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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962648703321

Autore

Taylor Peter C (Peter Clement)

Titolo

Curing concrete / / Peter C. Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton [Fla.], : Taylor & Francis, 2014

ISBN

1-135-23521-X

0-429-20665-8

1-62870-782-8

0-415-77952-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

620.1/36

Soggetti

Concrete - Curing

Concrete construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A CRC title."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the author; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Cementitious materials: Chemistry and hydration; Chapter 3 - Benefits of curing on concrete performance; Chapter 4 - Curing in practice; Chapter 5 - Measurement and specifications; Chapter 6 - Real-world experience; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Curing is one of those activities that every civil engineer and construction worker has heard of, but in reality does not worry about much. In practice, curing is often low on the list of priorities on the construction site, particularly when budgets and timelines are under pressure. Yet the increasing demands being placed on concrete mixtures also mean that they are less forgiving than in the past. Therefore, any activity that will help improve hydration and so performance, while reducing the risk of cracking, is becoming more important. Curing Concrete explains exactly why curing is so impor