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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... resistance ( also called wear resistance or hardness ) is an impor- tant property in determining the suitability of an aggregate for use in roads and pavements . Abrasion is the mechanical wearing and scraping of rock surfaces by ...
... resistance • Wear resistance • Impermeability • Abrasion resistance • Resistance to environmental attacks ( from seawater , sulfates in soil , and so on ) Not all of these properties are important for every application , but most are ...
... resistance to sulfate attack . Thus , Type V cement , which has a maximum limit of 5 percent C3A , is best suited in applications requiring high sulfate resistance . Factors other than the amount of CA , such as the ratio between CS and ...