Transport Properties and Concrete Quality Materials Science of Concrete [Hardcover]

This title is based on the workshop on Transport Properties & Concrete Quality, held at the campus of Arizona State University on October 10-12, 2005.
During this meeting, scientific aspects of the relevant relationships between materials, mechanisms, processes, and service life were discussed.
* Provides a useful resource for understanding the most valuable aspects of cement-based materials, with topics ranging from the current state of practice, to theory, simulation, and testing and specifications.
* Logically organized and carefully selected articles give insight into the need to better integrate aspects of materials science, mechanics, modeling, and testing in developing tools of understanding the durability in cement-based materials.Dedication.

Preface.

Mechanisms.

Ten Observations from Experiments to Quantify Water Movement and Porosity Percolation in Hydrating Cement Pastes.
— Dale P. Bentz National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

Alkali Silica Reactivity of Silica Fume Agglomerates.
— Maria C. Garci Juenger, Andrew J,. Maas, and Jason H. Ideker Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering =. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Dallas, TX

Mitigation of Alkali Silica Reaction: A Mechanical Approach.
— Maria G. Garci Juenger, Andrew J. Maas, and Jason H. Ideker Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Dallas, TX

Experimental Studies and Parallel Computing on Coupled Moisture and Chloride Diffusion in Concrete.
— Yunping Xi, Ayman Ababneh, Lydia Abarr, A. Suwito, and Xiao-Chuan Cai University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, and Clarkson University, Potsdam, lS.