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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... Thermoplastics Thermosets A thermoplastic material is a polymer that softens and melts gradually when heated and can be reshaped when still warm . Thermoplastics have linear molecular chains . ( without cross - linkage ) that move in ...
... thermoplastics , and can also be used in light structural applications . Molecules of both thermoplastic and thermosetting resins are high polymers with long and continuous hydrogen - carbon - atom chains for a molecular framework . But ...
... Thermoplastic 1.3-1.4 11.5-8.0 1-800 0.1-13 30 ( 54 ) ( 10.3-55.2 ) ( 0.007-5.5 ) ( 0.7-89.6 ) Polypropylene Thermoplastic 0.91 4.0-5.5 120-175 8.5-10 170 ( 308 ) ( 27.6-40 ) ( 0.8-1.2 ) ( 58.6-69 ) Polystyrene Thermoplastic 1.05 4.0 ...