Cement and Concrete Basics
|
|
| Audience/Grade: | 0-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Civil Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): | |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Tutorial |
| Author(s): |
|
| Description: | This site is hosted by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), and contains materials appropriate for an introduction to civil engineering. It covers the basic science of making concrete and its applications, history and manufacture, aggregates, chemical mixtures, supplementary cement materials, air entrained concrete, placing and finishing, curing concrete and sustainable mainufacturing. The site has links to lesson plans, classroom activities, a quiz and FAQs on concrete. There is also a virtual tour of a cement plant. Keywords: civil engineering; concrete; cement; curing; placing; finishing; aggregates; masonry; high strength concrete; prestressed concrete; pavements; precast concrete |
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Related Resources | |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | February 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.cement.org/basics/index.asp |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
|
