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Volume 9, Issue 3
1 March 1991
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Research Article| March 01 1991

High alumina cement concrete in construction

P.L. Pratt
P.L. Pratt
Professor of Crystal Physics in the Department of Materials at Imperial College, London
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6844
Print ISSN: 0263-080X
© MCB UP Limited
1991
Structural Survey (1991) 9 (3): 261–267.
https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809110031556

Discusses the use of high alumina cement concrete (HAC) in the construction industry, highlighting both its advantages and disadvantages. Outlines its strengths and uses, and analyses the materials science of HAC concentrating on composition, hydration and attempts to avoid conversion. Examines the Imperial College experience with HAC and its implications for surveyors.

Keywords: Concrete, Cement industry, Building regulations, Materials management, Surveyors, Construction industry
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