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Mechanical Behavior of Materialsby Marc Andre Meyers; Krishan Kumar Chawla
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 84.00A balanced mechanics-materials approach to mechanical behavior that now also covers biomaterials and electronic materials, ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses. more...
Mechanics of Materials For Dummiesby James H. Allen
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 21.99Your ticket to excelling in mechanics of materials With roots in physics and mathematics, engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences: civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and aeronautical and aerospace engineering. Tracking a typical undergraduate course, Mechanics of Materials For Dummies gives you a thorough introduction to this foundational subject. You'll get clear, plain-English explanations of all the topics covered, including principles of equilibrium, geometric compatibility, and material behavior; stress and its relation to force and movement; strain and its relation to displacement; elasticity and plasticity; fatigue and fracture; failure modes; application to simple... more...
Computer Modelling of Concrete Mixturesby Joe Dewar
Spon Press 1999; US$ 200.00This book discusses how computer-based systems can help predict the composition of trial mixes. The author has spent 20 years developing systems which can save both time and money. more...
Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concreteby R.N. Swamy
Spon Press 1991; US$ 420.00This book reviews the fundamental causes and spectrum effects of ASR. It considers he advances that have been made in our understanding of this problem throughout the world. more...
Construction Materialsby J. M. Illston; P. L. J. Domone
Spon Press 2001; US$ 70.95The third edition of Construction Materials continues to provide a comprehensive coverage of the main construction materials for undergraduate students of civil engineering and construction related courses. more...
Wood Preservationby B.A. Richardson
Spon Press 1993; US$ 350.00The new edition of this comprehensive study of national and international research and application into wood preservation is both well detailed and broad in coverage. The text covers the history of preservation: the anatomy of timbers and their breakdown, preservation principles, materials and methods. more...
Fracture and Damage of Concrete and Rock - FDCR-2by H.P. Rossmanith
Spon Press 1993; US$ 360.00This book forms the Proceedings of the International Conference held in Vienna in November 1992 dealing with ageing, fatigue and fracture of concrete and concrete structures. Special sections cover demolition and recycling, and anchorage engineering. As well as selected international contributions, five specially invited plenary papers are included from Austria, Spain, Japan, Denmark and Sweden. more...
Post-Yield Fracture Mechanicsby D.G.H. Latzko; C.E. Turner; J.D. Landes; D.E. McCabe; T.K. Hellen
Spon Press 1984; US$ 441.00Precast Concreteby M. Levitt
Spon Press 1982; US$ 240.00This book provides a general treatise covering precast concrete as a whole. It gives a comprehensive account of materials, properties, manufacture and usage. Materials, processes, mix-designs, accelerated curing, performance, durablility and more...
Geomaterialsby Sara Donati
Spon Press 1990; US$ 420.00Geomaterials: Constitutive Equations and Modelling is a revised, English language version of the successful French book Manuel de Rheologie des Geomateriaux published in 1987. With contributors from international experts in the field, covers the behaviour of non-metallic materials used in civil engineering. more...