建筑工程专英语（6.ppt

Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part ⅠIllustrated Words and Concepts Figure 6-1 A Slump Test for Concrete Consistency Figure 6-2 The Growth of Compressive Strength in Concrete over Time Figure 6-3 Pretensioning of the Steel Stands in the Concrete Figure 6-4 Posttensioning of the Steel Stands in the Concrete Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Making and Placing Concrete Passage B Handling and Placing Concrete Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Figure 6-1 A Slump Test for Concrete Consistency The hollow metal cone is filled with concrete and tamped with rod according to a standard procedure. The cone is carefully lifted off, allowing the wet concrete to slump under its own weight. The slump in inches is measured in the manner shown. Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Figure 6-2 The Growth of Compressive Strength in Concrete over Time Moist-cured concrete is still gaining strength after 6 months, whereas Air-dried concrete virtually stops curing altogether. Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Figure 6-3 Pretensioning of the Steel Strands in the Concrete Pretensioning, the pretensioned steel strands for a beam Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts Figure 6-4 Posttensioning of the Steel Strands in the Concrete Posttensioning, using draped strands to more nearly approximate the flow path of tensile forces in the beam. Unit 6 Concrete Construction Part Ⅱ Passages Passage A Making and Placing Concrete Proportioning Concrete Mixes The quality of cured concrete is measured by any of several criteria, dep