Unit 1 Text Cement Science(1) 1
Reading Materials Alkali-aggregate Reactions 13
Unit 2 Text Cement Science(2) Portland Cement 18
Reading Materials Workability,Setting,Bleeding and Segregation 30
Unit 3 Text Cement Science(3) Hydration Mechanism 36
Reading Materials Hydration Products 46
Unit 4 Text Concrete Science(1) 54
Reading Materials Physical Properties of Aggregate 67
Unit 5 Text Concrete Science(2) Design and Control of Concrete 71
Reading Materials Concrete Mix Design 84
Unit 6 Text Prestressed Concrete 91
Reading Materials Prestressing and Methods of Prestressing 104
Unit 7 Text High Performance Concretes(HPC) 110
Reading Materials The Requirements of High Strength Concretes for Portland Cement 120
Unit 8 Text Admixtures 123
Reading Materials High Range Water Reducing Admixtures(HRWRS) 135
Unit 9 Text Mechanical Properties of Concrete and Reinforcement 140
Reading Materials Compressive Strength of Concrete 149
Unit 10 Text SI Unit 157
Appendix VOCABULARY 164