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ISBN 10: 1315843900
ISBN 13: 9781315843902
Author: Alan Everett, C M H Barritt
A well-known and respected standard reference, this fifth edition provides a thorough treatment of the properties of building materials and their manufacture, both on-site and in the factory.
1 General properties
1.1 Density and specific gravity
1.2 Strength
1.3 Optical properties
1.4 Electrical properties
1.5 Thermal properties and insulation
1.6 Acoustic properties
1.7 Deformations
1.8 Deterioration
1.9 Appearance
2 Timber
2.1 Hardwoods and softwoods
2.2 Nomenclature of timbers
2.3 Anatomy of timber
2.4 Natural defects
2.5 Chemical composition of wood
2.6 Properties of timbers
2.7 Utilization of timber
2.8 Deterioration of timber
2.9 Preservation of timber
2.10 Properties of some common timbers
3 Boards, slabs and panels
3.1 Plywood
3.2 Blockboards and laminboards
3.3 Densified laminated wood
3.4 Particle boards
3.5 Fibre building boards
3.6 Vermiculite and perlite boards
3.7 GRC Boards
3.8 GRG Boards
3.9 Wood-wool slabs
3.10 Compressed straw slabs
3.11 Panels
4 Stones
4.1 Cost
4.2 Artificial stones
4.3 Appearance
4.4 Properties
4.5 Types of stone
4.6 Maintenance of stonework
5 Ceramics
5.1 Fire clays and shales
5.2 Terracotta
5.3 Fireclay
5.4 Stoneware
5.5 Earthenware
5.6 Vitreous china
5.7 Porcelain
6 Bricks and blocks
6.1 Bricks
6.2 Clay bricks
6.3 Calcium silicate bricks
6.4 Concrete bricks
6.5 Blocks
6.6 Clay blocks
6.7 Concrete blocks
6.8 Types of blocks
7 Limes and cements
7.1 Limes
7.2 Cements
8 Concretes
8.1 Appearance
8.2 Dense concretes
8.3 Manufacture of concrete
8.4 Lightweight concretes
9 Metals
9.1 Properties of common metals
9.2 Ferrous metals
9.3 Finishes on ferrous metals
9.4 Non-ferrous metals
9.5 Finishes on non-ferrous metals
10 Fibres and fibre-reinforced products
10.1 Fibre-reinforced composites
10.2 Glass fibre reinforced gypsum
10.3 Glass fibre reinforced cement
10.4 Glass fibre reinforced polymer/ concrete
10.5 Steel fibre reinforced concrete
10.6 Polymer fibre reinforced concretes
10.7 Mineral fibre reinforced composites
10.8 Vegetable and animal fibre reinforced composites
10.9 Asbestos fibre reinforced composites
11 Bituminous products
11.1 Properties
11.2 Bitumen
11.3 Coal tar
11.4 Pitch
12 Glass
12.1 Manufacture
12.2 Properties
12.3 Types of glass and product
12.4 Work on glass
13 Plastics and rubbers
13.1 Plastics
13.2 Properties of plastics
13.3 Costs
13.4 Forming methods
13.5 Joining
13.6 Thermoplastics
13.7 Thermosetting plastics
13.8 Other plastics products
13.9 Cellular plastics (foamed and expanded plastics)
13.10 Rubbers
14 Adhesives
14.1 Types of adhesive
15 Mortars for jointing
15.1 Types of mortar
15.2 Colour
15.3 Sand
15.4 Batching
15.5 Mixing
15.6 Bricklaying in cold weather
15.7 Pointing
15.8 Selection of mortar mixes
16 Sealants
16.1 Typical joints
16.2 Forms and types of sealant
16.3 Selection of sealants
16.4 Design of joints
16.5 Application
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Tags: Alan Everett, C M H Barritt, Materials