Elsevier Civil Engineering Materials: From Theory to Practice

Civil Engineering Materials: From Theory to Practice presents the state-of-the-art in civil engineering materials, including the fundamental theory of materials needed for civil engineering projects and unique insights from decades of large-scale construction in China. The title includes the latest advances in new materials and techniques for civil engineering, showing the relationship between composition, structure and properties, and covering ultra-high-performance concrete and self-compacting concrete developed in China. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the most commonly used, most advanced materials for use in civil engineering.This volume consists of eight chapters covering the fundamentals of materials, inorganic cementing materials, Portland cement concrete, bricks, blocks and building mortar, metal, wood, asphalt and polymers. Review Provides comprehensive coverage of the most commonly used and the most advanced materials for use in civil engineering construction From the Back Cover Over recent decades, China has begun to lead in the design and construction of civil infrastructure, due to unprecedented levels of investment in civil engineering projects, such as high-speed rail. High-speed rail construction has required improvements in the volumetric stability and dynamic mechanical properties of materials. New materials have allowed the modern railway to expand, and at the same time, the development of the railway has driven innovations in materials and technology.Civil Engineering Materials: From Theory to Practice presents the state-of-the-art in civil engineering materials, including the fundamental theory of materials needed for civil engineering projects, and gives unique insight from decades of large-scale construction in China. The title includes the latest advances in new materials and techniques for civil engineering, showing the relations between composition, structure, and properties, and covers the ultra-high-performance concrete and self-compacting concrete developed in China. This volume consists in eight chapters covering the fundamentals of materials; inorganic cementing materials; Portland cement concrete; bricks; blocks and building mortar; metal; wood; asphalt; and polymers. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the most commonly used and the most advanced materials for use in civil engineering. About the Author Qiang Yuan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, in China. He is the recipient of several important awards, and obtained his PhD from Ghent University. His research interests include the rheology, durability and mechanical properties of cement-based materials. He has authored more than 80 journal papers, four books, and one chapter, and has taught civil engineering materials for over a decadeZanqun Liu is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, in China. He is the recipient of several important awards, and obtained his PhD from Ghent University. His research interests include the durability of cement-based materials and building materials. He has published more than 60 journal papers, and has taught civil engineering materials for over a decade.Keren Zheng is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, in China. He is the recipient of several important awards, obtaining his PhD from Southeast University, Nanjing. His research interests include new cementing materials, and he has authored over 60 journal papers. He has taught civil engineering materials for over a decade.Cong Ma is an Assistant Professor of college of civil and transportation engineering at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Dr. Ma obtained his PhD degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2017. His research interests include new cementing materials. He has authored more than 40 journal papers