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Civil engineering materials /

Civil Engineering Materials explains why construction materials behave the way they do. It covers the construction materials content for undergraduate courses in civil engineering and related subjects and serves as a valuable reference for professionals working in the construction industry. The book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Claisse, Peter A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK : Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • <Ol> </ol>1. Units; 2. Strength of Materials; 3. Failure of Real Construction Materials; 4. Thermal Properties; 5. Pressure; 6. Electrical Properties; 7. Chemistry of Construction Materials; 8. Properties of Fluids in Solids; 9. Transport of Fluids in Solids; 10. Transport of Ions in Fluids; 11. Ionising Radiation; 12. Variability and Statistics; 13. Use of Test Results; 14. Specifications and Standards; 15. Reporting Results; 16. Testing Construction Materials; 17. Introduction to Cement and Concrete; 18. Cements and Cement Replacement Materials; 19. Aggregates for Concrete and Mortar; 20. Hydration of Cement; 21. Concrete Mix Design; 22. Testing Wet and Hardened Concrete; 23. Creep, Shrinkage, and Cracking of Concrete; 24. Admixtures for Concrete; 25. Durability of Concrete Structures; 26. Production of Durable Concrete; 27. Assessment of Concrete Structures; 28. Mortars and Grouts; 29. Special Concretes; 30. Steel; 31. Corrosion; 32. Alloys and Nonferrous Metals; 33. Timber; 34. Masonry; 35. Plastics; 36. Glass; 37. Bituminous Materials; 38. Composites; 39. Adhesives and Sealants; 40. Comparison of Different Materials; 41. New Technologies; Tutorial Questions; Index