Book, Civil Construction Materials 1/19[LS]

Reference for professionals working in the construction industry. Civil Construction Materials begins with the basic properties of materials and moves on to more complex subjects, such as the theory of concrete durability and steel corrosion. Peter A. Claisse explains the behavior of building materials and demonstrates methods for obtaining, analyzing, and using the information covered in the book. Why have Building Materials?• Discusses the wide range of traditional, emerging and non-structural materials;• Explains what material properties are – such as specific heat, thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity – and how they can be used to calculate the performance of construction materials;• Contains several worked examples with detailed solutions that provide precise references to the relevant equations in the text; and• Includes a detailed section on writing reports, plus a full section on using and interpreting publications, giving students and early career professionals valuable practical guidance. ?