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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... planes ( Fig . 1.9 ) . The rupture in brittle materials can be along a diagonal plane , or in the shape of a cone or pyramid . Cylindrical specimens generally fail along a diagonal plane , for example in cast iron , or as a pyramid with ...
... plane sides , unpolished surfaces Rounded edges , plane sides , unpolished surfaces Well - rounded edges , plane sides , well - rounded corners No edges , smoothly curved sides ( Width / Thickness ) greater than 3 ( Length / Width ) ...
... plane of , 28-29 , 212 Sand , 40-42 , 44-45 , 60-61 , 65 , 67 in cement , 88 , 89 density , 51 , 53 , 455 fineness ... plane / cone . See Rupture , plane of Shear strength , 16 , 19 , 20 , 25 , 391 soils , 449 , 457 Shotcrete , 84 , 85 ...