Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers 3rd Edition by Michael Mamlouk, John Zaniewski ISBN 0136110584 9780136110583

Materials Engineering Concepts

1. Economic Factors
2. Mechanical Properties
3. Loading Conditions
4. Stress-Strain Relations
5. Elastic Behavior
6. Elastoplastic Behavior
7. Viscoelastic Behavior
8. Temperature and Time Effects
9. Work and Energy
10. Failure and Safety

Nonmechanical Properties

1. Density and Unit Weight
2. Thermal Expansion
3. Surface Characteristics

Production and Construction

1. Aesthetic Characteristics
2. Sustainable Design

Material Variability

1. Sampling
2. Normal Distribution
3. Control Charts
4. Experimental Error

Laboratory Measuring Devices

1. Dial Gauge
2. Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT)
3. Strain Gauge
4. Non-Contact Deformation Measurement Technique
5. Proving Ring
6. Load Cell

Nature of Materials

1. Basic Materials Concepts
2. Electron Configuration
3. Bonding
4. Material Classification by Bond Type

Metallic Materials

1. Lattice Structure
2. Lattice Defects
3. Grain Structure
4. Alloys
5. Phase Diagrams
6. Combined Effects

Inorganic Solids

1. Organic Solids
2. Polymer Development, Structure, and Cross-Linking
3. Melting and Glass Transition Temperature

Mechanical Properties

1. Steel Production
2. Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram
3. Heat Treatment of Steel
4. Steel Alloys
5. Structural Steel
6. Specialty Steels in Structural Applications

Cold-Formed Steel

1. Cold-Formed Steel Grades
2. Cold-Formed Steel Shapes
3. Special Design Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel

Fastening Products

1. Reinforcing Steel
2. Conventional Reinforcing
3. Steel for Prestressed Concrete

Mechanical Testing of Steel

1. Tension Test
2. Torsion Test
3. Charpy V Notch Impact Test
4. Bend Test
5. Hardness Test
6. Ultrasonic Testing

Welding

1. Steel Corrosion
2. Methods for Corrosion Resistance

Aluminum

1. Aluminum Production
2. Aluminum Metallurgy
3. Alloy Designation System
4. Temper Treatments
5. Aluminum Testing and Properties
6. Welding and Fastening
7. Corrosion

Aggregates

1. Aggregate Sources
2. Geological Classification
3. Evaluation of Aggregate Sources
4. Aggregate Uses
5. Aggregate Properties
6. Particle Shape and Surface Texture
7. Soundness and Durability
8. Toughness, Hardness, and Abrasion Resistance
9. Absorption
10. Specific Gravity

Portland Cement, Mixing Water, and Admixtures

1. Portland Cement Production
2. Chemical Composition of Portland Cement
3. Hydration of Portland Cement
4. Structure Development in Cement Paste
5. Properties of Hydrated Cement

Portland Cement Concrete

1. Proportioning of Concrete Mixes
2. Mixing Concrete for Small Jobs
3. Mixing, Placing, and Handling Fresh Concrete
4. Ready-Mixed Concrete
5. Depositing Concrete
6. Pumped Concrete
7. Vibration of Concrete

Properties of Hardened Concrete

1. Early Volume Change
2. Creep Properties
3. Permeability
4. Stress-Strain Relationship

Testing of Hardened Concrete

1. Compressive Strength Test
2. Split-Tension Test
3. Flexure Strength Test
4. Rebound Hammer Test
5. Penetration Resistance Test
6. Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test

Alternatives to Conventional Concrete

1. Self-Consolidating Concrete
2. Flowable Fill
3. Shotcrete
4. Lightweight Concrete
5. Heavyweight Concrete
6. High-Strength Concrete

Asphalt Binders and Asphalt Mixtures

1. Types of Asphalt Products
2. Uses of Asphalt
3. Temperature Susceptibility of Asphalt
4. Chemical Properties of Asphalt
5. Superpave and Performance Grade Binders
6. Asphalt Concrete

Wood

1. Structure of Wood
2. Growth Rings
3. Anisotropic Nature of Wood
4. Chemical Composition
5. Moisture Content
6. Wood Production
7. Cutting Techniques
8. Seasoning

Mechanical Properties of Wood

1. Modulus of Elasticity
2. Strength Properties
3. Load Duration
4. Damping Capacity