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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... solid material or of the constituent particles , excluding the pore space that is accessible to water ( or permeable pores ) . density of particles based on solid volume density of water Apparent SG = In the manufacture of portland ...
... Solid and hollow masonry units . more of the gross cross - sectional area in the same plane . Generally , clay units are solid and concrete units are hollow . 4.1.1 Clay Bricks and Structural Clay Tiles A clay brick is a small solid ...
... solid to semisolid at normal temperature . Tars , along with pitches , are the products of distillation of materials such as wood , coal , and shale . When these materials undergo destructive distillation ( subjecting the raw material ...