CEMENT BASED COMPOSITES - MATERIALS, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND PERFOMANCE

'Cement Based Composites' takes a different approach from most other books in the field by viewing concrete as an advanced composite material, and by considering the properties and behaviour of cement-based materials from this stance. It deals particularly, but not exclusively, with newer forms of cement-based materials. This new edition takes a critical approach to the subject as well as presenting up-to-date knowledge. Emphasis is given to non-conventional reinforcement and design methods, problems at the materials interfaces and to the durability of the structures constructed. High strength composites and novel forms of cement-based composites are described in detail.