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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... gravel , or air - cooled blast - furnace slag , and is characterized by sharp and angular particles . Gravel or river gravel consists of materials with round and smooth edges and of size varying between 3/16 in . ( 4.75 mm ) and 3 in ...
... Gravel is naturally rounded aggregate of particles larger than 1/4 in . ( 6.35 mm ) , and crushed gravel is fine aggregate made by crushing gravel or cobbles . The size of a particle that is the upper limit for fine aggregate or the ...
... gravel if more than half of the coarse fraction is retained on a No. 4 sieve ( 4.75 mm ) , and is sand if more than half the coarse fraction is be- tween No. 4 and No. 200 sieves . Gravel is further subdivided as clean gravel and gravel ...