Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete 5th Edition
Author(s): Peter Hewlett (Editor), Martin Liska
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication Date: 12 Mar. 2019
Edition: 5th
Language: English
Print length: 896 pages
ISBN-10: 0081007736
ISBN-13: 9780081007730
Book Description
Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Fifth Edition, examines the suitability and durability of different types of cements and concretes, their manufacturing techniques and the role that aggregates and additives play in achieving concrete’s full potential of delivering a high-quality, long-lasting, competitive and sustainable product.
Provides a 60% revision over the fourth edition last published in 2004
Includes updated chapters that represent the latest technological advances in the industry, including, but not exclusive to the production of low-energy cements, cement admixtures and concrete aggregates
Presents expanded coverage of the suitability and durability of materials aggregates and additives
Editorial Reviews
Review
This classic reference is updated to include the latest techniques and breakthroughs in delivering high quality cement and concrete products
From the Back Cover
Since 1935, Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete 5th Edition has been the prefect reference for those engineers and researchers just entering the profession as those more experienced engineers and researchers who simply wish to stay abreast of the industry’s best practices. Now updated for a new generation of researchers, designer and engineers, Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Fifth Edition, includes the latest breakthroughs and concerns in the building, materials and construction fields. In this edition, the editor and contributors have paid extra attention to the suitability and durability of materials aggregates and additives. Outlining the condition under which concrete can excel and those situations where it may deteriorate and when precautionary or even remedial measures should be adopted.
Comprehensive in its scope and authoritative in its approach, Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Fifth Edition begins with a practical discussion of the history of calcareous cements. This is followed by updated chapters representing the latest advances in the industry including but not exclusive to: The Production of Low-Energy Cements, Portland Cement: Classification and Manufacture, : Pozzolana and Pozzoianic Cements The Constitution and Specification of Portland Cements, Hydration, Setting and Hardening of Portland Cement, Cement Admixtures and Concrete Aggregates.
About the Author
Peter C. Hewlett is a chartered chemist and scientist turned materials scientist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Institute of Concrete Technology and the U.K. Concrete Society.
He combines commercial research in the construction materials sector with academe and has done so for over 50 years. He has lectured and published extensively and has several patents. He has held a visiting industrial professorship at the University of Dundee for over 30 years and has an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (Honoris Causa) for work on concrete durability and surface characteristics. He holds the U.K. Concrete Society Gold medal (2006) and is Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Magazine of Concrete Research.
A past President of the U.K. Concrete Society and Institute of Concrete Technology.
He spent some 25 years as researcher and Director of Cementation Research Ltd before joining the British Board of Agrement as Chief Executive Officer in 1988 dealing with innovative construction products. Past president of the European Union of Agrement and the European Organisation for Technical Approvals.
He was Editor and an author of the 4th edition of Lea’s book and is co-editor of the 5th edition.
Dr Martin Liska graduated at VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic with an MSc in Mineral Resources. He obtained a PhD degree in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where he studied the fundamental properties and applications of reactive magnesia cements. Martin then continued at the same institution as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to study novel cementitious binders, their fundamental and engineering properties in a number of geotechnical and geo-environmental applications. He then moved into the construction industry to work closely with Professor Peter Hewlett at the David Ball Group, as Research and Development Manager, on alternative binder concrete systems based on alkali-activation. This fruitful collaboration has resulted in a patented technology which is being currently exploited commercially. Martin currently works as Research and Development Manager at Sika UK. He is responsible for the development and deployment of admixtures for concrete and a broad range of cementitious and hybrid systems, addressing fundamental as well as engineering performance, economics and sustainability criteria. Martin is the author/co-author of 29 scientific publications and 4 patents. He is a member of the Technical and Educational Committee of the Institute of Concrete Technology and is a Board member of the Magazine of Concrete Research.
Wow! eBook
