Synopses & Reviews
Innovative in approach, this book is a comprehensive, integrative exploration of the science and technology of construction materials that begins with a section on the structure and mechanical properties of materials. Begins with a discussion of the structure of materials (at a microscopic level), moves through mechanical properties, and follows-up with sections dealing individually with specific construction materials. A source of information for beginning and practicing civil engineers.
Table of Contents
I. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS. 1. Atomic Bonding. 2. The Architecture of Solids.
3. Development of Microstructure.
4. Surface Properties.
II. BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS UNDER STRESS. 5. Response of Materials to Stress.
6. Failure and Fracture.
7. Rheology of Fluids and Solids.
8. Fatigue.
III. PARTICULATE COMPOSITES: PORTLAND CEMENT AND ASPHALT CONCRETES. 9. Particulate Composites.
10. Aggregates.
11. Portland Cement Concrete.
12. Asphalt Cements and Asphalt Concrete.
IV. STEEL, WOOD, POLYMERS, AND COMPOSITES. 13. Steel.
14. Wood and Timber.
15. Polymers and Plastics.
16. Fiber Reinforced Composites.
Solutions to Numerical Problems.
Index.