Basic construction materials: Methods and testing

By Charles A. Herubin

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083590394X
• ISBN13: 9780835903943
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.3" x 1.1"

Customer Reviews

The Building Blocks of Everyday Constructions of Mankind+

This was interesting reading on the industrial uses of common building materials.Six major materials are explained in detail.First,the aggregates and secondly,the asphalt with or without concrete.The third and the fourth are Portland cement concrete and the masonry.The last two materials are iron(steel) and wood.Many review questions revised and expanded.Discussion on plastics,glass, and sheetrock.Appendix on codes and standards(A.S.T.M.).Plenty of metric examples and illustrations.The text provides valuable information on structural engineering standards for up-dating today's infrastructure needs for tomorrow's uses.

Construction Class

I bought this book for a construction materials class and it has proved to be very informative and thourough.