4 Best Book for Concrete Technology | Highly Recommended

Here we shared the 4 best book for concrete technology which includes almost all syllabus of concrete technology with recent advancement. Also these books are highly recommended by professors and well known universities.

1. Concrete Technology : Theory and Practice by M.S. Shetty

The book for Concrete technology by MS Shetty is one of the best and highly recommended books by lots of professors. Its includes almost all syllabus of concrete technology and other recent advancements.

Concrete technology is very common subject which useful in every domain of civil engineering especially in construction and infrastructure domain.

This book includes a very deep content of concrete and all its substance such as cement, sand, aggregate, water, admixtures, etc.

Here we listed the all chapter of this book.

1. Cement
2. Types of Cement and Testing of Cement
3. Aggregates and Testing of Aggregates
4. Water
5. Admixtures and Construction Chemicals
6. Properties of Fresh Concrete
7. Strength of Concrete
8. Elasticity, Creep and Shrinkage
9. Durability of Concrete
10. Testing of Hardened Concrete
11. Concrete Mix Design
12. Special Concrete and Concreting Method
13. Self Compacting Concrete

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2. Concrete Technology: Theory and Practice by ML Gambhir

ML Gambhir is also a very well known author in field of concrete technology. This book is also a very good book for study of concrete technology.

Its also includes the all syllabus of concrete technology with latest advancement. Some few topics such as Repair techniques for concrete structure, etc. add extra advantage to learner.

Its incudes almost 750 pages which includes a very deep knowledge of concrete technology. At the end of every chapter, a multiple choice question and answer available which gives additional benefits to students who are preparing for competitive exams.

The All chapter of this book is listed below.

1. Concrete as a Construction Material
2. Concrete Making Materials – I : Cement
3. Concrete Making Materials – II : Aggregate
4. Concrete Making Materials – III : Waters
5. Chemical Admixtures and Mineral Additives
6. Properties of Fresh Concrete
7. Rheology of Concrete
8. Properties of Hardened Concrete
9. Quality Control of Concrete
10. Proportioning of Concrete Mixes
11. Production of Concrete
12. Concrete Under Extreme Environmental Condition
13. Inspection and Testing
14. Special Concretes and Concreting Techniques
15. Deterioration of Concrete and its Preventation
16. High Performance Concretes
17. Repair Technology for Concrete Structures

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3. Concrete Technology by A.M. Neville

The book for Concrete Technology by AM Neville is also a standard reference book for students for concrete technology which is also highly recommended by most of the professors.

This books also includes the all syllabus of Concrete technology with deep content and infographics. Its gives students a thorough understanding of all aspects of concrete technology from first principles.

The all Chapters of this book is listed below.

1. Concrete as a Structural Material
2. Cement
3. Normal Aggregate
4. Quality of Water
5. Fresh Concrete
6. Strength of Concrete
7. Mixing, Handling, Placing and Compacting of Concrete
8. Admixtures
9. Temperature Problems in Concreting
10. Development of strength
11. Other strength properties
12. Elasticity and Creep
13. Deformation and Cracking Independent of Load
14. Permeability and Durability
15. Resistance to Freezing and Thawing
16. Testing
17. Compliance with Specifications
18. Lightweight Concrete
19. Mix design
20. Special concretes

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4. Concrete Technology by S.S Bhavikatti

The book for concrete technology by s.s bhavikatti is also a one of the most popular book in a domain of concrete technology and its advancements. It is also suggested by a most of the professors.

This book also includes the all syllabus of concrete technology. With this syllabus its highly recommended for Diploma or Degree students.

S.S Bhavikatti is also a very well known author in a field of civil engineering who books are very popular such as Design of Steel Structures: By Limit State Method as per IS: 800–2007, Building Construction, Building Planning and Drawing, etc.

The all chapter of this book is listed below.

1. Introduction
2. Cement
3. Aggregates
4. Water
5. Admixtures
6. Construction Chemicals
7. Concreting
8. Properties of Fresh Concrete
9. Properties of Hardened Concrete
10. Tests on Hardened Concrete
11. Concrete Mix Design
12. Mass Concrete
13. Ready Mixed Concrete
14. Special Concrete
15. Concreting Under Challenging Condition
16. Quality Control of Concretes
17. Repair and Rehabilitations of Concrete Structures

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