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*FM 5-428
Field Manual
HEADQUARTERS
No. 5-428
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 18 June 1998
CONCRETE AND MASONRY
Table of Contents
Part One. Concrete
Page
PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................... vi
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL............................................................................................................. 1-1
Section I. Basic Consideration ................................................................................................ 1-1
Concrete Composition ........................................................................................................ 1-1
Concrete As a Building Material ......................................................................................... 1-3
Section II. Desirable Concrete Properties............................................................................... 1-4
Plastic Concrete.................................................................................................................. 1-4
Hardened Concrete............................................................................................................. 1-5
CHAPTER 2. CONCRETE COMPONENTS............................................................................... 2-1
Section I. Cements.................................................................................................................. 2-1
Portland Cements ............................................................................................................... 2-1
Section II. Water ..................................................................................................................... 2-4
Purpose............................................................................................