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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... hydration When high early strength is required When low heat of hydration is required When high sulfate resistance is required relatively low C3A content , typically around 6 percent . The heat of hydration gener- ated during the hydration ...
... Hydration of tetracalcium aluminoferrite produces calcium sul- foaluminate hydrate and monosulfoaluminate . Calcium hydroxide , which can occupy as much as one - quarter of the volume of hydration products , does not contribute as a ...
... hydration . It was indicated previously that hydration - reaction between compounds of cement and water - sets off when cement grains come into contact with water and proceeds until all the grains are hydrated , which takes a very long ...