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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... electrical charge ( are neutral ) , and protons , which have a positive electrical charge . The nucleus is surrounded by electrons , which have a negative electrical charge . The number of protons in an atom is equal to the num- ber of ...
... electrical conduction . Thus , when we want a good conductor , we se- lect a pure material with large crystals . Ends of electrical wires in electronic equip- ment are often gold - plated , for gold does not react with the oxygen in the ...
... Electrical conductivity is the measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity . At one end , some materials can insulate from a very high voltage gradient ( they let no electrons go through ) ; at the other , superconductors ...