Table of Contents
Chapter 1 -- Introduction
Chapter 2 -- Pumping equipment
2.1 -- Piston pumps
2.2 -- Types of valves
2.3 -- Trailer pumps
2.4 -- Truck-mounted concrete pumps
2.5 -- Placing booms
2.6 -- Specialized equipment
2.7 -- Safety
Chapter 3 -- Pipelines and accessories
3.1 -- General description
3.2 -- System pressure capacity
3.3 -- Rigid placing line - Straight sections, bends, and elbows
3.4 -- System Connection
3.5 -- Flexible system - Hose types and applications
3.6 -- Concrete placing system accessories
Chapter 4 -- Proportioning pumpable concrete
4.1 -- Basic considerations
4.2 -- Normal weight aggregates
4.3 -- Lightweight aggregates
4.4 -- Water and slump
4.5 -- Cement materials
4.6 -- Admixtures
4.7 -- Fiber reinforcement
4.8 -- Trial mixes
4.9 -- Testing for pumpability
Chapter 5 -- Field practices
5.1 -- General
5.2 -- Pipeline concrete placement
5.3 -- Powered boom placement
Chapter 6 -- Field control
Chapter 7 -- References
7.1 -- Recommended references
7.2 -- Cited references
7.3 -- Other references