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G032: How to make concrete
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Bob ReedConcrete 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.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC GuideCitation
REED, B., 2017. G032: How to make concrete. Loughborough: WEDC, Loughborough University.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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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
2017Notes
This guide was published by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University.ISBN
9781911252092Other identifier
WEDC_ID:22605Language
- en