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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... clay unit Web Face shell Hollow concrete unit ( b ) Figure 4.3 ( Continued ) ( b ) Solid and hollow masonry units . more of the gross cross - sectional area in the same plane . Generally , clay ... Clay Bricks and Structural Clay Tiles,
... clay tiles that can be plastered come in ribbed or wire - cut textures . 4.1.2 Manufacture of Bricks Clays for brickmaking differ widely in composition from place to place . Even in the same site , clay deposits from one part or depth ...
... clay exudes . Clay particles bond to each other , in a lump , or are cohesive whereas sand , silt , and gravel exist as individual grains . Thus clay pos- sesses plasticity when wet , and it is this property that gives a clayey soil the ...