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Covers the broad scope of construction materials that all civil engineers should understand, without getting bogged down in data.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Units
2. Strength of Materials
3. Failure of Real Construction Materials
4. Thermal Properties
5. Pressure
6. Electrical Properties
7. Chemistry of Construction Materials
8. Properties of Fluids in Solids
9. Transport of Fluids in Solids
10. Transport of Ions in Fluids
11. Ionising Radiation
12. Variability and Statistics
13. Use of Test Results
14. Specifications and Standards
15. Reporting Results
16. Testing Construction Materials
17. Introduction to Cement and Concrete
18. Cements and Cement Replacement Materials
19. Aggregates for Concrete and Mortar
20. Hydration of Cement
21. Concrete Mix Design
22. Testing Wet and Hardened Concrete
23. Creep, Shrinkage, and Cracking of Concrete
24. Admixtures for Concrete
25. Durability of Concrete Structures
26. Production of Durable Concrete
27. Assessment of Concrete Structures
28. Mortars and Grouts
29. Special Concretes
30. Steel
31. Corrosion
32. Alloys and Non-Ferrous Materials
33. Timber
34. Masonry
35. Plastics
36. Glass
37. Bituminous Materials
38. Composites
39. Adhesives and Sealants
40. Comparison of Different Materials
41. New Technologies
42. Tutorial Questions

About the Author

Peter A. Claisse is Professor Emeritus at Coventry University and the author of more than 100 publications on construction and materials, including the Woodhead title Transport Properties of Concrete: Measurements and Applications. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Oxford University and then spent the next 9 years working as a Civil Engineer on major UK construction sites including 4 years on the Torness nuclear power station.?After obtaining a PhD in Civil Engineering at Leeds University, studying Silica Fume in concrete, he then went to the AEA Technology Harwell laboratory for 3 years to work on Nuclear waste containment.?He was at Coventry University for 20 years, teaching Civil Engineering Materials and researching transport processes in concrete and the use of secondary materials in cement.