Basic Construction Materials

✍ Scribed by Marotta, Theodore;Coffey, John C;LaFleur-Brown, Cynthia;LaPlante, Christine

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 337
• Series: Pearson Construction Technology
• Edition: 7th Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Basic Construction Methods, Eighth Edition, offers an in-depth introduction to the real-world application of some of the most fundamental materials used in construction today. This informative and practical text reflects the latest industry standards from ASTM and ACI and fully prepares students for entry into the construction industry or for further study in construction methods, specification writing, design methods, or related engineering programs. This new edition takes a renewed focus on sustainability, the environmental costs of materials production, and the ability to recycle construction materials.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 8
The Construction Process......Page 12
Need for Materials with Various Qualities......Page 13
Selecting Materials......Page 15
Sustainability......Page 16
Thermal Conductivity......Page 17
Strength and Stress......Page 18
Modulus of Elasticity......Page 21
Elastic and Plastic Properties......Page 22
Sources of Information......Page 23
Inspection and Testing......Page 24
Standards......Page 25
Review Questions......Page 26
Definitions......Page 27
Sources......Page 28
Land Sources......Page 30
Rock Types......Page 31
Properties and Uses......Page 33
Miscellaneous Uses......Page 34
Aggregate and Strength......Page 35
Compaction......Page 39
Pavement Base......Page 42
Stabilizing Aggregate......Page 44
Permeability and Filters......Page 45
Tests......Page 47
Size and Gradation......Page 48
Weight–Volume Relationships......Page 53
Specific Gravity......Page 55
Deleterious Matter......Page 57
Miscellaneous Properties......Page 59
Sampling......Page 61
Special Aggregates......Page 62
Review Questions......Page 64
Natural Asphalt......Page 66
Superpave Binder Tests......Page 67
Asphalt Emulsions......Page 73
Asphalt Pavements......Page 75
Determining Required Pavement Thickness......Page 76
Asphalt Paving-Mix Design......Page 77
Plant Mix......Page 78
Slurry Seal......Page 79
Tack Coats and Prime Coats......Page 80
Asphalt Plants......Page 81
Types of Asphalt Plants......Page 82
Storage of Hot-Mix Asphalt......Page 85
Preparation of Unpaved Surfaces......Page 86
Untreated Base......Page 87
Rigid-Type Pavements......Page 88
Mix Deficiencies......Page 89
The Asphalt Paver......Page 90
The Roller Operation......Page 91
Pavement Density......Page 93
Motor Grader......Page 94
Asphalt Roofing Products......Page 95
Review Questions......Page 97
Manufacture of Portland Cement......Page 99
Chemical Composition of Portland Cement......Page 102
Physical Properties of Portland Cement......Page 103
Water–Cement Reaction......Page 104
Masonry Cements......Page 106
Mixing Water......Page 107
Aggregates......Page 108
Recycled Concrete Materials......Page 111
Admixtures......Page 112
Proportioning Concrete Ingredients......Page 117
Concrete Mixing......Page 118
Concrete Mixing Methods......Page 119
Testing Concrete......Page 121
Compressive Strength Tests......Page 124
Required Compressive Strength ( f'[sub(CR)])......Page 129
The Rebound Hammer......Page 130
The Penetration Probe......Page 131
Ultrasonic......Page 132
Placement of Concrete......Page 133
Curing Concrete......Page 140
Precast Concrete Products......Page 142
Pervious Concrete......Page 144
Review Questions......Page 148
Structure and Composition......Page 150
Iron......Page 151
Steel......Page 154
Steel Tensile Test......Page 159
Steel Protection......Page 160
Structural Steel......Page 161
Welding......Page 164
High-Strength Bolts......Page 167
Reinforcing Steel......Page 168
Ferrous Metal Pipe......Page 169
Review Questions......Page 172
Growth of Trees......Page 173
Lumber Production......Page 177
Seasoning......Page 179
Strength......Page 182
Organizations......Page 187
Grading......Page 189
Special-Use Wood......Page 193
Deterioration of Wood......Page 194
Fire......Page 195
Preservation of Wood......Page 196
Typical Treated Wood Products......Page 197
Glued Laminated Wood......Page 199
Plywood......Page 201
Softwood Plywood......Page 202
Oriented Strand Board (OSB)......Page 205
Mechanical Fasteners......Page 206
Preengineered Wood Products......Page 207
I-Joists......Page 208
Wood Composites......Page 209
Review Questions......Page 212
Raw Materials for Clay Masonry......Page 213
Manufacturing Clay Masonry......Page 214
Clay Masonry Colors......Page 216
Concrete Masonry......Page 217
Manufacturing Concrete Masonry Units......Page 218
Dimensional Changes in Concrete Masonry Units......Page 221
Mortar......Page 222
Efflorescence......Page 225
Fire Ratings of Concrete Masonry......Page 226
Thermal Properties of Concrete Masonry......Page 227
Estimating Masonry Materials......Page 230
Quality of Masonry Construction......Page 231
Review Questions......Page 233
Metrics......Page 234
Formulas for Areas and Volumes......Page 242
Student-Directed Laboratory Experiments......Page 243
ACI Standard Practice for Selecting Proportions for Normal, Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete......Page 284
APA—The Engineered Wood Association Design Tables for Glulam Garage Door Headers and Substituting Glulam for Steel or Solid-Sawn Lumber Beams......Page 322
C......Page 334
M......Page 335
S......Page 336
Y......Page 337