{"product_id":"concrete-mix-design-quality-control-ken-w-day-9781138073531","title":"Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nature of concrete is rapidly changing, and with it, there are rising concerns. Thoroughly revised and updated, this\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efourth edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eConcrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification \u003c\/strong\u003eaddresses current industry practices that provide inadequate durability and fail to eliminate problems with underperforming new concrete and defective testing. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany specifications now require additional criteria in an attempt to improve durability or other properties. This book discusses the trend towards adding performance requirements to existing prescriptive specifications. It also explores the matter of prescription versus performance specification and especially the specification of non-strength-related performance such as durability. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat's new in the Fourth Edition: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines water-to-cement ratio as a declining criterion of quality and durability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the diminishing availability of suitable natural sands and growing industry concerns regarding the environmental impact of their use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsiders advances in concrete admixtures and their ever-increasing use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvocates reliability of testing as a vital feature of the shift from prescriptive to performance specifications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses cement replacement materials as they relate to greenhouse gas and sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eexplores producing, designing, controlling, or specifying concrete, and addresses issues related with sustainability and the impact of new concrete materials such as ready mixed geopolymers, magnesium oxide, and calcium carbonate. The text is an ideal resource for concrete technologists, producers and specifiers, and contractors on large projects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken W. Day, James Aldred, Barry Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138073539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138073531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d","brand":"Ken W. Day","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450059616511,"sku":"9781138073531","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2eac2a40-c77c-4ce6-af27-b08c3cd0aedb.jpg?v=1698502536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concrete-mix-design-quality-control-ken-w-day-9781138073531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}