High-Tech Concrete Materials

Shuguang Hu is Chief Professor of Materials Science at Wuhan University of Technology. He was the former Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Silicate Building Materials. Professor Hu has been engaged in teaching and scientific research in the field of advanced cement-based materials for 40 years. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including one National Technological Invention Award (2nd place) and five National Science and Technology Progress Awards (2nd place. Prof. Hu has served as the editor of many professional journals and in academic organizations.Fazhou Wang is Professor of Materials Science at Wuhan University of Technology. He is currently the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures. He has been engaged in the academic research and engineering application of high-performance cement-based materials. He has received many scientific awards, including two National Science and Technology Progress Awards (2nd place), and six provincial and ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards (1st place). He is the editors for many professional journals and serves in many academic organizations.

• Chapter 1. Introduction1.1 Introduction 1.2 A brief history of the development of high-tech concrete 1.3 Challenges and opportunities for concrete materials 1.4 Technical characteristics and research content of high-tech concrete Chapter 2 Cementitious materials for high-tech concrete 2.1 Characteristics of cementitious materials for high-tech concrete 2.2 Types of cementitious materials for high-tech concrete 2.3 Action mechanism and performance of cementitious materials for high-tech concrete 2.4 Prospects for design and development of composite cementitious materials Chapter 3 Functional materials for high-tech concrete 3.1 Concrete admixtures 3.2 Polymers for concrete materials 3.3 Fibers for concrete materials 3.4 Ultra-fine powders for concrete materials 3.5 Nano seeding admixtures 3.6 Internal curing agents 3.7 Functional aggregates Chapter 4 Ultra-high strength concrete 4.1 Macro-defect-free cement 4.2 Densified system containing homogenously arranged ultra-fine particles 4.3 Compact reinforced composites 4.4 Reactive powder concrete 4.5 Reinforcement mechanism of ultra-high strength cement-based composites Chapter 5 Ultra-high performance concrete 5.1 Overview of ultra-high performance concrete 5.2 Design of ultra-high performance concrete 5.3 Physical and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete 5.4 Volume stability of ultra-high performance concrete 5.5 Durability of ultra-high performance concrete 5.6 New ultra-high performance concrete 5.7 Application of ultra-high performance concrete Chapter 6 High performance composite structural concrete 6.1 Concrete-filled steel tubes 6.2 Steel-concrete/asphalt composite bridge deck pavement structural materials 6.3 Anti-penetration and anti-explosive concrete 6.4 Tunnel concrete structure/functional composite materials 6.5 Cement-asphalt mortar 6.6 High strength lightweight aggregate structural concrete Chapter 7 New functional concrete technology 7.1 Conductive concrete 7.2 Cement-based piezoelectric composites 7.3 Wave absorbing concrete 7.4 Radiation shielding concrete 7.5 Heat storage concrete 7.6 High thermal resistance concrete 7.7 High damping concrete 7.8 Sound barrier concrete 7.9 Superhydrophobic concrete 7.10 Air purifying concrete 7.11 Recyclable cement concrete 7.12 SAP aggregate concrete 7.13 Rapid repair concrete on the island 7.14 CO2-driven 3D printing concrete 7.15 Graphic concrete