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Description: Written with an emphasis on sustainable construction, this interesting and easily readable publication emphasizes that a thorough understanding of hydraulic binders is essential to making better concrete. Aïtcin, professor emeritus at the University of Sherbrooke, shows how ancient binders evolved to the ‘smart’ concretes of today, and suggests that future progress must involve better integration of the cement and concrete industries. Throughout the chapters, Aïtcin challenges present assumptions, and outlines measures that can make portland cement a more ecological material--for example, the addition of a small amount of specific polymers to reduce environmental impact. Supplementary cementing materials and high performance concretes are covered in depth. A special chapter highlights the many environmental advantages of concrete, the steady stream of improvements achieved in recent years, and finally presents the author’s vision of the ideal portland cement. Published by Taylor & Francis.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Binders and Concrete of Yesterday
3. Portland Cements: The Hydraulic Binders and Concrete Industries at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
4. The Chemical and Phase Composition of Portland Cement
5. Production of Portland Cement (written in collaboration with J.C. Weiss)
6. Portland Cement Hydration
7. Admixtures
8. Cementitious Materials other than Portland Cement (Supplementary Cementitious Materials; Mineral Components Portland Cement Additions)
9. Special Portland Cements and other Types of Hydraulic Binder
10. The Art and Science of High-Performance Concrete
11. The Development of the Cement and Concrete Industries within a Sustainable Development Policy
12. Cements of Yesterday and Today, Concretes of Tomorrow
13. My Vision of Clinkers and Binders
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