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Description: Since concrete aggregates typically make up about 70 percent of concrete's mass, they are vitally important to understand, especially in terms of how their properties affect the properties of concrete. The primary aim of this book, while still providing thorough descriptions of the aggregates themselves (both natural and synthetic), is to explain the many ways that aggregates affect fresh and hardened concrete. The book will be an enormously useful resource for both practicing engineers and students in the concrete field. Extensive references are included with each chapter. Published by Taylor & Francis in 2005, this is Volume 13 of the Modern Concrete Technology series.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Natural aggregate sources and production
Chapter 3: Properties and characterisation of aggregates
Chapter 4: Aggregates in plastic concrete
Chapter 5: Aggregates in hardened concrete - physical and mechanical properties
Chapter 6: Aggregates in hardened concrete: durability and transport properties
Chapter 7: Special aggregates and special concretes
Chapter 8: Standards for aggregates
Appendix A. Lists of standards : ASTM, CSA, BS, SANS
Appendix B. BS EN standards
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