1st Edition

Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete

By Pierre-Claude Aitcin Copyright 2008
528 Pages
by CRC Press

528 Pages
by CRC Press

528 Pages
by CRC Press

Linking theory to practice, this book provides a better fundamental understanding of Portland cement and hydraulic binders which is necessary to make better concrete. It has been clearly demonstrated that concrete durability is closely linked to its water/binder ratio and proper curing during the first week after casting. In this rigorously presented work, Pierre-Claude Aïtcin explains the... Read more

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

Biography

Pierre-Claude Aïtcin is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada. He has worked in concrete technology for many years and is the author of High Performance Concrete, also published by Taylor & Francis.