History of concrete : a very old and modern material
Per Jahren (Author), Tongbo Sui (Author)
Energy, resources, environment and global climate change increasingly become great challenges that humanity is confronting in the 21st century. With the development of society and sustainable growth of economy, cement and concrete will still be the major building materials in the coming decades. This book summarizes the history and development of cement and concrete. From prehistoric period to today, from ancient Egypt and Rome period to China, over tens of thousands of years of human civilization, the author reviewed the binder material (cement, concrete) development process and its contribution to the human history and civilization. -- Back cover
Print Book, English, 2017
World Scientific Publishing ; Chemical Industry Press, Singapore, Hackensack, NJ, 2017