Description

For courses in Civil Engineering Materials, Construction Materials, and Construction Methods & Materials offered in Civil, Environmental, or Construction engineering departments.

Civil and Construction Engineering Materials: Properties, Uses, and Evaluations

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers helps students understand and select the materials involved in supporting the infrastructure needs of society--from buildings, to water and treatment distribution systems, to dams, highways, and airport pavements. By gaining a deep understanding of material behavior and the material selection process, students can begin to understand how to create and maintain civil and construction engineering systems crucial to society.

The primary focus of the updates presented in this fourth edition was on the sustainability of materials used in civil and construction engineering. The information on sustainability was updated and expanded to include the most recent information. In addition, sections were added describing the sustainability considerations of each material. The problem set for each chapter was updated and increased to provide some fresh exercises. References were updated and increased in all chapters to provide students with additional reading on current issues related to different materials.

Features

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers contains the following features to facilitate learning:

The text is organized into three parts to help students digest the vast amount of information available on this topic

• Part one provides an introduction to materials and engineering, including discussions on the basic mechanistic properties of materials, their environmental influences, and basic material classes, as well as methods for quality control.
• Part two provides detailed introductions to the primary material types used in civil and construction engineering, including:
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Masonry
  • Asphalt
  • Wood
  • Composites
• Part three offers laboratory methods for material evaluation.

UPDATED! The second edition refines and updates the first with notable additions

• UPDATED! Description of heat treatments, phase diagram, and the heat-treating effects of welding have been improved with new sections.
• NEW! Section on stainless steel has been added with updates to the current information on the structural uses of steel.
• UPDATED! Chapters on cement and concrete have new sections on hydration-control admixtures, recycled wash water, silica fume, self-consolidating concrete, and flowable fill.
• REVISED! The asphalt chapter has been rewritten to include a discussion on Superpave, as well as to accommodate the current methods and procedures for performance grading of asphalt binders.
• REVISED! The wood chapter now includes recent information on new manufactured wood products.
• NEW! The composites chapter offers examples of fiber-reinforced polymer to reflect its growing use in retrofitting old or partially damaged structures.
• NEW! Laboratory manual features a new experiment on dry-rodded unit weight of aggregate used in portland cement concrete.

NEW! A focus on sustainability has been woven throughout the text

• UPDATED! Chapter 1 has been expanded to include information on sustainability.
• NEW! Chapters 3-11 include new sections describing the sustainability considerations of each material.

Pedagogical features help students relate and engage with the text

• NEW! Over 100 figures have been added to help display core concepts and equipment.
• NEW! Sample and homework problems have been added to the end of each chapter to help students retain key information.
• UPDATED! References in each chapter have been brought up to date to provide students with additional reading on current issues related to different materials.

UPDATED! Changes in each chapter reflect the most current information on civil and construction engineering materials

• UPDATED! Chapter 1 includes a more detailed discussion of viscoelastic material behavior, along with a sample problem.
• UPDATED! Chapter 3 reflects more current information on the production of steel.
• NEW! Chapter 5 includes a new sample problem about water absorbed by aggregate in order to highlight that absorbed water cannot hydrate cement or improve the workability of plastic concrete.
• NEW! Chapter 6 now features two sample problems to help students determine the appropriate amount of mixing water to clarify the effect of water reducer on the properties of concrete.
• NEW! Chapter 7 includes new sections on concrete mixing water and pervious concrete, along with a sample problem.
• UPDATED! Chapter 9 discusses the multiple stress creep recovery test. Information about th

New to this Edition

UPDATED! The second edition refines and updates the first with notable additions

• UPDATED! Description of heat treatments, phase diagram, and the heat-treating effects of welding have been improved with new sections.
• Section on stainless steel has been added with updates to the current information on the structural uses of steel.
• UPDATED! Chapters on cement and concrete have new sections on hydration-control admixtures, recycled wash water, silica fume, self-consolidating concrete, and flowable fill.
• REVISED! The asphalt chapter has been rewritten to include a discussion on Superpave, as well as to accommodate the current methods and procedures for performance grading of asphalt binders.
• REVISED! The wood chapter now includes recent information on new manufactured wood products.
• The composites chapter offers examples of fiber-reinforced polymer to reflect its growing use in retrofitting old or partially damaged structures.
• Laboratory manual features a new experiment on dry-rodded unit weight of aggregate used in portland cement concrete.

A focus on sustainability has been woven throughout the text

• UPDATED! Chapter 1 has been expanded to include information on sustainability.
• Chapters 3-11 include new sections describing the sustainability considerations of each material.

Pedagogical features help students relate and engage with the text

• Over 100 figures have been added to help display core concepts and equipment.
• Sample and homework problems have been added to the end of each chapter to help students retain key information.
• UPDATED! References in each chapter have been brought up to date to provide students with additional reading on current issues related to different materials.

UPDATED! Changes in each chapter reflect the most current information on civil and construction engineering materials

• UPDATED! Chapter 1 includes a more detailed discussion of viscoelastic material behavior, along with a sample problem.
• UPDATED! Chapter 3 reflects more current information on the production of steel.
• Chapter 5 includes a new sample problem about water absorbed by aggregate in order to highlight that absorbed water cannot hydrate cement or improve the workability of plastic concrete.
• Chapter 6 now features two sample problems to help students determine the appropriate amount of mixing water to clarify the effect of water reducer on the properties of concrete.
• Chapter 7 includes new sections on concrete mixing water and pervious concrete, along with a sample problem.
• UPDATED! Chapter 9 discusses the multiple stress creep recovery test. Information about the immersion compression test was replaced with the tensile strength ratio method to reflect current practices. The section on the binder was refined to incorporate the effect of load and speed, and the section on diameteral tensile resilient has been removed.
• Chapter 10 now dives into greater detail on wood deterioration and preservation. The first two sample problems have been revised to provide more accurate information.
• UPDATED! Chapter 11 reflects information on the effective length of fibers and the ductility of FRP. Several new figures have been added to incorporate fibers, fabrics, laminates, and composites used in civil engineering applications.
• UPDATED! The laboratory manual offers two new experiments and updates on the experiment on polymers and composites.

Table of Contents

ONE Materials Engineering Concepts
1.1 Economic Factors
1.2 Mechanical Properties
1.2.1 Strain Relations
1.2.3 1.2.6 hetic Characteristics
1.6 Sustainable Design
1.7 Material Variability
1.7.1 ential Transformer (LVDT)
1.8.3

 

TWO Nature of Materials
2.1 Basic Materials Concepts
2.1.1 Electron Configuration
2.1.2 3 Inorganic Solids
2.4 Organic Solids
2.4.1

 

THREE Steel
3.1 Steel Production
3.2 IronCarbon Phase Diagram
3.3 Heat Treatment of Steel
3.3.1 5.2 8 Reinforcing Steel
3.8.1 Ultrasonic Testing
3.10 Welding
3.11 Steel Corrosion
3.11.1

3.12 Steel Sustainability

3.12.1

3.12.2

Summary

Questions and Problems

3.13 References

 

FOUR Aluminum
4.1 Aluminum Production
4.2 Aluminum Metallurgy
4.2.1 4.3 Aluminum Testing and Properties
4.4 Welding and Fastening
4.5 Corrosion

4.6 Aluminum Sustainability

4.6.1 s

4.6.2 Summary
Questions and Problems
4.7 References

 

FIVE Aggregates
5.1 Aggregate Sources
5.1 Aggregate Sources
5.2 Geological Classification
5.3 Evaluation of Aggregate Sources
5.4 Aggregate Uses
5.5 Aggregate Properties
5.5.1 le Shape and Surface Texture
5.5.2 s and Durability
5.5.3 ess, and Abrasion Resistance
5.5.4 5.5.6 eight and Voids in Aggregate
5.5.7 ength and Modulus
5.5.8 5.5.9 nd Deleterious Materials
5.5.10 AlkaliAggregate Reactivity
5.5.11 5.7 Aggregates Sustainability

5.7.1 rations

5.7.2

Summary

Questions and Problems
5.8 References

 

SIX Portland Cement, Mixing Water, and Admixtures
6.1 Portland Cement Production
6.2 Chemical Composition of Portland Cement
6.3 Fineness of Portland Cement
6.4 Specific Gravity of Portland Cement
6.5 Hydration of Portland Cement
6.5.1 Development in Cement Paste
6.5.2 uation of Hydration Progress
6.6 Voids in Hydrated Cement
6.7 Properties of Hydrated Cement
6.7.1 6.7.3 mpressive Strength of Mortar
6.8 WaterCement Ratio
6.9 Types of Portland Cement
6.9.1 6.9.2 6.10.1 6.10.2 Reuse of Concrete Wash Water
6.11 Admixtures for Concrete
6.11.1 6.11.4 Hydration-Control Admixtures
6.11.5 6.11.6 6.12 Supplementary Cementitious Materials
6.13 Cement Sustainability

6.13.1

6.13.2

Summary
Questions and Problems
6.14 References

 

SEVEN Portland Cement Concrete
7.1 Proportioning of Concrete Mixes
7.1.1 Basic Steps for Weight and Absolute Volume Methods
7.1.2 xing Concrete for Small Jobs
7.2 Mixing, Placing, and Handling Fresh Concrete
7.2.1 7.2.2 e
7.2.3 Concrete
7.2.5 7.2.6 Precautions for Mixing Water
7.2.7 ir Content in Fresh Concrete
7.2.8 ading and Finishing Concrete
7.3 Curing Concrete
7.3.1 gging
7.3.3 7.3.4 ous Papers or Plastic Sheets
7.3.5 Membrane-Forming Compounds
7.3.6 7.3.8 nsulating Blankets or Covers
7.3.9 Hot Oil, and Infrared Curing
7.3.10 7.4 Properties of Hardened Concrete
7.4.1 7.4.4 ressStrain Relationship
7.5 Testing of Hardened Concrete
7.5.1 -Tension Test
7.5.3 7.5.5 Penetration Resistance Test
7.5.6 nic Pulse Velocity Test
7.5.7 .6.2 Compacted Concrete
7.6.11

7.6.12

7.7 Concrete Sustainability

7.7.1

7.7.2
Summary
Questions and Problems
7.8 References

 

EIGHT Masonry
8.1 Masonry Units
8.1.1 8.4 Plaster

8.5 Masonary Sustainability

8.5.1

8.5.2
Summary
Questions and Problems
8.6 References

 

Author

Michael S. Mamlouk is a Professor of Civil, and Environmental and Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University. He has many years of experience in teaching courses of civil engineering materials and other related subjects at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.