Manual of Ready Mixed Concrete





Preface

The first edition of this manual was warmly received as a straightforward and

well-written guide to the technology and practice of the ready-mixed concrete

industry. The industry is constantly changing, not only by a self-driven desire

to improve standards and quality, but also in response to the changing needs

of the marketplace, and the requirements to adapt to new and revised codes of

practice.



The manual has been completely updated to take account of changes in

British Standards—in particular those relating to concrete specification and

testing, and to cements. A particularly important inclusion is the concept of the

Designated Mix, which has been welcomed by the construction industry at

large as a major improvement to the way of specifying concrete for particular

end-uses. Throughout, we have also taken the opportunity to amend and add

to the text where we have perceived a need to present information and ideas

differently. As a result this revised edition is an improvement on the first

edition and should serve the needs of the market equally well.



We have retained the overall structure and format of the successful first

edition and, as before, to enable clear and logical presentation of the

information, the book is divided into two main sections: Part 1, Technology,

and Part 2, Practice. The Technology section provides the background to the

technical aspects of materials, concrete, control and testing, with the Practice

section dealing with methods of concrete production, specification,

construction, and quality assurance.



As before, the book is aimed at a wide readership within the construction

industry. It is equally relevant to the contracts manager, the site engineer, the

buyer working with a contractor, and will be of considerable value to the

consulting engineer, the architect and the quantity surveyor. It will be an

invaluable handbook for materials suppliers and testhouses and for all who

supply plant, equipment or materials, or who make, sell test or use readymixed

concrete. Lecturers and researchers in universities and colleges will

find it a useful source of reference.


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