ABSTRACT

Production of Portland cement is responsible for about seven percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The pressure to make the production of concrete more sustainable, or "greener", is considerable and increasing. This requires a wholesale shift in processes, materials and methods in the concrete industry. Pure Portland cement will nee

chapter 1|10 pages

Sustainability

chapter 2|5 pages

Terminology and definitions

chapter 5|58 pages

Modern binders

chapter 6|8 pages

Water

chapter 7|29 pages

Superplasticizers

chapter 8|18 pages

Natural aggregates

chapter 9|11 pages

Aggregates derived from industrial wastes

chapter 10|8 pages

Entrained air

chapter 11|24 pages

Hydration reactions

chapter 12|12 pages

Shrinkage

chapter 13|13 pages

Curing

chapter 14|15 pages

Specifying durable and sustainable concrete

chapter 15|9 pages

Performance specifications

chapter 16|20 pages

Statistical evaluation of concrete quality