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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... beam of width 8 in . , height 15 in . ( b ) Reinforced concrete beam of width 8 in . , height 15 in . , reinforced with two No. 6 bars at a depth of 12 in . from the top . Solution . ( a ) Plain concrete beam : Modulus of rupture = 12 ...
... beam specimens with third - point loading . RELATED STANDARDS : ASTM C78 , C192 , C39 . DEFINITION : • Modulus of ... beam weight , as follows : When the fracture initiates in the tension surface within the middle third of the span ...
... beam specimen to a creep load at low temperatures . A prismatic beam of asphalt binder is subjected to a constant load at its midpoint . The instrument consists of a loading frame , a controlled temperature bath that can maintain any ...