2nd Edition

Structure and Performance of Cements

By P. Barnes, J. Bensted Copyright 2001
584 Pages
by CRC Press

584 Pages
by CRC Press

584 Pages
by CRC Press

Drawing together a multinational team of authors, this second edition of Structure and Performance of Cements highlights the latest global advances in the field of cement technology. Three broad categories are covered: basic materials and methods, cement extenders, and techniques of examination. Within these categories consideration has been given to environmental issues such as the use of... Read more
1. Cement Manufacture  2. Composition of Cement Phases  3. The Hydration of Portland Cement  4. Calcium Aluminate Cements  5. Properties of Concrete with Mineral and Chemical Admixtures  6. Special Cements  7. Developments with Oilwell Cements  8. Gypsum in Cements  9. Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete  10. Delayed Ettringite Formation  11. Chloride-Corrosion in Cementitious Systems  12. Blastfurnace Cements  13. Properties and Applications of Natural Pozzolanas  14. Pulverised Fuel Ash as a Cement Extender  15. Metakaolin as a Pollolanic Addition to Concrete  16. Condensed Silica Fume as a Cement Extender  17. Cement-Based Composite Micro-Structures  18. X-Ray Powder Diffraction Analysis of Cements  19. Electron Microscopy of Cements  20. Electrical Monitoring Methods in Cement Science  21. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Cements and Cement-Based Materials  22. The Use of Synchroton Sources in the Study of Cement Materials

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P. Barnes and J. Bensted