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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... Structural Grades Structural steel ( hot - rolled structural shapes , plates , and bars ) is produced in seven grades : A36 , A529 , A441 , A572 , A242 , A588 , and A514 . Chemical and tensile re- quirements for these grades are shown ...
... Structural carbon steel 36 0.26 0.20 58-80 36 ( 250 ) ( 400-550 ) A572 High - strength 42 12 0.21 1.35 0.20 60 ( 415 ) 42 ( 290 ) low - alloy steel of structural quality 50 30 0.23 1.35 0.20 65 ( 450 ) 50 ( 345 ) All shapes , sheet 60 ...
... structural failure . Hot - rolled steel shapes used in the major- ity of steel buildings are not prone to brittle failure . When fracture occurs by cleavage at a nominal tensile stress that is below yield stress , it is called brittle ...