Book Name: Physical Properties of Concrete and Concrete Constituents by Jean Pierre Ollivier
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Physical Properties of Concrete and Concrete Constituents by Jean Pierre Ollivier


Concrete is manufactured on the plant or on web site from varied elements: cement, water and completely different granular supplies reminiscent of sand, gravel and varied mineral additions. It might additionally comprise admixtures supposed to change its properties from its contemporary state (for instance retarding or accelerating admixtures, superplasticizer) or its properties in its hardened state (for instance air entraining brokers). Properties launched on this materials are various.They concern each its contemporary state by its skill to be transported and poured in types which might be roughly fluid, in addition to in its hardened state. Properties embrace its performances, for instance mechanical resistance, resistance to aggressive environments, and acoustic or warmth insulation. The formulation of concrete consists of discovering elements and their proportions to satisfy particular necessities, which can be very completely different.

All of this needs to be accomplished protecting in thoughts that concrete is a broadly used materials, its value needs to be restricted, and it’s ready and applied on web site in variable environmental circumstances. Understanding the rheological properties of contemporary concrete, the hydration phenomenon of cement accountable for structuration, the connection between the traits of the porous stable obtained and its mechanical performances or resistance to the aggressive penetration requires a posh data of the physicochemistry of reactive porous supplies.

The event of easy formulation guidelines due to this fact requires the assimilation of this data and a very good command of the properties of these supplies. The aim of this guide is to offer the “combine designer” with helpful data on granular and porous supplies, which can allow the revolutionary design of concrete. Subjects lined embrace the characterization of granular supplies, the ideas of porosity and particular floor space, and the transport properties (diffusion and permeation) of concrete.

Some of these matters are already lined in different common books devoted to granular or porous supplies. The target right here is to convey them collectively in a single guide by adapting them to be used by concrete specialists. Simulations within the type of workouts are provided on the finish of every chapter to allow readers to assimilate theoretical data and to use such data to particular issues encountered in civil engineering.

The precise density decided after drying in an oven, ρrd: the ratio between the mass of grains dried in an oven and the amount that they occupy in water, together with closed pores and these accessible to water. Absolutely the density, ρa : the ratio between the mass of grains dried in an oven and the amount that they occupy in water, together with closed pores however excluding these accessible to water. This definition corresponds to the density of the grains. The precise density of saturated floor dry, ρssd: the ratio between the mass of a pattern of grain, together with the mass of water current within the pores which might be accessible to water, and the amount that they occupy in water, together with closed pores and these accessible to water.

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