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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... calcium alumi- nate cement ) is produced by burning limestone and bauxite , and contains sintered calcium aluminate ( monocalcium aluminate , CA ) instead of the calcium silicates of portland cement . The amount of alumina ( Al2O3 ) in ...
... calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate hydrate . The latter is a poorly crystalline ( or amorphous ) material made up of extremely small particles . The physical properties of the paste and the mechani- cal properties of hardened cement ...
... calcium silicate , calcium aluminate , and calcium aluminosilicate . This reaction , be- tween lime and pozzolan , called pozzolanic reaction , is much slower than the reac- tion between the compounds of cement and water . With time ...