High performance concrete : from material to structure / edited by Yves Malier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malier, Yves.

EBSCOhost.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Concrete.

Concrete construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 542 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First English language edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1992.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Chap. 1. Microstructure of high performance concrete / M. Moranville-Regourd

Chap. 2. The use of superplasticizers in high performance concrete / P.-C. Aitcin

Chap. 3. Ultrafine particles for making very high performance concretes / F. de Larrard

Chap. 4. A mix performance method for high performance concrete / F. de Larrard

Chap. 5. High performance concrete supplied by a network of ready-mix concrete plants / C. Levy and J.-P. Le Boulicaut

Chap. 6. Engineering properties of very high performance concrete / F. de Larrard and Y. Malier

Chap. 7. Creep in high and very high performance concrete / F. de Larrard and P. Acker

Chap. 8. Bond properties of high performance concrete / M. Lorrain

Chap. 9. Monitoring of the chemical and mechanical changes in high performance concretes during the first days / C. Vernet and G. Cadoret.

(Cont.) Chap. 10. Large reduction of deflections due to high performance concrete / R. Favre, H. Charif and J.-P. Jaccoud

Chap. 11. High performance concrete : engineering properties and code aspects / L. Pliskin

Chap. 12. Testing high performance concrete / M. Lessard and P.-C. Aitcin

Chap. 13. Mixing and casting HP and VHP concrete in the laboratory / G. Bernier

Chap. 14. Durability of high performance concretes : alkali-aggregate reaction and carbonation / M. Moranville-Regourd

Chap. 15. Durability of high performance concrete in relation to 'external' chemical atack / J. Grandet

Chap. 16. Frost durability of high performance concretes / R. Gagne ... [et al.]

Chap. 17. Permeability, as seen by the researcher / D. Perraton, P.-C. Aitcin and A. Carles-Gibergues

Chap. 18. Permeability : the owner's viewpoint / G. Ithuralde.

(Cont.) Chap. 19. HPCs and alkali silica reactions. The double role of pozzolanic materials / A. Criaud and G. Cadoret

Chap. 20. Accelerated carbonation : comparison between the Joigny Bridge, high performance concrete and an ordinary concrete / C. Levy

Chap. 21. The French national project 'New ways for concrete' : objectives and methodology / Y. Malier

Chap. 22. From material to structure / P. Richard

Chap. 23. High performance concrete in tunnel linings / J.-L. Costaz

Chap. 24. High performance concrete in nuclear power plants / J.-L. Costaz

Chap. 25. Full scale use of high performance concrete in building and public works / G. Cadoret and P. Richard

Chap. 26. The development of high performance concrete in North America / P.C. Aitcin and P. Laplante.

(Cont.) Chap. 27. Experimentation : the key to a research-development strategy in civil engineering / Y. Malier

Chap. 28. The Joigny Bridge : an experimental high performance concrete bridge / Y. Malier, D. Brazillier and S. Roi

Chap. 29. Experimental monitoring of the Joigny Bridge / I. Schaller ... [et al.]

Chap. 30. High performance concrete underpinning of the great Hassan II Mosque / G. Cadoret and C. Courtel

Chap. 31. Prefabrication of high performance prestressed concrete building components / G. Chardin

Chap. 32. Offshore application of high performance concrete space frame / C. Valenchon

Chap. 33. High performance light weight aggregate concrete in blast resisting structures / F. Hanus, J.-C. Faure and G. Peiffer

Chap. 34. High performance concrete in the arch of the bridge over the Rance / J.-F. De Champs and P. Monachon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Bétons à hautes performances. English. High performance concrete.

ISBN:

9781351440899

1351440896

Publisher Number:

99990573805

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.