The production of concrete has in recent years shifted from the site to central production plants. This has improved efficiency but has also given rise to new problems, such as the influence of temperature and time on consistency of fresh concrete. The separation of mixing and transportation from on-site placing and curing requires better means of measuring and defining the state of the concrete at the time of delivery. In addition, new types of cements and admixtures are being widely used. This book forms the Proceedings of the RILEM Colloquium held in Hanover, Germany in October 1990 to...
The production of concrete has in recent years shifted from the site to central production plants. This has improved efficiency but has also given ris...