Handbook of analytical techniques in concrete science and technology : principles, techniques, and applications / / edited by V.S. Ramachandran and James J. Beaudoin

• Pubblicazione: Park Ridge, N.J., : Noyes Publications; Norwich, N.Y., : William Andrew Pub., c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (995 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.136; 624.1/83; 624.183
• Soggetto topico: Concrete - Testing; Concrete - Analysis
• Altri autori: RamachandranV. S BeaudoinJ. J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Handbook of Analytical Techniques in Concrete Science and Technology: Principles, Techniques, and Applications; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Concrete Science; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.0 FORMATION OF PORTLAND CEMENT; 3.0 INDIVIDUAL CEMENT COMPOUNDS; 4.0 PORTLAND CEMENT; 5.0 CEMENT PASTE; 6.0 MODELS OF HYDRATED CEMENT; 7.0 CONCRETE PROPERTIES; 8.0 DURABILITY OF CONCRETE; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Petrographic and Technological Methods for Evaluation of Concrete Aggregates; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.0 CHEMICAL TESTS; 3.0 AGGREGATES THAT RELEASE ALKALIS INTO THE PORE SOLUTION IN CONCRETE ; 4.0 DETERMINATION OF POROSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION OF AGGREGATES5.0 INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL REACTIVITY OF SILICEOUS AGGREGATES; 6.0 STAINING TECHNIQUES FOR AGGREGATES; 7.0 SHAPE AND SURFACE TEXTURE OF AGGREGATES; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Chemical Methods of Analysis of Concrete; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.0 HARDENED CONCRETE ANALYSIS PROCEDURES; 3.0 MORTARS, GROUTS AND PLASTERS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Thermal Analysis; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.0 CEMENT CLINKER; 3.0 SYNTHESIS OF CEMENT PHASES; 4.0POLYMORPHISM IN SILICATES; 5.0HYDRATION OF CALCIUM SILICATES ; 6.0HYDRATION OF C3A AND C4AF7.0HYDRATION OF CEMENT; 8.0DURABILITY; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. IR Spectroscopy; 1.0INTRODUCTION; 2.0THEORY; 3.0 THE SPECTRA OF ROCKS, MINERALS, CLAYS, ETC.; 4.0SPECTRA OF FLY ASH AND SLAG; 5.0ANHYDROUS CEMENT AND ITS PHASES; 6.0SOLID SOLUTION; 7.0HYDRATION STUDIES; 8.0STUDIES ON CONCRETE; 9.0MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. NuclearMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; 1.0INTRODUCTION; 2.0STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ANHYDROUS CEMENT PHASES; 3.0STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE (C-S-H) AND RELATED CRYSTALLINE PHASES ; 4.0INVESTIGATIONS OF PORTLAND CEMENT HYDRATION5.0 INVESTIGATIONS OF ALUMINATE CEMENT HYDRATION; 6.0WASTE SOLIDIFICATION AND STABILIZATION; 7.0ALKALI SILICA GEL; 8.0STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS OF RAW MATERIALS; 9.0NOTE ADDED IN PROOF; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. ScanningElectron Microscopy, X-Ray Microanalysis of Concretes; 1.0INTRODUCTION; 2.0SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, X-RAY MICROANALYSIS; 3.0CONCRETE UNDER THE SEM; 4.0INTERPRETATION OF CONCRETE DETERIORATION FROM SEM/EDXA; 5.0SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. X-Ray Diffraction; 1.0INTRODUCTION; 2.0BASIC PRINCIPLE ; 3.0DEVELOPMENTS IN INSTRUMENTATION4.0COMPUTERS IN X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; 5.0X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY OF CLINKER AND CEMENT; 6.0X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY OF HYDRATED CEMENT; 7.0X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY IN CONCRETE CHEMISTRY; 8.0XRDIN MISCELLANEOUS CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS; 9.0CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Rheology; 1.0INTRODUCTION; 2.0BACKGROUND; 3.0SUSPENSIONS; 4.0RHEOLOGICALBEHAVIOR OF CEMENT PASTE; 5.0CONCRETE; 6.0RHEOMETERS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Dimensional Changes; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.0 ENERGETICS OF ADSORPTION ; 3.0 CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS IN POROUS MEDIA
• Sommario/riassunto: Measuring the long-term durability of new types of concrete and concrete technologies is crucial to their acceptance in the marketplace. This long-needed handbook of analytical techniques provides a complete reference to the cutting-edge procedures used to test today's innovative materials. Ranging from chemical and thermal analysis, to IR and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, to Scanning Electron Microscopy, x-ray diffraction, computer modeling and more, the book provides first-hand explanations of modern methodsùcontributed by 24 leading scientists, many of whom actually devel
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of analytical techniques in concrete science and technology
• ISBN: 0-08-094673-9; 9786612769535; 1-282-76953-7; 1-282-00256-2; 9786612002564; 0-8155-1738-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006833903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II