Improving Concrete and Mortar using Modified Ash and Slag Cem... - 9780367463489

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Improving Concrete and Mortar using Modified Ash and Slag CementsAuthor(s): Leonid Dvorkin, Vadim Zhitkovsky, Mohammed Sonebi, Vitaliy Marchuk, Yurii Stepasiuk\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367463489, 978-0367463489\nSynopsis\nThe use of concrete and mortar containing coal fly ash, blast furnace slag, and other dispersed technogenic materials is one of the major areas of potential resource savings and improving the environmental efficiency and sustainability of construction. Improving Concrete and Mortar using Modified Ash and Slag Cements presents the results of a study of high-tech concrete on composite Portland cement and slag Portland cement. It explains the possibility of significantly improving the properties of cements and concrete with the introduction of superplasticizers and hardening activators.\n\nFeatures:\n\nDescribes how additives can reduce costs and lead to more environmentally sustainable pro.