Cement and Concrete

Mary Gani

Wolters Kluwer, Norwell, MA, 224 pp., $47.95

Unlike other textbooks on this subject, which cover either the design of concrete mixes, quality assurance and testing, or the chemistry of cement and concrete, Dr. Gani, who has taught at Monash University, Layton, Victoria, Australia, since 1981, concentrates on the morphologies of cement and concrete and their material properties. Although skewed toward Australian conditions and standards, ASTM specifications are also prominently featured.

Each of the 15 chapters is followed by questions that could be used for a classroom test, and by a list of references although, unfortunately, many of the books are cited …