Synopses & Reviews
Measuring the long-term durability of new types of concrete and concrete technologies is crucial to their acceptance in the marketplace. This long-needed handbook of analytical techniques provides a complete reference to the cutting-edge procedures used to test today's innovative materials.
Ranging from chemical and thermal analysis, to IR and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, to Scanning Electron Microscopy, x-ray diffraction, computer modeling and more, the book provides first-hand explanations of modern methodsucontributed by 24 leading scientists, many of whom actually developed or refined the techniques. The book includes many analytic techniques, applied to a wide range of organic, inorganic and composite materials and additives.
Perfect for practitioners, students, and professional standards writers, the handbook is highly useful for scrutinizing materials in a variety of environments. It takes into account the many factors that affect the qualities of concreteutemperature, pore and pore-size distribution, surface area, and exposureugathering diverse evaluation methods into one convenient resource.
Synopsis
Measuring the long-term durability of new types of concrete and concrete technologies is crucial to their acceptance in the marketplace. This long-needed handbook of analytical techniques provides a complete reference to the cutting-edge procedures used to test today's innovative materials.
Ranging from chemical and thermal analysis, to IR and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, to Scanning Electron Microscopy, x-ray diffraction, computer modeling and more, the book provides first-hand explanations of modern methodsùcontributed by 24 leading scientists, many of whom actually developed or refined the techniques. The book includes many analytic techniques, applied to a wide range of organic, inorganic and composite materials and additives.
Perfect for practitioners, students, and professional standards writers, the handbook is highly useful for scrutinizing materials in a variety of environments. It takes into account the many factors that affect the qualities of concreteùtemperature, pore and pore-size distribution, surface area, and exposureùgathering diverse evaluation methods into one convenient resource.
About the Author
Dr. V.S. Ramachandran is Distinguished Researcher at the Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada. He is author of six other books and numerous articles. Dr. Ramachandran is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Ceramic Society (UK), the American Ceramic Society, and is the recipient of many awards and honors for his scientific accomplishments in the concrete and ceramic fields.Dr. James J. Beaudoin is Principal Research Officer at the Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada. He is author of over 300 publications, including three books, and holds several patents. He received the Copeland Award from the American Ceramic Society in 1998 and the American Concrete Institute Wason Medal for materials research in 1999.
Table of Contents
1. Concrete Science Formation of Portland Cement
2. Petrographic and Associated Technological Methods for Evaluation of Concrete Aggregates
Chemical Tests | Aggregates that Release Alkalis into the Pore Solution in Concrete | Determination of Porosity and Water Absorption of Aggregates | Instrumental Techniques for Determining the Potential Reactivity of Siliceous Aggregates | Staining Techniques for Aggregates | Shape and Surface Texture of Aggregates
3. Chemical Methods of Analysis of Concrete
Hardened Concrete Analysis Procedures | Mortars, Grouts and Plasters
4. Thermal Analysis
Cement Clinker | Syntheses of Cement Phases | Polymorphism in Silicates | Hydration of Calcium Silicates | Hyrdration of C 3 A and C 4 AF | Hydration of Cement | Durability
5. IR Spectroscopy
The Spectra of Rocks, Minerals, Clays, Etc. | Spectra of Fly Ash and Slag | Anhydrous Cement and its Phases | Solid Solution | Hydration Studies | Studies on Concrete | Miscellaneous Studies
6. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Structural Investigations of Anhydrous Cement Phases | Structural Investigations of Calcium Silicate Hydrates (C-S-H) and Related Crystalline Phases | Investigations of Portland Cement Hydration | Investigations of Aluminate Cement Hydration | Waste Solidification and Stabilization | Alkali Silica Gel | Structural Investigations of Raw Materials
7. Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Microanalysis of Concretes
Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Microanalysis | Concrete Under the Sem | Interpretation of Concrete Deterioration from SEM/EDXA
8. X-Ray Diffraction
Developments in Instrumentation | Computers in X-Ray Diffractometry and Software Applications | X-Ray Diffractometry of Clinker and Cement | XRD of Hydrated Cement | XRD in Concrete Chemistry | XRD in Miscellaneous Cementitious Systems
9. Rheology
Suspensions | Rheological Behaviors of Cement Paste | Concrete | Rheometers
10. Dimensional Changes
Energetics of Adsorption | Chemical Interactions in Porous Media | Physicochemical Interactions in Porous Media
11. Miniaturized Techniques
Compacted Powders and Hydrated Cement Pastes as Model Porous Systems | Creep and Drying Shrink-age Measurements | Volume Instability of Porous Solids | The Minis-lump Test
12. Techniques for Corrosion Investigation in Reinforced Concrete
Reinforcing Steel Corrosion in Concrete | Corrosion Assessment Techniques
13. Surface Area Measurements
Techniques of Surface Area Measurement
14. Pore Structure
The Helium Inflow Technique | Gas Adsorption Methods | Alternating Current Impedance Spectroscopy (ACIS) for Pore Structure Characterization | The Solvent Replacement Tech-nique | Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | Physico-Mechanical Behaviors of Cement Systems - Pore Structure Relationships
15. Silicate Polymerization Analysis
Complexometric Analysis | Trimethylsilyation | Solid State 29 Si NMR Spectroscopy
16. Permeation Analysis
Definitions and Transport Mechanisms | Adsorption Tests | Diffusion Tests | Absorption Tests | Permeability Tests | Factors Influencing Permeation Tests | Relationship Between Permeation Properties and Durability of Concrete
17. NDT Techniques
Resonant and Pulse Velocity Methods | Surface Hardness Methods | Pullout Test | Break-Off Method | Maturity Method | Pull-Off Tests | Combined Methods
18. Applications of Computers and Information Technology
Computer Models | Database Systems | Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-based Systems | Computer Integrated Knowledge Systems (CIKS) for Concrete
19. Image Analysis
Image Acquisition | Image Processing | Feature Recognition and Data Analysis
20. Specialized Techniques
Auger Electron Spectroscopy | Scanning Tunnel Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy | Chromatography | Mass Spectrometry | Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy | Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry | Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Analysis | X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Analysis | Synchrotron Orbital Radiation Analysis | Mossbauer Spectrometry | Quasi-Electric Neutron Scattering Analysis | Thermoluminescence Analysis | Photo-Acoustic Spectroscopy | Radio Tracer Technique