WEDC Guide No. 32: How to make concrete
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posted on 2024-12-09, 15:27 authored by Bob Reed, Rod ShawRod ShawConcrete is a complex material that requires care during the preparation, mixing, placing and curing (hardening) for the final product to be of acceptable quality for construction. This guide describes the main components of concrete, how to combine them and how to use the final mix. It also considers the special difficulties of using concrete in hot and cold climates and mixing concrete by hand.
© WEDC, Loughborough University, 2017
Author: Bob Reed Quality assurance: Michael Smith
llustrated by Rod Shaw
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
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This guide was published by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University.ISBN
9781911252092Other identifier
WEDC_ID:22605Language
- en
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