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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... fractures ( Fig . 1.5 ) . It is the highest point on the stress - strain diagram . In some materials , such as steel ... fracture ; it is thus the opposite of elasticity . ( A common mean- ing of plasticity , which applies to soil , is ...
... fracture occurs in the tension surface outside the middle third of the span length by more than 5 percent of the span length ( about 1 in . ) , discard the result of the test . 6. Calculate the modulus of rupture ( MOR ) , neglecting ...
... fracture occurs by cleavage at a nominal tensile stress that is below yield stress , it is called brittle fracture . Increased strain rates — or structures that are loaded at a fast rate - tend to in- crease the possibility of brittle ...