2nd Edition
Precast Concrete Materials, Manufacture, Properties and Usage, Second Edition
By Maurice Levitt
Copyright 2008
224 Pages
by
CRC Press
224 Pages
by
CRC Press
224 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This general treatise on precast concrete reflects Maurice Levitt’s extensive experience in the construction industry and as a researcher and consultant. It gives detailed coverage of the subject from the material's properties through its manufacture and quality control, and on to specialist topics such as accelerated curing and use in hot and cold climates. It then looks at the properties of... Read more
Introduction 1. Ingredients 2. Reinforcement, Prestressing, Hardware 3. Moulds 4. Production Control 5. Labour-Intensive Processes 6. Machine-Intensive Processes 7. Accelerated Curing 8. Hot and Cold Climates 9. Properties and Performance 10. Standards, Testing and Quality 11. Finishing, Repairing and Jointing. References
Biography
Maurice Levitt is a consultant and was formerly head of the Materials Science Department at John Laing’s R&D division (now Laing Technology) and later an Assessor at the British Board of Agrément.
