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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... measured in different ways due to changes in the weight caused by different moisture levels and differ- ences in the manner in which the volume is measured . When the volume of pores is included in the measurement of the volume of ...
... measured from cubes or cubic samples is higher than that measured using cylindrical samples of diameter equal to the size of the cube . The strength measured from a 6 × 12 - in . cylinder is on an average about 80 percent of the strength ...
... measured from four tests : rotational viscometer , dynamic shear rheometer , bending beam rheometer , and direct tension . SAMPLE : Some physical properties of the binder are measured on samples that have been laboratory - aged to ...