Materials Science of Concrete, Special Volume
Calcium Hydroxide in Concrete
Materials Science of Concrete Series

1. Edition March 2006
272 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This volume provides broad coverage of key issues related to the role of calcium hydroxide in cements and concrete. It contains critical topics such as the physicochemical role calcium hydroxide plays in hydration and deterioration of cementing properties as well as the implications of the presence of calcium hydroxide on the future of Portland cement, blended and specialty cements, and ecology of cement production.
The Role of Ca(OH)2 in Portland Cement Concretes
(F.P. Glasser).
Calcium Hydroxide in Cement Paste and Concrete-A Microstructural
Appraisal (S. Diamond).
Scanning Electron Microscopy in Concrete Petrography (P.E.
Stutzman).
An Overview of the Roles of Ca(OH)2 in Cementing Systems
(P.W. Brown and B.A. Clark).
Chloride Binding to Cement Phases: Exchange Isotherm, 35Cl NMR and
Molecular Dynamics Modeling Studies (A. Hidalgo, C. Andrade, and C.
Alonso).
Role of Alkaline Reserve in the Acidic Resistance of Cement Pastes
(A. Hidalgo, C. Andrade and C. Alonso).
Influence of Calcium Hydroxide Dissolution on the Transport
Properties of Hydrated Cement Systems (J. Marchand, D. Bentz, E.
Samson, and Y. Maltais).
Calcium Hydroxide in Cement Matrices: Physico-mechanical and
Physico-chemical Contributions (J.J. Beaudoin).
The Strength and Fracture of Concrete: The Role of the Calcium
Hydroxide (S. Mindes).s
Effect of Calcium Hydroxide on the Permeability of Concrete (N.
Hearn).
Investigations by Environmental SEM: Ca(OH)2 During
Hydration and During Carbonation (J. Stark, U. Frohburg, and B.
Moser).
Effect of Calcium Hydroxide Content on the Form, Extent, and
Significance of Carbonation (N. Thaulow, R.J. Lee, K. Wagner, and
S. Sahu).
Simplistic Tests Do Not Necessarily Reveal the Complete Picture of
the Carbonation of Ca(OH)2 in Fiber-Cement Products
(J.W. Figg, W.J. French, A.M. Hutchinson, and W.B.
Willoughby).
Ettringite-Friend or Foe? (H.F.W. Taylor).
The Role of Calcium Hydroxide in Alkali Recycling in Concrete (M.
Thomas).
Free Lime Content and Unsoundness of Cement (I. Odler).
Looking for Soul in Concrete (Dinner Speech) (R.H. Davis).
Sidney Mindess is Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia, where he has taught in the Department of Civil Engineering since 1969. He holds a PhD from Standford University. His teaching and research interests are primarily in cement and concrete technology, with a particular interest in fiber-reinforced concrete and the behaviour of concrete under impact loading. He has published extensively and is engaged in consulting on concrete construction problems.