Concrete principles
"Concrete Principles, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the tools, materials, and practices commonly used in the concrete industry. This textbook contains 10 chapters designed to help develop and upgrade the knowledge, skills, and competencies required in the field of concre...
| Main Author: | Fahl, Thomas P. |
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| Other Authors: | American Technical Publishers. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Homewood, Ill. :
American Technical Publishers,
[2009]
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| Physical Description: |
372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + CD-ROM. |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: |
"Concrete Principles, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the tools, materials, and practices commonly used in the concrete industry. This textbook contains 10 chapters designed to help develop and upgrade the knowledge, skills, and competencies required in the field of concrete construction. The textbook begins with an introduction to the history, evolution, and characteristics of concrete as a principal construction material. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of tools and equipment, job-site safety, and concrete construction. The remaining chapters cover tool and equipment maintenance, concrete quality, testing and repair, concrete construction estimating, and the role of concrete in sustainable design. New content areas include...self-consolidating and reactive powder concrete; concrete exposure safety; personal fall protection; hand/arm vibration syndrome; pervious concrete; slip and flying forms; precast and tilt-up construction; insulated concrete forms (ICFs); grouting; epoxy injection; fiber wrap [and] sustainable design and LEED certification. The interactive CD-ROM included with the book features...Quick Quizzes® that provide an interactive review of key topics; an illustrated Glossary of industry terms, with links to selected illustrations, video clips, and animated graphics; Flash Cards that enable a review of common industry terms; Media Clips that depict concrete principles and procedures using video clips and animated graphics [and] Access to ATPeResources.com, which provides a comprehensive array of instructional resources."--Cover. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes glossary and index. ch. 1. Concrete -- ch. 2. Tools, equipment, and safety -- ch. 3. Soil conditions and preparation -- ch. 4. Flatwork -- ch. 5. Concrete structures -- ch. 6. Concrete consolidation -- ch. 7. Concrete finishing -- ch. 8. Tool and equipment maintenance -- ch. 9. Concrete quality, testing, and repair -- ch. 10. Concrete construction estimating. "Concrete Principles, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the tools, materials, and practices commonly used in the concrete industry. This textbook contains 10 chapters designed to help develop and upgrade the knowledge, skills, and competencies required in the field of concrete construction. The textbook begins with an introduction to the history, evolution, and characteristics of concrete as a principal construction material. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of tools and equipment, job-site safety, and concrete construction. The remaining chapters cover tool and equipment maintenance, concrete quality, testing and repair, concrete construction estimating, and the role of concrete in sustainable design. New content areas include...self-consolidating and reactive powder concrete; concrete exposure safety; personal fall protection; hand/arm vibration syndrome; pervious concrete; slip and flying forms; precast and tilt-up construction; insulated concrete forms (ICFs); grouting; epoxy injection; fiber wrap [and] sustainable design and LEED certification. The interactive CD-ROM included with the book features...Quick Quizzes® that provide an interactive review of key topics; an illustrated Glossary of industry terms, with links to selected illustrations, video clips, and animated graphics; Flash Cards that enable a review of common industry terms; Media Clips that depict concrete principles and procedures using video clips and animated graphics [and] Access to ATPeResources.com, which provides a comprehensive array of instructional resources."--Cover. |
| Physical Description: |
372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + CD-ROM. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes glossary and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780826905123 0826905129 |