Improving Concrete Quality – Karthikeyan H. Obla
Contents
Chapter 1 How Good Is Your Quality?
Chapter 3 Variation in Concrete Strength Due to Water and Air Content
Chapter 4 Mixing-Water
Chapter 5 Variation in Concrete Strength and Air Content Due to Fly Ash
Chapter 6 Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Aggregates
Chapter 7 Basic Statistics
Chapter 8 Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Batching
Chapter 9 Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Manufacturing
Chapter 10 Variation in Concrete Performance Due to Testing
Chapter 11 Internal Concrete Testing
Chapter 12 Using Job-Site Test Results for Improving Concrete Quality
Chapter 13 Impact of Specifications on Concrete Quality
Chapter 14 Impact of Concrete Quality on Sustainability
Chapter 15 Elements of a Quality Management System for a Concrete Producer
Appendix A—Submittal Requirements and Acceptance According to the ACI 318 Building Code
Appendix B—Calculation of Strength Variation from Water Content Variation
Appendix C—FLYASH Tests (NRMCA Draft Standard Practice 1988)
Appendix D—Initial Curing of Acceptance Test Cylinders and Transportation (NRMCA ASCC Checklist
Appendix E—Outline of Training Requirements
Appendix F—Checklist for Laboratories Used for Mixture Development
Appendix G—Preventive Equipment Maintenance
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