Understanding The Rheology Of Concrete
Contents
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- Introduction xi
- Part I Measuring the rheological behaviour of concrete
- Introduction to the rheology of complex fl uids
- P C OUSSOT , Université Paris-Est, France
- Solids
- Newtonian fl uids
- Suspensions
- Fluids with slightly non-Newtonian character
- Yield stress fl uids
- Thixotropy
- Viscoelasticity
- Conclusions
- Introduction to the rheometry of complex suspensions
- G O VARLEZ , Université Paris-Est, France
- Rheometry
- Characterisation of simple yield stress fl uids
- Characterisation of thixotropic yield stress fl uids
- Advanced techniques for the study of local fl ow properties
- Notes
- References
- Concrete rheometers
- C F F ERRARIS and N S M ARTYS , National Institute of
Standards and Technology, USA
- Introduction
- Rotational rheometers for concrete
- Comparison of concrete rheometers
- Modeling of concrete rheometers
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- From industrial testing to rheological parameters
- for concrete
- N R OUSSEL , Université Paris-Est, IFSTTAR, France
- Introduction
- The slump test family and its limits
- The LCPC BOX test
- Conclusions
- References
- The rheology of cement during setting
- S G AUFFINET -G ARRAULT , University of Bourgogne, France
