part Part 1 TECHNOLOGY -- chapter PART 1: TECHNOLOGY OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE Introduction: History of ready-mixed concrete -- chapter 1 Materials for concrete -- chapter 2 Properties of fresh concrete -- chapter 3 Properties of hardened concrete -- chapter 4 Mix design -- chapter 5 Statistics for quality control, mix design and compliance -- chapter 6 Quality control -- chapter 7 Sampling and testing ready-mixed concrete -- part Part 2 PRACTICE -- chapter 8 Production, delivery and quality assurance -- chapter 9 Specifications and supervision -- chapter 10 Ready-mixed concrete on site -- chapter 11 Organizations.