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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... polymers are plastic , which means that they can be easily bent into different shapes . The first synthetic polymer produced in the United States was Bakelite , commonly used to make electrical plugs and switches . Plastic Materials ...
... polymer ) . Thus , a monomer can be defined as a unit consisting of relatively few hydro- carbon atoms joined to other units to form a polymer . Similarly , a polymer can be defined as a molecule made up of repeating groups of monomers ...
... polymer made from a monomer called vinyl chloride . The most common natural polymers are wood and rubber . The name " polymer " comes from the Greek words poly , meaning “ many , ” and meros , meaning " part . " Of the polymer materials ...