Title:
History of Concrete Proportioning
Author(s):
William A. Cordon
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
46
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
167-176
Keywords:
admixtures; aggregates; air entrainment; batching; concrete durability; concretes; density (mass/volume); history; mix proportioning; pozzolans; standards; strength; water-cement ratio
DOI:
10.14359/17874
Date:
1/1/1974
Abstract:
The history of concrete mix proportioning starts with the "recipe" for manufacture of the first batch of concrete. The complex nature of concrete contributed to the wide variety of methods for arriving at the "best mix." . . .Three ACI standards are in use today which include developments in normal weight concrete, lightweight concrete and no-slump concrete.