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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Shan Somayaji. from which polymer molecules are made . A polymer can be represented as a large molecule containing ... polymers ( such as polyethylene , polypropylene , nylon , and polycar- bonate ) are crystalline or semicrystalline ...
... polymer made from a monomer called vinyl chloride . The most common natural polymers are wood and rubber . The name ... polymerization . This is accomplished under heat , heat and pressure , or in the presence of catalysts . The ...
... polymers , metals and ceramics are also used as matrix materials in composites . However , polymers are the most widely used , with epoxies and poly- esters being the principal matrix materials . Lightweight metals such as aluminum , ti ...