Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in alkali/silicate reactions in concrete aggregate. Here is what is discussed: 1. ALKALI-SILICA AGGREGATE REACTIONS, 2. CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION OF POTENTIALLY DELETERIOUS CONSTITUENTS IN AGGREGATE, 3. METHODS OF DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR REACTIVITY, 4. RELIABILITY OF AVAILABLE TEST METHODS, 5. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL REACTIVITY, 6. CONTROL OF ALKALI-SILICA AGGREGATE REACTIONS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and structural engineers interested in alkali/silicate aggregate reactions in concrete. Here is what is discussed: 1. ALKALI-SILICA AGGREGATE REACTIONS 2. CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION OF POTENTIALLY DELETERIOUS CONSTITUENTS IN AGGREGATE 3. METHODS OF DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR REACTIVITY 4. RELIABILITY OF AVAILABLE TEST METHODS 5. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL REACTIVITY 6. CONTROL OF ALKALI-SILICA AGGREGATE REACTIONS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in portland cement concrete pavements for streets and highways. Here is what is discussed: 1. Purpose, 2. Scope, 3. Responsibilities, strength, and air content, 4. Cement, 5. Aggregates, 6. Admixtures, 7. Pozzolans, 8. Miscellaneous materials, 9. Water, 10. Sampling and testing of materials, 11. Delivery and storage of materials, 12. Grade control, 13. Proportioning, 14. Subgrade, base, forms, and string lines, 15. Batching and mixing, 16. Placing, 17. Field test specimens, 18. Finishing, 19. Curing, 20. Grade and surface smoothness requirements, 21. Tolerances in pavement thickness, 22. Repairs of defective pavement slabs, 23. Joints, 24. Pavement protection, 25. Measurements, 26. References

Introductory technical guidance for Professional Engineers and construction managers interested in specifications for preplaced aggregate concrete.

Introductory technical guidance for Professional Engineers and construction managers interested in marine concrete construction.

Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and construction managers interested in design, construction and maintenance of streets and highways. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. CURRENT USE OF RCA IN CONCRETE MIXTURES, 3. MIXTURE DESIGN USING RCA, 4. CONSIDERATIONS FOR PAVEMENT DESIGN USING RCA CONCRETE, 5. RCA PRODUCTION AND USE CONSIDERATIONS, 6. CONCLUSIONS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction with concrete. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, 3. AGGREGATES.

Introductory technical guidance for Professional Engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of precast portland cement concrete roundabouts for streets and highways.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and construction managers interested in selection of materials for concrete. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS 3. AGGREGATES.