本书系统地介绍了主要土木工程材料的工程特性、用途、制备以及实验方法,并在附录中列出了美国现行的21个土木工程材料实验标准。
本书内容和章节安排接近我国教学的要求,是“土木工程材料”课程双语教学教材的*佳选择,适用于土木、材料、建筑管理等专业的本科双语课程和研究生选修课程。

Chapter 1 Materials Engineering Concepts
1.1 Economic Factors
1.2 Mechanical Properties
1.3 Nonmechanical Properties
1.4 Producton and Construction
1.5 Aesthetic Characteristics
1.6 Material Variability
1.7 Laboratory Measuring Deivces
Chapter 2 Steel
2.1 Steel Production
2.2 Mechanical Testing of Steel
2.3 Steel Corrosion
Chapter 3 Aluminum
3.1 Aluminum Production
3.2 Aluminum Testing and Properties
Chapter 4 Aggregats
4.1 Aggregats
4.2 Geological Classification
4.3 Evaluation of Aggregate Sources
4.4 Aggregate Uses
4.5 Aggregate Properties
4.6 Sampling Aggregates
Chapter 5 Portland Cement
Chapter 6 Portland Cement Concrete
Chapter 7 Masonry
Chapter 8 Asphalt Binders and Asphalt Mixtures
Chapter 9 Wood
Appendix