Concrete Principles
A Comprehensive Overview of
Concrete Tools, Materials and Practices

By Thomas P. Fahl

This full-color text provides a comprehensive overview of the tools, materials, and practices commonly used in the concrete industry. The content areas covered correlate with the established apprenticeship training programs. The information presented in the text is designed to serve as a teaching tool or as a reference for upgrading knowledge and skills.

Concrete Principles begins with an introduction to the history, evolution, and characteristics of concrete as a principal construction material. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of the tools and equipment commonly used in the industry, and concrete construction procedures including soil conditions and preparation, flatwork, concrete structures, concrete consolidation, and concrete finishing. The remaining chapters cover tool and equipment maintenance, concrete quality, testing and repair, and concrete construction estimating.

Each text contains an IBM-compatible CD-ROM in the back of the book that contains Chapter Quick Quizzes, an illustrated Glossary, and related web links to educational resources.

Contents include:

• Concrete
• Tools, Equipment, and Safety
• Soil Conditions and Preparation
• Flatwork
• Concrete Structures
• Concrete Consolidation
• Concrete Finishing
• Tool and Equipment Maintenance
• Concrete Quality, Testing, and Repair
• Concrete Construction and Estimating
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index

346 pages, 337 illustrations, hard cover.