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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... component of the total de- formation under the load . Thus , creep can be defined as the time - dependent increase in strain or deformation at a constant stress . This increase , which can be several times as large as the initial ...
... components ( Fig . 5.17 ) . Properties and applications of glulam are discussed in the following section . Manufactured structural components are those built using lumber and panel products ( other than glulam ) . These are described ...
... component of organic plastics is a resin that can flow when softened . Although the resin used in the manufacture of a plastic product can be synthetic , partially synthetic , or natural , the majority of plastics are made from ...