Concrete Technology : At A Glance

A revolution of concrete technology right from Roman concrete – Opus caementicium to modern traditional concrete is eye-witnessed by humanity and today it can be considered as a backbone of development. Concrete is the basis for most buildings and structural projects since the ancient Romans era by virtue of its sustainability, strength, and prolonged durability. It is one of the oldest and most extensively used construction materials on the sphere as it exhibits lots of optimistic attributes. No building material on the earth is as versatile as it is! That is exactly why its gigantic exigency exists across the planet. Consequently, its global production jumps 10 billion tons annually.This book describes, briefly, not merely conventional but also some special types of modern concrete in context to its constituent aggregates, mix design, terminology, applications, cement with its chemistries, pozzolanic mineral admixtures and construction chemicals, etc. Also, the challenges standing in the pathway of concrete and its binder have been portrayed. Concrete has proved itself as key edifice material symbolizing the progress of construction and infrastructure industries for urbanization.