Civil Engineering Materials (Paperback, 5 Revised edition)

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- European Standards List of Contributors.- Introduction.- PART 1: METALS; V.John.- Introduction Structure of Metals Deformation of Metals Strengthening.- Mechanisms Behaviour in Service Metallic Materials in Construction.- PART 2: TIMBER; J.G.L.Munday.- Introduction Structure of Wood Production of Solid Timber Sections.- Durability of Timber Properties and Uses of Solid Timber.- Processed Timber Products.- PART 3: CONCRETE; R.K.Dhir & N.Jackson.- Constituent Materials Properties of Fresh Concrete Properties of Hardened Concrete.- Concrete Durability Assessment of In-situ.- Concrete Quality.- Concrete Mix Design and Quality Control.- PART 4: BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; J.M.Edwards.- Introduction Bituminous Binders Properties of Bitumen-aggregate.- Mixes Design of Bitumen-aggregate Mixes.- PART 5: SOILS; D.G.McKinlay.- Introduction Formation, Exploration and Sampling of Soils Bulk.- Properties Coarser and Finer-grained Soils.- Soil Classification.- Water in Soils.- Compressibility of Soil Shear.- Strength of Soil.- Soil Stabilisation by Compaction Engineering Applications.- PART 6: POLYMERS; C.Hall.- Introduction.- Materials Science of Polymers.- Polymer Technology.- Properties of Polymer Materials.- Polymers in Civil Engineering.- PART 7: BRICKS AND BLOCKS; R.K.Dhir, C.Hall & N.Jackson.- Introduction.- Clay Brick Calcium Silicate Brick Concrete Block Brickwork and Blockwork.- Index.