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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... produced from crushing and processing of quarried stone are termed manufactured mineral aggregates . Sand is formed from weathering and decomposition of all types of rock , the most abundant mineral constituent being quartz . It is used ...
... produced by heating crushed raw material at about 2000 ° F ( 1090 ° C ) until it expands to about 20 times its original volume . It is too soft and weak a mate- rial for use in structural concrete - concrete that requires sufficient ...
... produced in the United States annually . A machine to make cold - cut nails was invented in 1777. Introduction of rail transportation opened up huge new markets for the iron and steel industry . During the 1860s , an Englishman , Henry ...