| Book Name: | [PDF] Concrete Microstructure, Properties and Materials |
| Category: | Civil Engineering Books |
| Language: | English |
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Concrete Microstructure, Properties and Materials Book By P. Kumar Mehta
The most widely used construction material is concrete, commonly made by mixing
portland cement with sand, crushed rock, and water. Last year in the U.S. 63 mil-
lion tons of portland cement were converted into 500 million tons of concrete, five
times the consumption by weight of steel. In many countries the ratio of concrete con-
sumption to steel consumption exceeds ten to one. The total world consumption of
concrete last year is estimated at three billion tons, or one ton for every living human
being. Man consumes no material except water in such tremendous quantities.
Today, the rate at which concrete is used is much higher than it was 40 years
ago. It is estimated that the present consumption of concrete in the world is of
the order of 11 billion metric tonnes every year.
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Author(s): P. Mehta, Paulo Monteiro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Year: 2005
ISBN: 0071462899
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