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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... units will shrink substan- tially due to drying , causing cracks in the masonry . Concrete masonry units are made from a relatively dry ( zero - slump ) mixture of cement , aggregates , water , and admixtures . Aggregates account for as ...
... units are suitable as architectural veneer or facing units in exterior walls , and for use where high strength and resistance to moisture penetration and se- vere frost action are required . The average maximum compressive strength of ...
... units are aligned , leveled , and plumb . If they are not , adjustment can be made to the offending units . After the mortar sets , units should not be moved ; they have to be relaid . When building double - wythe walls , both wythes ...