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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... deformation or linear deformation . The deformation per unit length is called strain . Axial force Deformed body Shear force Figure 1.2 Deformation . 18 Chap . 1 Introduction.
... deformation in the body . When explaining the ef- fects of direct stresses , the term deformation is taken to mean the change in linear dimension ; while discussing the effects of shear forces , shear deformation is the change in length ...
... deformation ) with time . When subjected to an external load , a concrete member deforms elastically , and the resulting deformation is called the elastic or in- stantaneous deformation . But when the loading continues , or under ...