Civil Engineering Materials

Author: Zhao Fangran / Wang Qicai / Yan Handong (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is a textbook for undergraduate students of civil engineering and related disciplines in higher education institutions, focusing on the "Materials of Civil Engineering" course. It is compiled based on the basic requirements for civil engineering students and the approved teaching syllabus by the National Advisory Committee on Civil Engineering Programs in Higher Education. The book is divided into fourteen chapters, including: Introduction, Basic Properties of Materials, Stone, Gypsum and Lime, Cement, Ordinary Concrete, Special Concrete and Mortar, Metal Materials, Asphalt and Asphalt Mixtures, Waterproofing Materials, Fired Clay Materials, Wood, Functional Materials and Their Development, and Common Material Experiments. Each chapter also includes exercises for teaching purposes. This book can also be used as a textbook for continuing education or as a reference for engineering and technical personnel.