December 2008
Beginner
1008 pages
38h 6m
English
book
Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition
by Joseph Iano, Edward Allen
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CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
• History
• Cement and Concrete
Cement
CONSIDERATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
Aggregates and Water
Supplementary Cementitious Materials
Admixtures
• Making and Placing Concrete
Proportioning Concrete Mixes
Handling and Placing Concrete
Curing Concrete
• Formwork
• Reinforcing
The Concept of Reinforcing
Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
Fabrication and Erection of Reinforcing Bars
Reinforcing a Simple Concrete Beam
Reinforcing a Continuous Concrete Beam
Reinforcing Structural Concrete Slabs
Two-Way Slab Action
Reinforcing Concrete Columns
Fibrous Reinforcing
• Concrete Creep
• Prestressing
pretensioning
Posttensioning
• Innovations in Concrete Construction
• ACI 301
A physical sciences center at Dartmouth College, built in a highly irregular space bounded by three existing buildings, typifies the potential of reinforced concrete to make expressive, highly individual buildings. (Architects: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott. Photograph: Ezra Stoller © ESTO)
Concrete is the universal material of construction. According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, concrete is, after water, the most widely used material ...