High-Performance Concrete P.-C.Aïtcin Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada E & FN SPON An Imprint of Routledge London and New York Contents Terminology: some personal choices - The high-performance concrete rationale - High-performance concrete principles- Review of the relevant properties of some ingredients of high-performance concrete- Materials selection- High-performance mix design methods- Producing high-performance concrete-Preparation for concreting: what to do, how to do it and when to do it- Delivering, placing and controlling high-performance concrete- Curing high-performance concrete to minimize shrinkage- Properties of fresh concrete- Temperature increase in high-performance concrete - Testing high-performance concrete- Mechanical properties of high-performance concrete- The durability of high-performance concrete- Special high-performance concretes - Ultra high-strength cement-based materials- A look ahead download or download
