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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... transformed through manufacturing processes are called raw materials . Examples : Coal , petro- leum , iron ore , and limestone . Repair Materials . These are materials used to repair a deteriorating struc- ture of concrete , masonry ...
... transformed or chemically altered during the hardening process . But the reaction between the cement and water produces compounds that harden with time , binding - or cementing the individual particles . Thus , to understand the ...
... transformation temperature ( recrystallization temperature ) , and cold working is mechanical deformation at temperatures below the transformation temperature . Cold working increases the strength properties but decreases the ductility ...