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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... cast iron was in the making of church bells and guns ; iron was also used in transportation . One of the Chinese monks who visited India around A.D. 400 described seeing ... iron produced in the United States was at 393 IRON AND STEEL.
... iron ( tapped every 4–6 hours ) runs to hot metal cars for con- veyance to the steelmaking location . When pig iron castings are required , it is run into a pig - casting machine . At present , most ... Iron 397 Cast Iron and Wrought Iron,
... Iron . Wrought iron is manufactured by melting and refining iron to a high degree of purity . The molten metal is then poured into a ladle and mixed with hot slag . The fluxing ... cast iron beams were developed 398 Chap . 7 Iron and Steel.