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Email update series
Soft Spots
Soft Spots Study
the soft spot e-mail update series
the Dow Whitney Report and the Chapman Study
Dow Whitney
critique
Additional reading
Surface Discoloration
           

Suggested Reading List

  • Greening, N.R. and R. Landgren "Surface Discoloration of Concrete Flatwork." Portland Cement Association Research Bulletin 203
  • ACI Manual of Concrete Inspection - Part 2 - 2000." American Concrete Institute
  • Thaulow, N. and U.H. Jakobsen. "The Diagnosis of Chemical Deterioration of Concrete by Optical Microscopy." in Mechanisms of Chemical Degradation of Cement-based Systems Edited by K.L. Scrivener and J.F. Young, 1997
  • Lea, F.M. "Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete." 4th Edition edited by Peter C. Hewlett
  • Diamond, Sidney. "Concrete Porosity Revisited." in Materials Science of Concrete - The Sidney Diamond Symposium (on ITZs)
  • "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater." American Water Works Association 20th Edition 1998, 4500-Cl- Chloride, p. 4-67.
  • Ramachandran, V.S. and James J. Beaudoin. "Handbook of Analytical Techniques in Concrete Science and Technology."
  • American Standard Testing Methods (ASTM): ASTM C926-98a "Standard Specification for Application of Portland Cement-Based Plaster"
  • Pullar-Strecker, Peter. "Corrosion Damaged Concrete - assessment and repair." 1987
  • Taylor, W.H. "Concrete Technology and Practice." 4th Edition.
  • "Principles of Quality Concrete." Portland Cement Association. 1975
The Journal of the Swimming Pool and Spa Industry
letter of introduction
Criteria for Submission
JSPSI Staff and Review Board
 
Here is a list of issues, with abstracts from the articles
Vol. 1 Num. 1 -
Spring 1995
      Sample article
Volume1 Number 2 - Fall 1995
o Sample article - The Addition of Muriatic Acid - Results and Implications of Using Varied Methods of Muriatic Acid Application in Swimming Pool Water
Volume 1 Number 3 - Winter 1995
Volume 2 Number 1 - Spring 1996
Volume 2 Number 2 - Summer 1996
Volume 3 Number 1 - Spring 1998
Volume 3 Number 2 - Summer 1999
Volume 4 Number 1 - Spring 2001
Volume 4 Number 2 - Spring 2002
Volume 5 Number 1 - Spring 2004
Volume 5 Number 2 - Summer 2004 (due out August 2004)
 
The following technical research symposia were cosponsored by NSPI and various industry companies, including JSPSI. JSPSI compiled and edited the proceedings listed below, which are available from the NSPI:
1st Annual NSPI Technical Symposium (November of 1996 in Phoenix)
2nd Annual NSPI Technical Symposium (November of 1997 in Chicago)
3rd Annual NSPI Technical Symposium (November of 1998 in New Orleans)
4th Annual NSPI Technical Symposium (November of 1999 in Las Vegas)
 
Here are forms to subscribe, order back issues, and change address
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