Concrete Petrography

by Ian Sims and D. St John

In the second part of the book, the chemical, the mineralogical composition and the microfabrics of concretes and related materials are discussed. An illustrated guide to the features that can be observed and identified using a petrological microscope is given. There is an extensive review of the defects, deterioration and failures which can occur in concrete together with the observations and petrographic evidence relating to them. Extensive use...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340692669
• ISBN13: 9780340692660
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 3.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.3" x 10.1"