LARGE POURS FOR RC STRUCTURES

Nine papers are presented under four subject headings as follows: CIRIA survey of large pours--Introduction to survey, Pullar-Strecker, P and Results of survey, Birt, JC. Joint free construction in rich concretes 20 or 200 m3/hr-appraisal, decision and thermal control, Fitzgibbon, ME, and design for early thermal stresses in massive RC structures, hughes, BP. Economics and logistics for day and night casting 20 or 200 m3/hr-high rate supply e.g. 1200 M3 overnight for city development, Drake, RJ, and low or high rate supply, distribution and placing--the choice, Illingworth, JR. Behaviour and testing of concrete for large pours--Early age behaviour of mass concrete pours, Browne, RD and Blundell, R; Cement and admixtures for large pours, Blundell, R and Browne, RD; and Ultrasonic testing for large sections, Tomsett, HN. /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Concrete Society West Midlands Region, England, September 25, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Concrete Society

  West Midlands Region
  Birmingham, West Midland,   England 
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 91 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cast in place concrete; Cement; Concrete; Concrete construction; Concrete structures; Concrete tests; Conferences; Economics; Logistics; Pouring; Ready mixed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Ultrasonics
• ITRD Terms: 4781: Cast in situ concrete; 4755: Concrete; 8525: Conference; 4770: Ready mixed concrete; 4794: Reinforced concrete
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I32: Concrete; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163120
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM