Civil Engineering Materials
From Theory to Practice

Provides comprehensive coverage of the most commonly used and the most advanced materials for use in civil engineering construction

Qiang Yuan (Author), Zanqun Liu (Author), Keren Zheng (Author), Cong Ma (Author)

9780128228654, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 18 May 2021

398 pages, 200 illustrations (50 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.57 kg

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.

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

Subject Areas: Conservation of buildings & building materials [TNKX], Materials science [TGM]