Alkali Activated Materials State-of-the-Art Report, RILEM TC 224-AAM [Hardcover]

This is a State of the Art Report resulting from the work of RILEM Technical Committee 224-AAM in the period 2007-2013. The Report summarises research to date in the area of alkali-activated binders and concretes, with a particular focus on the following areas: binder design and characterisation, durability testing, commercialisation, standardisation, and providing a historical context for this rapidly-growing research field.Here is a unique collection of information from the leading academic and commercial practitioners in alkali-activated materials. It offers insight into materials chemistry and its role in durability, commercialisation, and standardisation.

Preface and listing of TC members.- 1. Introduction and Scope, by John L. Provis.- 2. Historical aspects and overview, by John L. Provis, Peter Duxson, Elena Kavalerova, Pavel V. Krivenko, Zhihua Pan, Francisca Puertas, and Jannie S.J. van Deventer.- 3. Binder chemistry - High-calcium alkali-activated materials, by Susan A. Bernal, John L. Provis, Ana Fern?ndez-Jim?nez, Pavel V. Krivenko, Elena Kavalerova, Marta Palacios, and Caijun Shi.- 4. Binder chemistry  Low-calcium alkali-activated materials, by John L. Provis, Ana Fern?ndez-Jim?nez, Elie Kamseu, Cristina Leonelli, and Angel Palomo.- 5. Binder chemistry  blended systems and intermediate Ca content, by John L. Provis, and Susan A. Bernal.- 6. Admixtures, by Francisca Puertas, Marta Palacios, and John L. Provis.- 7. AAM concretes  standards for mix design/formulation and early-age properties, by Lesley S.-C. Ko, Irene Bele?a, Peter Duxson, Elena Kavalerova, Pavel V. Krivenko, Luis-Miguel Ordo?ez, Arezki Tagnit-Hamou, and Frank Winnefeld.- 8. Durability and testing - chemical matrix degradation processes, by Kofi Abora, Irene Bele?a, Susan A. Bernal, Andrew Dunster, Philip A. Nixon, John L. Provis, Arezki Tagnit-Hamou, and Frank Winnefeld.- 9. Durability and testing - degradation via mass transport, by Susan A. Bernal, Vlastimil B?lek, Maria CrialóÚ