Description
The construction of buildings and structures relies on having a thorough understanding of building materials. Without this knowledge it would be impossible to build safe, efficient, and durable buildings, structures, and homes. Building Materials in Civil Engineering provides an overview of the complete range of building materials available to civil engineers and all those involved in the building and construction industries.
The book begins with an introductory chapter describing the basic properties of building materials. Further chapters cover the basic properties of building materials, air hardening cement materials, cement, concrete, building mortar, wall and roof materials, construction steel, wood, waterproof materials, building plastics, heat-insulating materials. and sound-absorbing materials and finishing materials. Each chapter includes a series of questions, allowing readers to test the knowledge they have gained. A detailed appendix gives information on the testing of building materials.
Under its Editor-in-Chief, Professor Haimei Zhang, the editorial committee for the original Chinese version of the book, The Programming Textbook for National Higher Vocational and Professional Civil Engineering: Building Materials, includes many leading members of the Chinese civil engineering community.
The book begins with an introductory chapter describing the basic properties of building materials. Further chapters cover the basic properties of building materials, air hardening cement materials, cement, concrete, building mortar, wall and roof materials, construction steel, wood, waterproof materials, building plastics, heat-insulating materials. and sound-absorbing materials and finishing materials. Each chapter includes a series of questions, allowing readers to test the knowledge they have gained. A detailed appendix gives information on the testing of building materials.
Under its Editor-in-Chief, Professor Haimei Zhang, the editorial committee for the original Chinese version of the book, The Programming Textbook for National Higher Vocational and Professional Civil Engineering: Building Materials, includes many leading members of the Chinese civil engineering community.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-5403-7 (9781439854037)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction
Definitions and classifications of building materials
Characteristics of building materials and their status in architecture
The development of building materials
The introduction of building materialsaEUR (TM) technical standards
Characters, purposes, tasks and learning methods of building
Materials curriculum
The basic properties of building materials
Compositions and structures of materials and the influence of their constructions on the
properties
Physical properties of materials
Mechanical properties of materials
Decorativeness of materials
Durability of materials
Questions
Exercises
Air hardening binding materials
Building gypsum
lime Magnesia
Sodium glass
Questions
Cement
Portland cement
Blended portland cement
Other varieties of cement
Questions
Exercises
Concrete
Overview
Components of ordinary concrete
The main technical properties of ordinary concrete
The quality control and the strength evaluation of concrete
The design of the mix proportion of ordinary concrete
Other varieties of concrete Questions
Exercises
Building mortar
The composition of mortar
The main technical properties of mortar
Masonry mortar
Other kinds of building mortar
Questions
Exercises
Wall and roof materials
Wall bricks
Wall blocks
Wall plates
Roof materials
Questions
Exercises
Construction steel
Classifications of steel
Characteristics of steel
Cold working, ageing and welding
Standards and selection of building steel
Fire protection of steel
Corrosion and prevention of steel
Questions
Wood
Classifications and structures of wood
Physical and mechanical properties of wood
Wood preservation
Applications of wood in architecture
Questions
Waterproof materials
Asphalt
Waterproof asphalt materials
New waterproof materials
Questions
Building plastic
Components and classifications of plastic
Properties and common varieties of plastic
Applications of building plastic Questions
Heat-insulating materials and sound-absorbing materials
Heat-insulating materials
Sound-absorbing materials
Questions
Finishing materials
Basic requirements and selecting principles of finishing
Materials Common finishing materials
Questions
Appendix: tests of building materials
Test one tests of materialsaEUR (TM) basic properties
Test two lime test
Test three cement test
Test four concrete aggregate test
Test five tests of the main technical properties of ordinary
Concrete
Test six building mortar test
Test seven fired common brick test
Test eight steel bar test
Test nine petroleum asphalt test
Test ten test of elastic (plastic) modified asphalt waterproof
Coiled materials
Definitions and classifications of building materials
Characteristics of building materials and their status in architecture
The development of building materials
The introduction of building materialsaEUR (TM) technical standards
Characters, purposes, tasks and learning methods of building
Materials curriculum
The basic properties of building materials
Compositions and structures of materials and the influence of their constructions on the
properties
Physical properties of materials
Mechanical properties of materials
Decorativeness of materials
Durability of materials
Questions
Exercises
Air hardening binding materials
Building gypsum
lime Magnesia
Sodium glass
Questions
Cement
Portland cement
Blended portland cement
Other varieties of cement
Questions
Exercises
Concrete
Overview
Components of ordinary concrete
The main technical properties of ordinary concrete
The quality control and the strength evaluation of concrete
The design of the mix proportion of ordinary concrete
Other varieties of concrete Questions
Exercises
Building mortar
The composition of mortar
The main technical properties of mortar
Masonry mortar
Other kinds of building mortar
Questions
Exercises
Wall and roof materials
Wall bricks
Wall blocks
Wall plates
Roof materials
Questions
Exercises
Construction steel
Classifications of steel
Characteristics of steel
Cold working, ageing and welding
Standards and selection of building steel
Fire protection of steel
Corrosion and prevention of steel
Questions
Wood
Classifications and structures of wood
Physical and mechanical properties of wood
Wood preservation
Applications of wood in architecture
Questions
Waterproof materials
Asphalt
Waterproof asphalt materials
New waterproof materials
Questions
Building plastic
Components and classifications of plastic
Properties and common varieties of plastic
Applications of building plastic Questions
Heat-insulating materials and sound-absorbing materials
Heat-insulating materials
Sound-absorbing materials
Questions
Finishing materials
Basic requirements and selecting principles of finishing
Materials Common finishing materials
Questions
Appendix: tests of building materials
Test one tests of materialsaEUR (TM) basic properties
Test two lime test
Test three cement test
Test four concrete aggregate test
Test five tests of the main technical properties of ordinary
Concrete
Test six building mortar test
Test seven fired common brick test
Test eight steel bar test
Test nine petroleum asphalt test
Test ten test of elastic (plastic) modified asphalt waterproof
Coiled materials