Basic Construction Materials, 6th Edition: Basic Construction Materials

Author: Theodore W.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 2002-02-01
Features:
· NEW-State-of-the-art standards - Details the newest standards set by ASTM and ACI.
· Keeps students on the very forefront of the field, providing them with a comprehensive understanding of the industry's most current standards and how they relate to basic construction materials.
· Real-life testing procedures.
· Gives students hands-on experience with testing procedures used on a daily basis on today's construction sites.
· Review questions - Conclude each chapter with many review questions, metric problems, and a repetition of usable industry reference standards.
· Provides students with immediate reinforcement and support of the concepts and applications they have just learned.
· Useful appendix - Includes valuable metric information.
· Prepares students for an upcoming conversion in the construction industry to metrication.
The book comprehensively covers all fields of construction management, employing a combination of theory and practice. From this book, you will gain all the knowledge of the construction industry as well as the technical methods required to handle a construction project. Original title: "Basic Construction Materials, 6th."