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Building materials in civil engineering

Edited by H Zhang

The construction of buildings and structures relies on having a thorough understanding of building materials. Without this knowledge it would not be possible to build safe, efficient and long-lasting buildings, structures and dwellings. 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.

With its distinguished editor and eminent editorial committee, Building materials in civil engineering is a standard introductory reference book on the complete range of building materials. It is aimed at students of civil engineering, construction engineering and allied courses including water supply and drainage engineering. It also serves as a source of essential background information for engineers and professionals in the civil engineering and construction sector.

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.

ISBN 1 84569 955 6
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 955 0
September 2010
440 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£145.00 / US$245.00 / €180.00

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Contents

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 materials’ 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

Finishingmaterials
 - Basic requirements and selecting principles of finishing
 - Materials
 - Common finishing materials
 - Questions

Appendix tests of building materials
 - Test one tests of materials’ 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