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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; The Author; Chapter 1: How Good Is Your Quality?; Chapter 2: Variation in Concrete Strength Due to Cement; Chapter 3: Variation in Concrete Strength Due to Water and Air Content Variation; Chapter 4: Mixing-Water Control; Chapter 5: Variation in Concrete Strength and Air Content Due to Fly Ash; Chapter 6: Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Aggregates; Chapter 7: Basic Statistics; Chapter 8: Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Batching; Chapter 9: Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Manufacturing |
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Chapter 10: Variation in Concrete Performance Due to TestingChapter 11: Internal Concrete Testing; Chapter 12: Using Job-Site Test Results for Improving Concrete Quality; Chapter 13: Impact of Specifications on Concrete Quality; Chapter 14: Impact of Concrete Quality on Sustainability; Chapter 15: Elements of a Quality Management System for a Concrete Producer; References; Further Reading; Glossary; Appendix A-Submittal Requirements and Acceptance According to the ACI 318 Building Code; Appendix B-Calculation of Strength Variation from Water Content Variation |
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Appendix C-FLYASH Tests (NRMCA Draft Standard Practice 1988)Appendix D-Initial Curing of Acceptance Test Cylinders and Transportation (NRMCA ASCC Checklist); Appendix E-Outline of Training Requirements; Appendix F-Checklist for Laboratories Used for Mixture Development; Appendix G-Preventive Equipment Maintenance; Back Cover |
| Summary |
"This book aids concrete producers in improving the quality of ready mixed concrete. It quantifies the benefits of improved quality in terms of cost savings, increased efficiency and consistency, and sustainability. It shows the relation between concrete quality and concrete strength variability, and discusses the components of variability (materials, manufacturing, testing) and how one could methodically relate component changes (for example, changes in cement quality, or mixing water content) to variability in concrete strength and other properties. It also recommends specific steps that producers might take to reduce component variability and achieve a more consistent product."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Concrete -- Quality control.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Structural.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
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Concrete -- Quality control
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781466592131 |
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1466592133 |
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9781322633336 |
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1322633339 |
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