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.: UNINA9910961005403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997
• ISBN: 9786610191758; 9780309174886; 0309174880; 9781280191756; 1280191759; 9780309562317; 0309562317
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: Nonconventional Concrete Technologies: Renewal of the Highway Infrastructure identifies research and development opportunities in innovative, nonconventional materials and processes that have the potential to accelerate the construction process, improve the durability of highway pavement and bridges, and enhance the serviceability and longevity of new construction under adverse conditions.