Civil Engineering Materials

Name: Civil Engineering Materials
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ISBN: 9780130839060

ISBN-10: 013083906X

ISBN-13: 9780130839060

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Shan Somayaji

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For junior-level courses on Civil Engineering Materials, Construction Materials, Materials of Construction, and Materials of Architecture in departments of Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architecture, Engineering Technology, and Agricultural Engineering. This 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 characteristicsinformation that is essential for material selection and elementary design.

Book details

List price: $266.65
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 12/5/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Size: 7.10" wide x 9.40" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.222
Language: English




Introduction


Materials and Methods


A Historical Perspective


Materials and Types


Civil Engineering Materials


Properties of Engineering Materials


Selection of Materials


Standards



Aggregates


Rocks


Types of Aggregates


Properties of Aggregates


Examples


Testing



Concrete and Other Cementitious Materials


Types of Cement


Various Cementitious Materials


Uses of Concrete


Portland Cement


Hydration


Properties of Concrete


Mixing, Placing, and Curing


Properties of Hardened Concrete


Durability


Mix Proportioning and Design


Admixtures


Types of Concrete


Other Cementitious Materials


Testing



Masonry


Masonry Units


Mortar, Grout, and Plaster


Masonry Construction


Properties of Masonry


Reinforced Masonry


Mix Proportioning and Examples


Testing



Wood and Wood Products


Structure of Wood


Types of Wood


Physical Properties of Wood


Shrinkage and Seasoning


Treatment and Durability


Lumber Sizes


Use Classification and Lumber Grading


Moisture Content Classification and Grade Stamp


Mechanical Properties and Allowable Values


Wood Products


Creep


Wood Construction


Testing



Bituminous Materials and Mixtures


Tars and Pitches


Asphalts


Petroleum Asphalts


Asphalt Grades


Asphalt Concrete


Asphalt Pavement


Spray Applications


Testing



Iron and Steel


Iron


Steel


Properties of Steel


Structural Steel


Reinforcing Steel


Welded Wire Fabric


Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Steel


Testing



Plastics and Soils


Plastics


Modified Plastics


Uses of Plastics


Soils


Strength Property of Soils


Constituent Properties of Soils


References and Further Reading


Index