Basic Construction Materials (Pearson Construction Technology)

Basic Construction Methods, Eighth Edition, offers 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. This new edition takes a renewed focus on sustainability, the environmental costs of materials production, and the ability to recycle construction materials. Cover......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 8 The Construction Process......Page 12 Need for Materials with Various Qualities......Page 13 Selecting Materials......Page 15 Sustainability......Page 16 Thermal Conductivity......Page 17 Strength and Stress......Page 18 Modulus of Elasticity......Page 21 Elastic and Plastic Properties......Page 22 Sources of Information......Page 23 Inspection and Testing......Page 24 Standards......Page 25 Review Questions......Page 26 Definitions......Page 27 Sources......Page 28 Land Sources......Page 30 Rock Types......Page 31 Properties and Uses......Page 33 Miscellaneous Uses......Page 34 Aggregate and Strength......Page 35 Compaction......Page 39 Pavement Base......Page 42 Stabilizing Aggregate......Page 44 Permeability and Filters......Page 45 Tests......Page 47 Size and Gradation......Page 48 Weight–Volume Relationships......Page 53 Specific Gravity......Page 55 Deleterious Matter......Page 57 Miscellaneous Properties......Page 59 Sampling......Page 61 Special Aggregates......Page 62 Review Questions......Page 64 Natural Asphalt......Page 66 Superpave Binder Tests......Page 67 Asphalt Emulsions......Page 73 Asphalt Pavements......Page 75 Determining Required Pavement Thickness......Page 76 Asphalt Paving-Mix Design......Page 77 Plant Mix......Page 78 Slurry Seal......Page 79 Tack Coats and Prime Coats......Page 80 Asphalt Plants......Page 81 Types of Asphalt Plants......Page 82 Storage of Hot-Mix Asphalt......Page 85 Preparation of Unpaved Surfaces......Page 86 Untreated Base......Page 87 Rigid-Type Pavements......Page 88 Mix Deficiencies......Page 89 The Asphalt Paver......Page 90 The Roller Operation......Page 91 Pavement Density......Page 93 Motor Grader......Page 94 Asphalt Roofing Products......Page 95 Review Questions......Page 97 Manufacture of Portland Cement......Page 99 Chemical Composition of Portland Cement......Page 102 Physical Properties of Portland Cement......Page 103 Water–Cement Reaction......Page 104 Masonry Cements......Page 106 Mixing Water......Page 107 Aggregates......Page 108 Recycled Concrete Materials......Page 111 Admixtures......Page 112 Proportioning Concrete Ingredients......Page 117 Concrete Mixing......Page 118 Concrete Mixing Methods......Page 119 Testing Concrete......Page 121 Compressive Strength Tests......Page 124 Required Compressive Strength ( f'[sub(CR)])......Page 129 The Rebound Hammer......Page 130 The Penetration Probe......Page 131 Ultrasonic......Page 132 Placement of Concrete......Page 133 Curing Concrete......Page 140 Precast Concrete Products......Page 142 Pervious Concrete......Page 144 Review Questions......Page 148 Structure and Composition......Page 150 Iron......Page 151 Steel......Page 154 Steel Tensile Test......Page 159 Steel Protection......Page 160 Structural Steel......Page 161 Welding......Page 164 High-Strength Bolts......Page 167 Reinforcing Steel......Page 168 Ferrous Metal Pipe......Page 169 Review Questions......Page 172 Growth of Trees......Page 173 Lumber Production......Page 177 Seasoning......Page 179 Strength......Page 182 Organizations......Page 187 Grading......Page 189 Special-Use Wood......Page 193 Deterioration of Wood......Page 194 Fire......Page 195 Preservation of Wood......Page 196 Typical Treated Wood Products......Page 197 Glued Laminated Wood......Page 199 Plywood......Page 201 Softwood Plywood......Page 202 Oriented Strand Board (OSB)......Page 205 Mechanical Fasteners......Page 206 Preengineered Wood Products......Page 207 I-Joists......Page 208 Wood Composites......Page 209 Review Questions......Page 212 Raw Materials for Clay Masonry......Page 213 Manufacturing Clay Masonry......Page 214 Clay Masonry Colors......Page 216 Concrete Masonry......Page 217 Manufacturing Concrete Masonry Units......Page 218 Dimensional Changes in Concrete Masonry Units......Page 221 Mortar......Page 222 Efflorescence......Page 225 Fire Ratings of Concrete Masonry......Page 226 Thermal Properties of Concrete Masonry......Page 227 Estimating Masonry Materials......Page 230 Quality of Masonry Construction......Page 231 Review Questions......Page 233 Metrics......Page 234 Formulas for Areas and Volumes......Page 242 Student-Directed Laboratory Experiments......Page 243 ACI Standard Practice for Selecting Proportions for Normal, Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete......Page 284 APA—The Engineered Wood Association Design Tables for Glulam Garage Door Headers and Substituting Glulam for Steel or Solid-Sawn Lumber Beams......Page 322 C......Page 334 M......Page 335 S......Page 336 Y......Page 337