Concrete : microstructure, properties and materials.

Mehta, P. Kumar Concrete : microstructure, properties and materials. Ed.3 New Delhi xxi,660p.,CD-ROM Contents Foreword xvii Preface xix Part I. Microstructure and Properties of Hardened Concrete Chapter 1. Introduction 3 Preview 3 1.1Concrete as a Structural Material 3 1.2 Components of Modern Concrete 10 1.3 Types of Concrete 14 1.4 Properties of Hardened Concrete and Their Significance 15 1.5 Units of Measurement 18 Test Your Knowledge 19 Suggestions for Further Study 20 Chapter 2. Microstructure of Concrete 21 Preview 21 2.1Definition 21 2.2 Significance 22 2.3 Complexities 22 2.4 Microstructure of the Aggregate Phase 24 2.5 Microstructure of the Hydrated Cement Paste 26 2.5.1Solids in the hydrated cement paste 29 2.5.2 Voids in the hydrated cement paste 30 2.5.3 Water in the hydrated cement paste 32 2.5.4 Microstructure-property relationships in the hydrated cement paste 35 2.6 Intel-facial Transition Zone in Concrete 41 2.6.1Significance of the interfacial transition zone 41 2.6.2 Microstructure 42 2.6.3 Strength 42 2.6.4 Influence of the interfacial transition zone on properties of concrete44 Test Your Knowledge 46 References 47 Suggestions for Further Study- 47 Chapters. Strength 49 Preview 49 3.1Definition 49 3.2 Significance 50 3.3 Strength-Porosity Relationship 50 3.4 Failure Modes in Concrete 5