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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... structures or structural materials . What is expected of a material used for the con- struction of a liquid - retaining structure is not the same as that chosen for a pave- ment . To evaluate the performance characteristics of ...
... structure using tests performed on small samples , made from the fresh concrete as it is placed in the structure , which are cured in the laboratory in a standard manner . Cylindrical specimens of 3- , 4- , or 6 - in . ( 7.5- , 10- , or ...
... structural lumber ; the trunk when cut is a log , from which lumber is sawed . In this chapter , we review the structure of wood , lumber manufacture , grading of lumber , types of wood products , properties of wood and wood products ...