Performance of Concrete : Resistance of Concrete to Sulphate and Other Environmental Conditions; A Symposium in Honour of Thorbergur Thorvaldson / E.G. Swenson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swenson, E.G., Editor.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sulfate-resistant concrete--Congresses.

Sulfate-resistant concrete.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book on concrete is a compilation of scientific and technical papers presented at a symposium held in honour of a Canadian scientist of international stature, the late Thorbergur Thorvaldson.

Contents:

Cover; FOREWORD. Robert F. Legget; 1 Contributions of Thorbergur Thorvaldson to Cement and Concrete Research. E.G. Swenson and C.J. Mackenzie; 2 The Chemistry of Sulphate-resisting Portland Cements. W.C. Hansen; 3 Some Studies on the Performance of Concrete Structures in Sulphate-bearing Environments. F.M. Lea; 4 Field and Laboratory Studies of the Sulphate Resistance of Concrete. Bryant Mather; 5 Combating Sulphate Attack on Concrete on Bureau of Reclamation Projects. Bernard P. Bellport; 6 Experience with Concrete in Sulphate Environments in Western Canada. G.C. Price and R. Peterson

7 Field and Laboratory Studies of the Sulphate Resistance of Concrete. G.J. Verbeck8 Experience in the Winnipeg Area with Sulphate-resisting Cement Concrete. W.D. Hurst; 9 The Performance of Ordinary Portland Cement Concrete in Prairie Soils of High Sulphate Content. J.J. Hamilton and G.O. Handegord; 10 Performance of Concrete in Sea-Water: Some Examples from Halifax, N.S.D.C. Tibbetts; 11 Case Histories of Poor Concrete Durability in Ontario Highway Structures. J. Ryell and P. Smith; 12 Observations of Sidewalk Concrete during Fifteen Years' Exposure. W.S. Weaver and H.L. Isabelle

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

Reprinted in 2018.

ISBN:

1-4875-8409-1

OCLC:

1129187879