This book is intended for anyone who wants an introduction to concrete and concrete construction. Craftsmen in the concrete field may find it particularly useful as a guide for good practice. The now soft-cover book has been made more affordable to allow for greater use as a teaching, training\/development, and convenient reference tool for the concrete industry. It is easily accessible and ideal as a required course textbook or company on-boarding tool. This is one of six books in the Concrete Craftsman Series published by the American Concrete Institute. CCS-0: Concrete Fundamentals, starts with the most basic question of all, “What is concrete?” Other sections cover materials, basic construction practices, and testing. This book is a good starting point for someone in the concrete industry, whether they are an apprentice, a journeyman, a foreman, a material supplier, or even a young engineer without field experience. This book is not a design aid but rather a guide to good practice. The design of concrete structures is the responsibility of a professional engineer. Designs are usually reviewed and approved by local building authorities and are governed by codes such as the International Building Code (IBC), or other local building codes that usually reference “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318) and Commentary.” This book is not a replacement for these documents. Plans and specifications for a specific project, and local building code requirements are required to be followed, even if they differ from the information in this book. Keywords: Materials, design, mixture proportioning, batching, mixing, curing, protection, placing, quality, strength testing.<\/p>\n
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| 9<\/td>\n | PREFACE <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | VOCABULARY <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 1\u2014INTRODUCTION What is concrete? <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | Importance of concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | Importance of the craftsman Adding water to concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | Handling concrete safely <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 2\u2014CONCRETE MATERIALS Portland cements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | Types of portland cement <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 32<\/td>\n | White and colored portland cement Special types of cement <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 34<\/td>\n | Aggregates <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 36<\/td>\n | Nominal maximum size of aggregate Aggregate grading <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 38<\/td>\n | Harmful materials in aggregate Handling aggregates <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 39<\/td>\n | Mixing water <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 40<\/td>\n | Admixtures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 43<\/td>\n | Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 45<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 3\u2014MIXTURE PROPORTIONING Properties of the unhardened concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 47<\/td>\n | Properties of hardened concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 48<\/td>\n | Control of shrinkage and cracking <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 49<\/td>\n | Effects of temperature <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 50<\/td>\n | Proportioning example <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 51<\/td>\n | Values needed to choose mixture proportions A summary of concrete mixture proportioning by weight method according to ACI 211.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 57<\/td>\n | Concrete for the small job <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 59<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 4\u2014BATCHING AND \nMIXING CONCRETE Batching <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 60<\/td>\n | Mixing concrete Stationary mixers: central or on site <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 62<\/td>\n | Ready mixed concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 64<\/td>\n | Mobile batcher mixer (continuous mixer) High-energy mixers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 65<\/td>\n | Remixing concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 66<\/td>\n | Maintenance of mixing equipment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 67<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 5\u2014HANDLING, PLACING, AND CONSOLIDATING CONCRETE <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 68<\/td>\n | Handling and placing methods Depositing concrete from the truck mixer <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 69<\/td>\n | Wheelbarrows and buggies <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 70<\/td>\n | Belt conveyors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 71<\/td>\n | Buckets and hoppers Pumping concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 73<\/td>\n | Pneumatic or air gun placing Shotcrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 74<\/td>\n | Other placing equipment and methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 75<\/td>\n | Depositing the concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 76<\/td>\n | Consolidation Hand methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 77<\/td>\n | Mechanical vibration Internal vibration <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 79<\/td>\n | Form vibration Surface vibration <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 80<\/td>\n | Roller compacted concrete Benefits of consolidation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 81<\/td>\n | Self-consolidating concrete <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 83<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 6\u2014CURING AND PROTECTION Rain damage <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 84<\/td>\n | Curing time and temperature <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 85<\/td>\n | Accelerating admixtures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 86<\/td>\n | Keeping moisture in the concrete Membrane-forming curing compounds <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 87<\/td>\n | Waterproof paper or plastic film <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 88<\/td>\n | Water spray or soaker hose <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 89<\/td>\n | Wet burlap or mats Other methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 90<\/td>\n | Cold weather precautions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 91<\/td>\n | Protection against freezing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 93<\/td>\n | Hot weather precautions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 94<\/td>\n | Keeping cool Avoiding delays <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 95<\/td>\n | Plastic shrinkage cracking <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 97<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 7\u2014FIELD TESTING AND CONTROL OF CONCRETE QUALITY Sampling fresh concrete (ASTM C172\/C172M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 100<\/td>\n | Slump test (ASTM C143\/C143M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 102<\/td>\n | Air content tests Air content by the pressure method (ASTM C231\/C231M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 103<\/td>\n | Air content by the volumetric method (ASTM C173\/C173M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 105<\/td>\n | Air content estimated with an air indicator <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 106<\/td>\n | Density (unit weight) and yield (ASTM C138\/C138M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 108<\/td>\n | Temperature (ASTM C1064\/C1064M) Making test cylinders (ASTM C31\/C31M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 110<\/td>\n | Curing and protecting test cylinders <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 111<\/td>\n | Cylinders for design strength check <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 112<\/td>\n | Cylinders made for construction site control <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 113<\/td>\n | CHAPTER 8\u2014EVALUATING CONCRETE STRENGTH CORE AND CYLINDER STRENGTH TESTS OF HARDENED CONCRETE ACI 318 requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 114<\/td>\n | Cylinder compressive strength tests (ASTM C39\/C39M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 116<\/td>\n | Core tests (ASTM C42\/C42M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 117<\/td>\n | Nondestructive and in-place testing methods Rebound hammer test (ASTM C805) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 119<\/td>\n | Penetration resistance method (ASTM C803\/C803M) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 120<\/td>\n | Pullout tests (ASTM C900) Pulse velocity test (ASTM C597) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 121<\/td>\n | Concrete maturity method (ASTM C1074) Load testing concrete structures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 123<\/td>\n | APPENDIX A\u2014REFERENCES Referenced standards and committee reports <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
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