Contributor contact detailsix – Introduction xi – Part I Measuring the rheological behaviour of concrete – Introduction to the rheology of complex fl uids – P C OUSSOT , Université Paris-Est, France – Solids – Newtonian fl uids – Suspensions – Fluids with slightly non-Newtonian character – Yield stress fl uids – Thixotropy – Viscoelasticity – Conclusions – Introduction to the rheometry of complex suspensions – G O VARLEZ , Université Paris-Est, France – Rheometry – Characterisation of simple yield stress fl uids – Characterisation of thixotropic yield stress fl uids – Advanced techniques for the study of local fl ow properties – Notes – References – Concrete rheometers – C F F ERRARIS and N S M ARTYS , National Institute of – Standards and Technology, USA – Introduction – Rotational rheometers for concrete – Comparison of concrete rheometers – Modeling of concrete rheometers – Conclusions – Acknowledgments – References – From industrial testing to rheological parameters – for concrete – N R OUSSEL , Université Paris-Est, IFSTTAR, France – Introduction – The slump test family and its limits – The LCPC BOX test – Conclusions – References – The rheology of cement during setting – S G AUFFINET -G ARRAULT , University of Bourgogne, France .
