This book offers the construction industry professional an in-depth description of the use of high-volume fly ash in concrete. Importance is placed on the need for increased utilization of coal-fired power plant waste in lieu of Portland cement materials to eliminate increased carbon dioxide emissions during the production of cement. Also addressed is the significant increase in the concrete durability performance with the use of 40 percent and above of fly ash by weight. The book also contains charts of experimental test results of high volume fly ash concrete and also comparison results with concrete made with Ordinary Portland Cement.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-639-76885-5

ISBN-10:

363976885X

EAN:

9783639768855

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Balamohan Balakrishnan
A.S.M. Abdul Awal

Number of pages:

112

Published on:

2015-08-05

Category:

Building and environmental technology