Derucher, Kenneth N. : California State University, Chico

Korfiatis, George : Stevens Institute of Technology

Ezeldin, Samer : Stevens Institute of Technology

For sophomore/junior-level introductory courses in Civil Engineering Materials or Materials of Construction. Updated to include current environmental concerns and construction trends, this introductory text covers the basic concepts of civil and highway engineering materials. Providing theory with an emphasis on practical applications, the authors outline the appropriate laboratory test procedures for quality control and provide a complete list of ASTM standards. Do you want your students to have the latest ASTM standards?

Features

• NEW - New features center around the use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics including:
  • The potential of advanced composites in construction.
  • The use of FRP in reinforced concrete and prestressed structures.
  • Production of FRP in North America.
  • Mechanical properties of FRP.
  • Test methods.
  • Fundamental design philosophy.
• NEW - Increased coverage of environmental concerns, emphasizing considerations regarding hazardous materials and waste disposal, contaminated soil, and remedial options.
• NEW - Chapter on Miscellaneous Material, which includes glass, concrete block, brick, and mortar, rounds out the coverage of materials most widely used by Civil and Highway Engineers.
• Discusses the engineering performance of concrete, cements, asphalt, soil, aggregate, timber, metals, and plastics.
• Addresses soil as a material and covers both soil and concrete extensively.
• Presents full-chapter coverage of proportioning structural concrete mixtures with fly ash and other pozzolans.
• Expands coverage of concrete durability and additives in concrete.
• Presents material on creep, shrinkage, biaxial behavior, high-strength and fiber-reinforced concrete, and by-products in concrete.
• Includes additional ASTM standards in the appendices eliminating the need for any other source material in lecture and labs.

1. Soil.
2. Mineral Aggregates.
3. Cements.
4. Concrete : Strength and Behavior.
5. Design Procedure in Making Concrete.
6. Proportioning Structural Concrete Mixtures with Fly Ash and Other Pozzolans.
7. Advances in Concrete Technology.
8. Timber.
9. Asphalt Cements.
10. Metallic State.
11. Ferrous Metals.
12. Plastics.
13. Miscellaneous Materials.
14. Design for Environment.
15. Environmental Considerations in Construction.

Appendices.
Index.