The ultimate handbook for concrete, fully revised and updated! This comprehensive manual presents the properties, behavior, and technology of concrete in a straightforward manner, with an emphasis on its applications. It includes unique diagrams, photographs, and summary tables.

The newly revised 3rd edition includes new chapters on non-destructive testing methods for concrete, recent developments in concrete durability, self-compacting concrete, future challenges in concrete technology, and many examples of concrete applications.

The contents of the book include all the necessary knowledge about concrete:

• Introduction to concrete
• Microstructure of concrete
• Strength
• Dimensional stability
• Durability
• Hydraulic cements
• Aggregates
• Additives
• Design of concrete mixture proportions
• Concrete processing and early properties
• Non-destructive testing methods
• Recent developments in concrete technology
• Special types of concrete
• Advancements in concrete mechanics
• The future challenges of concrete technology

The book comes with a free CD-ROM, which contains:

• The diagrams used in the book,
• More than 1,000 PowerPoint slides,
• 47 short videos presenting (in English) many of the topics covered in the book,
• Additional material (in English).