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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... maximum stress . Thereafter the stress decreases , inelastically , while the strain grows , until the failure takes place at a maximum strain , called failure strain of concrete in compression . Various concretes exhibit differing ...
... maximum aggregate size . Choose the maximum possible size . The larger the maximum size of well - graded aggregate , the smaller the total void space . Such a mix requires less mortar per unit volume of concrete . Generally , narrowest ...
... maximum , an intermediate , and a minimum . The maximum and minimum pavement temperatures at a specific geographical location in the United States are generated with the help of algorithms contained in the performance- system - grading ...