Curing concrete [electronic resource] / Peter C. Taylor.
Curing is one of those activities that every civil engineer and construction worker has heard of, but in reality does not worry about much. In practice, curing is often low on the list of priorities on the construction site, particularly when budgets and timelines are under pressure. Yet the increas...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
©2014.
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| Summary: | Curing is one of those activities that every civil engineer and construction worker has heard of, but in reality does not worry about much. In practice, curing is often low on the list of priorities on the construction site, particularly when budgets and timelines are under pressure. Yet the increasing demands being placed on concrete mixtures also mean that they are less forgiving than in the past. Therefore, any activity that will help improve hydration and so performance, while reducing the risk of cracking, is becoming more important. Curing Concrete explains exactly why curing is so impor. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 191 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203866139 0203866134 9781628707823 1628707828 9781135235222 1135235228 9781135235178 1135235171 9781135235215 113523521X 9780203867075 0203867076 9780429206658 0429206658 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |