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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... Elements such as oxygen , with two electrons missing , are not as reactive as flourine , with one missing electron in the outer shell . Metals are elements that have a tendency to release their electrons . When the electrons from the ...
... elements • provide a natural plane of weakness prevent bonding of adjacent elements Control joints , provided in large structures such as sidewalks , floor slabs , drive- ways , and walls , are made by tooling , forming , scoring , or ...
... elements , especially carbon . This reaction generates enough thermal en- ergy to raise the temperature to the required levels without requiring external fuel to be supplied to the furnace . The oxides either leave the furnace as gases ...