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Tables of Contents for Basic Concrete Engineering for Builders
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Concrete Basics
5
19
Structural Design
6
8
Suppliers and Subcontractors
14
1
Contract Documents
15
4
Concrete Materials
19
18
Cement
19
4
Water
23
2
Aggregates
25
1
Admixtures
25
3
Mortar and Grout
28
1
Lightweight Concrete
28
2
Reinforcement
30
4
Embedded Items
34
1
Sealants and Grouts
34
1
Using the Metric System
35
1
Measuring Concrete Materials
36
1
Mixing, Placing, Curing and Testing Concrete
37
24
Field Mixing of Concrete
38
5
Transit Mix Concrete
43
2
Placing Concrete
45
4
Placing Cellular Lightweight Concrete
49
1
Pumping Concrete
50
2
Underwater Concrete
52
1
Curing Concrete
53
2
Testing
55
6
Surveying
61
16
Plot Plans
62
2
Transits
64
5
Levels
69
2
Rods
71
1
Poles
72
1
Steel Tapes
72
1
Measuring Errors
72
1
Foundation Layout
73
4
Concrete Formwork
77
34
Form Materials
77
10
Form Hardware
87
1
Concrete Pressure
88
3
Wall Form Design
91
2
Common Defects in Concrete Forming
93
3
Wall Forms
96
3
Column Forms
99
3
Elevated Slab Forms
102
3
Metal Formwork
105
1
Plastic Forms
106
2
Removing Formwork
108
1
Renting or Buying Form Materials
108
2
Maintaining Forms
110
1
Foundations
111
30
Sizing a Foundation
111
3
Selecting a Foundation Type
114
5
Belled Caissons
119
5
Piles
124
4
Restrictions on Adjoining Excavations
128
2
Grade Beams
130
1
Foundations for Non-Residential Buildings
131
1
Equipment Plot Plan
132
1
Foundations for Process Units
133
5
Anchor Bolts
138
3
Floor and Roof Slabs
141
18
Floor Slab Defects
141
2
Slabs on Grade
143
1
Sizing an Elevated Slab
144
1
One-Way Slabs
145
2
Two-Way Flat Slabs
147
3
Metal Plans and Concrete Joists
150
3
Forming the Elevated Slab
153
6
Columns and Walls
159
22
Column Reinforcement
161
2
Designing Columns
163
2
Walls
165
1
Precast Walls
166
3
Retaining Walls
169
9
Basement Walls
178
2
Industrial Concrete Walls and Columns
180
1
Beams and Girders
181
14
Pre- and Post-tensioned Beams
182
2
Steel Reinforcement in Beams
184
3
Drawings and Specifications for Concrete Beams
187
1
Designing Beams and Girders
188
7
Miscellaneous Concrete Structures
195
12
Pavements, Curbs and Gutters
195
2
Sidewalks and Driveways
197
1
Catch Basins
198
3
Manholes
201
1
Crib Walls
201
2
Water Tanks
203
1
Septic Tanks and Clarifiers
203
4
Using the Concrete Column and Beam Programs
207
19
Getting Started
207
2
The Robot RC Calculator ACI (Limited Edition)
209
5
The Robot Concrete Beam Program
214
9
Formulas and Terms Used in Programs
223
3
About Integrated Structural Software, Inc.
226
1
Concrete Checklist
227
8
Glossary
235
10
Index
245