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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... Silica fume C618 In high - strength concrete ; to improve watertightness ; in shotcrete surrounding areas . Portland - pozzolan cement produced using calcined Monterey shale was utilized in the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and ...
... Silica Fume . Silica fume or condensed silica fume ( also called fumed silica ) is a byproduct from the electric - arc furnaces of the silicon metal and ferrosilicon alloy industries . The reduction of quartz to silicon at very high ...
... silica fume is very highly pozzolanic ; as a result , its contribution to strength development of concrete is at early ages , rather than later ( as with fly ash ) . Typically , silica fume is added to produce very high - strength ...