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This book gathers research on supplementary materials in cement and concrete. Covers properties, uses and effects on fresh and hardened concrete of coal fly ash, silica fume (SF), granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), metakaolin (MK) and rice husk ash (RHA).

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This book is an attempt to consolidate the published research related to the use of Supplementary Cementing Materials in cement and concrete. It comprises of five chapters. Each chapter is devoted to a particular supplementing
cementing material. It is based on the literature/research findings published in
journals/conference proceeding, etc. Topics covered in the book are; coal fly ash, silica fume
(SF), granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), metakaolin (MK), and rice husk ash (RHA).
Each chapter contains introduction, properties of the waste material/by-product, its potential
usage, and its effect on the properties of fresh and hardened concrete and other cement based
materials.

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FLY ASH.- SILICA FUME.- GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE
SLAG.- METAKAOLIN.- RICE HUSK ASH

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Dr. Rafat Siddique is Senior Professor of Civil Engineering & Dean of Faculty Affairs

at Thapar University, Patiala, India. He earned Ph.D. degree from Birla Institute of

Technology & Science, Pilani, India, and did 22-months post-doctoral work at the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. He has been Visiting Professor to University

of Cergy Pontoise, France; INSA Rennes, France; University of Wolverhampton, U.K.;

Consolis Technology, Finland; and BAM Berlin, Germany. He is the author of a book

titled "Waste Materials & Byproducts in Concrete", by SPRINGER. He has published

more than 125 research papers in journals and conference proceedings. He is reviewer of

20 leading International Journals.

Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan is Associate Professor in Structural Engineering,

Department of Civil Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He is founding

member and Managing Director of Center of Excellence for Concrete Research and

Testing at King Saud University. He is formerly Lecturer of Structural Engineering,

School of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK. He received his PhD degree

from the University of Sheffield, UK in 1999. He is actively involved in research since

1990 and has published more than 70 research papers in refereed international journals

and conferences proceedings. He is reviewer of five leading International Journals. He
has one granted United States Patent and two pending United States Patents

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