Building Materials – Two Colour Edition

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This two-color edition, written in English, provides a comprehensive introduction to building materials, covering both traditional and newer options with enhanced properties. It updates and expands upon fundamental building materials while elaborating on recently developed ones. The book details materials used in everything from small-scale buildings to sophisticated structures and massive constructions. It also introduces concrete technology and mix design. Key features include: Complete coverage of each material in accordance with the latest edition of relevant codes. Detailed explanations of material testing, including physical and mechanical properties and their significance. Emphasis on selecting the most appropriate, economical, and high-quality materials. Full-color plates illustrating materials and instruments for enhanced understanding. Clearly labeled and well-drawn figures and pictures. Exercises, multiple-choice questions, and a glossary of important terms. Appendices to supplement the text. This book is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD scholars, field engineers and technicians in quality control departments and laboratories, and architects involved in selecting building materials for various structures and atmospheric conditions.

About the Author

S.K. Duggal is, currently, Professor in Civil Engineering Department at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. He obtained his B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Allahabad University. He has an experience of more than 34 years of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Apart from the numerous research papers that he has published in several National, International Conferences and Journals, he is also one of the reputed consultant for quality control of building materials.

9789387788398 ISBN
Civil Engineering
Engineering