Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering: Science, Processing, and Design

✍ Scribed by M. Clara Gonçalves, Fernanda Margarido (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 938
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This expansive volume presents the essential topics related to construction materials composition and their practical application in structures and civil installations. The book's diverse slate of expert authors assemble invaluable case examples and performance data on the most important groups of materials used in construction, highlighting aspects such as nomenclature, the properties, the manufacturing processes, the selection criteria, the products/applications, the life cycle and recyclability, and the normalization. Civil Engineering Materials: Science, Processing, and Design is ideal for practicing architects; civil, construction, and structural engineers, and serves as a comprehensive reference for students of these disciplines.

This book also:

· Provides a substantial and detailed overview of traditional materials used in structures and civil infrastructure

· Discusses properties of natural and synthetic materials in construction and materials' manufacturing processes

· Addresses topics important to professionals working with structural materials, such as corrosion, nanomaterials, materials life cycle, not often covered outside of journal literature

· Diverse author team presents expect perspective from civil engineering, construction, and architecture

· Features a detailed glossary of terms and over 400 illustrations

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xliv
Hydraulic Binders....Pages 1-52
Renders....Pages 53-122
Gypsum Plasters....Pages 123-184
Concrete....Pages 185-236
Bituminous Binders and Mixtures....Pages 237-271
Steel for Civil Construction....Pages 273-302
Ceramics....Pages 303-334
Glass....Pages 335-395
Ornamental Stones....Pages 397-445
Polymers in Building and Construction....Pages 447-499
Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites....Pages 501-556
Wood....Pages 557-583
Cork....Pages 585-627
Nanomaterials....Pages 629-677
Corrosion....Pages 679-716
Structural Adhesives....Pages 717-771
Organic Coatings....Pages 773-798
Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Evaluation of Materials....Pages 799-835
LNEC Technical Approval and Construction Products Certification....Pages 837-856
Aggregates....Pages 857-896
Back Matter....Pages 897-902

✦ Subjects

Building Materials; Structural Materials; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods