Advanced Construction Materials. Takeshi MAKI. Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering. Graduate School of Science and Engineering.
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Advanced Construction Materials
Takeshi MAKI
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
SAITAMA UNIVERSITY
Advanced Construction Materials
CONTENTS 1.
General Aspects of Construction Materials ······························································· 1
1.1
Importance of Construction Materials
1
1.2
Required Performance of Construction Materials
1
1.3
Types of Construction Materials
2
1.4
Engineering Properties of Construction Materials
2
2.
Properties of Concrete ····························································································· 3
2.1
General
3
2.2
Composition of Concrete
3
2.3
Roles of Constituent Materials of Concrete
4
2.4
Advantages and Disadvantages of Concrete
4
2.5 2.6
Usage of Concrete Performance Requirements of Concrete
Properties of Fresh Concrete ·················································································· 29
6.1
Required Performance of Fresh Concrete
29
6.2
Consistency (Slump Test)
29
6.3
Segregation
29
6.4
Air in Concrete
31
6.5
Flow and Deformation of Fresh Concrete
31
6.6
Topic: Self-Compacting Concrete
36
7.
Mechanical Properties of Hardened Concrete ························································· 39
7.1
Strength
39
7.2
Elasticity and Stress-Strain Curve
42
7.3 7.4
Shrinkage Creep
43 45
7.5
Thermal Property
46
7.6
Permeability
47
8.
Durability of Concrete ··························································································· 49
8.1
Durability
49
8.2
Alkali Aggregate Reaction
49
8.3
Salt Injury
50
8.4
Carbonation (Neutralization)
52
8.5
Frost Injury (Freeze-thaw action)
53
9.
Recycling of Concrete ···························································································· 55
9.1
Introduction
55
9.2
Recycling of Concrete
55
9.3
Concrete with recycled aggregates
56
9.4
Perfect recycled Concrete
57
Appendix: List of Technical Terms ················································································· 59
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Advanced Construction Materials edited by Takeshi MAKI February 25, 2008 International Collaborative Graduate Program Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate School of Science and Engineering Saitama University