Civil Engineering Materials

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. Describes the most commonly used civil engineering materials as well as advanced materialsPresents advances including new advanced materials and their applications in civil engineeringLooks at engineering problems pragmatically from both a materials and civil engineering perspectiveGives knowledge and guidance rooted in decades of experience in Chinese civil engineering projectsContextualises knowledge of civil engineering materials in infrastructure construction, including high-speed rail