Abstract: A thermodynamic method for evaluating mix designs is developed and used to analyze the requirements of American Concrete Institute (ACI) 306 “Cold Weather Concreting.” Cement content, types, and accelerators are the possible ...

Abstract: Many cement manufacturers are producing an interground or blended portland‐fly ash cement. The consumer is interested in establishing the quality of the blended cement being purchased. Of concern to most consumers is the ...

Abstract: An in‐place shear tester was developed to test the adhesion between tile and tile adhesives in actual tile installations. In the paper, this new field tester is compared to a modified laboratory test, ASTM C 482 “Bond ...