Conventional Concrete Test Procedures""; ""REFERENCE""; ""Appendix D Biographies of Committee Members and Technical Consultants""; ""Chemical Formulas of Cement Materials""; ""Glossary""