For an undergraduate Construction materials course with a lab component taught in departments of Construction Management/Technology and Architecture.Offering 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.

Basic Construction Materials: Methods and Testing

Arts & Photography

Marotta, Theodore W.

Herubin, Charles A.

Architecture

Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall

Loaded with practical information and applications, this indispensable guide introduces users to some of the most basic materials used in construction today and reflects all current ASTM and ACI industry standards. Covers some of the most commonly used materials in construction—aggregates, asphalt and asphalt concrete, Portland cement, masonry, ferrous metals, and wood—with detailed discussions on how they are selected and tested, their properties and uses, methods of extraction and processing, auxiliary equipment, and more. Demonstrates real-life testing procedures used on today's construction sites. Supports understanding with numerous review questions, metric problems, and lists of usable industry reference standards. For those in construction, construction management, engineering, architecture, and other related construction technology fields.

Basic Construction Materials (6th Edition)

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

PRENTICE/HALL

Offering an in-depth introduction to the real-world application of some of the most fundamental materials used in construction today, this informative and practical book reflects the latest industry standards from ASTM and ACI. Comprehensive coverage of the industry's most current standards and how they relate to basic construction materials. Basic material coverage considers some of the most commonly used materials in construction–aggregates, asphalt and asphalt concrete, Portland cement and Portland cement concrete, masonry, ferrous metals, and wood. The book covers for each material, how they are selected and tested, their properties and uses, methods of extraction and processing, auxiliary equipment, and more. Fully prepares readers for entry into the construction industry or for further study in construction methods, specification writing, design methods, or related engineering programs.

Basic Construction Materials

Pearson College Div

This new edition of one of the most important works in the field of construction materials provides in-depth coverage of the most commonly used materials. The materials selected are aggregates; asphalt, asphalt concrete; Portland cement concrete; masonry; iron, steel; and wood. Some of the features of the new edition include revised and expanded review questions, new metric examples and problems, additional industry reference standards; a new chapter on plastics, glass, and sheetrock; updated appendix information on codes and standards; new illustrations throughout; and contains many updated A.S.T.M. standards.

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Basic Construction Materials: Methods and Testing

Basic Construction Materials (6th Edition)

Basic Construction Materials

Basic Construction Materials