
Civil Engineering Materials
From Theory to Practice
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 18. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
398 pages
978-0-12-822865-4 (ISBN)
Description
Civil Engineering Materials: From Theory to Practice presents the state-of-the-art in civil engineering materials, including the fundamental theory of materials needed for civil engineering projects and unique insights from decades of large-scale construction in China. The title includes the latest advances in new materials and techniques for civil engineering, showing the relationship between composition, structure and properties, and covering ultra-high-performance concrete and self-compacting concrete developed in China. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the most commonly used, most advanced materials for use in civil engineering.
This volume consists of eight chapters covering the fundamentals of materials, inorganic cementing materials, Portland cement concrete, bricks, blocks and building mortar, metal, wood, asphalt and polymers.
This volume consists of eight chapters covering the fundamentals of materials, inorganic cementing materials, Portland cement concrete, bricks, blocks and building mortar, metal, wood, asphalt and polymers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
200 illustrations (50 in full color); Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-822865-4 (9780128228654)
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Persons
Qiang Yuan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, in China. He is the recipient of several important awards, and obtained his PhD from Ghent University. His research interests include the rheology, durability and mechanical properties of cement-based materials. He has authored more than 80 journal papers, four books, and one chapter, and has taught civil engineering materials for over a decade Zanqun Liu is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, in China. He is the recipient of several important awards, and obtained his PhD from Ghent University. His research interests include the durability of cement-based materials and building materials. He has published more than 60 journal papers, and has taught civil engineering materials for over a decade. Keren Zheng is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, in China. He is the recipient of several important awards, obtaining his PhD from Southeast University, Nanjing. His research interests include new cementing materials, and he has authored over 60 journal papers. He has taught civil engineering materials for over a decade. Cong Ma is an Assistant Professor of college of civil and transportation engineering at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Dr. Ma obtained his PhD degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2017. His research interests include new cementing materials. He has authored more than 40 journal papers
Author
Professor of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Professor of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Professor of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Assistant Professor, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Content
1. Fundamentals of Materials
2. Inorganic cementing materials
3. Portland Cement Concrete
4. Bricks, Blocks and building mortar
5. Metal
6. Wood
7. Asphalt
8. Polymers
2. Inorganic cementing materials
3. Portland Cement Concrete
4. Bricks, Blocks and building mortar
5. Metal
6. Wood
7. Asphalt
8. Polymers