Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour, Third Edition

Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour, Third Edition
ISBN-10
0203478983
ISBN-13
9780203478981
Series
Construction Materials
Category
Technology & Engineering
Pages
584
Language
English
Published
2001-08-30
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Martin Preene

Description

Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of this popular textbook continues to provide a comprehensive coverage of the main construction materials for undergraduate students of civil engineering and construction related courses. It creates an understanding of materials and how they perform through a knowledge of their chemical and physical

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