Civil Engineering MaterialsThis book deals with properties, applications and analysis of important materials of construction/civil engineering. It offers full coverage of how materials are made or obtained, their physical properties, their mechanical properties, how they are used in construction, how they are tested in the lab, and their strength characteristics--information that is essential for material selection and elementary design. Contains illustrative examples and tables and figures from professional organizations. KEY TOPICS: Considers all common materials of civil engineering/construction--and looks at each in depth: e.g., physical properties, mechanical properties, code provisions, methods of testing, quality control, construction procedures, and material selection. Discusses laboratory testing procedures for selected tests--provides step-by-step descriptions of laboratory test procedures to determine properties of materials. All test procedures are based on relevant ASTM specification. MARKET: For Civil Engineers, Construction Engineers, Architects, and Agricultural Engineers. |
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... Chapter 2 ( “ Aggregates " ) , Chapter 3 ( “ Con- crete and Other Cementitious Materials " ) , Chapter 6 ( " Bituminous Materials and Mixtures " ) , and Chapter 8 ( renamed " Plastics and Soils " in this edition ) . A number of new ...
... chapter . Various types of masonry units and masonry are discussed in Chapter 4 . Methods of construction , properties , and specifications are also described . Chapter 5 describes properties of wood , wood products such as glulam and ...
... Chapter 3. These details are repeated in Chapter 7 , wherein physical properties , mechanical properties , types , and grades of reinforcing and structural steel are further described . The author did not find it proper to require the ...