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Construction materials reference book

Covers the range of materials that are encountered in the construction process, from traditional materials such as stone through masonry and steel to plastics and composites

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624.18 DOR c

Publisher

Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann., 2008

Collation

p. cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780750663762

Classification

624.18

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Edition

2nd ed.

Subject(s)

Building materials

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1. Introduction 2. Aluminium (John Bull) 3. Copper (Nick Hay) 4. Ferrous Metals Overview (Michael Bussell) 5. Cast Iron (Michael Bussell) 6. Wrought Iron (Michael Bussell) 7. Steel (roger Plank) 8. Steel for reinforced concrete (Ben Bowsher) 9. Lead (John Wood and David Wilson) 10. Titanium (David Peacock) 11. Zinc (Anthony Wall) 12. Bricks and Brickwork (Barry Haseltine) 13. Ceramics (Geoff Edgell) 14. Concrete (Bryan Marsh) 15. Glass (Chris Brown and Edwin Stokes) 16. Grouts and Slurries (Stephan Jefferis) 17. Gypsum (Charles Fentiman) 18. Natural Building Stone (Tim Yates) 19. Polymers in Construction: an Overview (Arthur Lyons) 20. Acrylic Plastics (Arthur Lyons) 21. Polycarbonate plastics (Arthur Lyons) 22. Polyethylene (Polyethene) Plastics (Arthur Lyons) 23. Polypropylene (Polypropene) and Polybutylene (Polybutene-1) Plastics (Arthur Lyons) 24. Polystyrene (David Thompsett) 25. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene Copolymer (ETFE) (Arthur Lyons) 26. Polyvinyl Chloride Polymers (Godfrey Arnold, S R Tan) 27. Thermosetting Resins (Shaun Hurley) 28. Natural and Synthetic Rubbers (Vince Coveney) 29. Polymer Dispersions and Redispersible Powders (Robert Viles) 30. Silicones, Silanes and Siloxanes (Arthur Lyons) 31. Adhesives (Allan Hutchinson, James Broughton) 32. Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Materials (Stuart Moy) 33. Timber and Timber Products (Andrew Lawrence) 34. Bituminous materials (Robert Langridge, Geoffrey Griffiths and the Editors) 35. Geotextiles (Geoffrey Card) 36. Structural Fabrics and Foils (Ian Liddell) 37. Cork (Peter Olley and Robert Cather) 38. Asbestos (Robert Cather and David Doran)

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