This book presents the principles and practices of civil engineering
construction.The construction process requires engineers to implement the
correct measures from the design stage to the placement of the final brick.
The success of a construction project is based on the accurate application
of both principles and practices.
CHAPTER 1 Site Investigation
1. 1 Land Development
1. 2 The Design and Construction Team
1. 3 Investigation
1. 4 Review Questions
CHAPTER 2 Excavations and Excavating Equipment
2. 1 Effects of Soil Types on Excavating Equipment
2. 2 Removing Groundwater
2. 3 Excavations
2. 4 Protection of Excavations
2. 5 Protection of Adjacent Buildings
2. 6 Review Questions
CHAPTER 3 Foundations
3. 1 Parts of a Typical Pile
3. 2 Bearing Capacity of Pile Foundations
3. 3 Types of Piles
3. 4 Pile Drivers
3. 5 Other Foundations
3. 6 Review Questions
CHAPTER 4 Formwork
4. 1 Form Materials
4. 2 Formwork Principles
4. 3 Formwork Design
4. 4 Types of Forms
4. 5 Form Treatment,Care,and Removal
4. 6 Review Questions
CHAPTER 5 Hydraulic and Nonhydraulic Cements
5. 1 Chemistry of Gypsum and Lime Cements
5. 2 Portland Cement
5. 3 Hydration of Portland Cement
5. 4 Heat of Hydration
5. 5 Setting and Hardening Process
5. 6 Hardened Cement Structure
5. 7 Types of Portland Cement
5. 8 Hydration of Composite Binder
5. 9 Concrete Work
5. 10 Review Questions
CHAPTER 6 Concrete Work
6. 1 Aggregates for Concrete
6. 2 Preparation and Transportation of Concrete
6. 3 Placing Concrete
6. 4 Finishing and Curing Concrete
6. 5 Review Questions
CHAPTER 7 Reinforced Concrete Frame
7. 1 Reinforced Concrete
7. 2 Concrete Structural Frame
7. 3 Review Questions
CHAPTER 8 Structural Steel Frame
8. 1 Structural Steel Shapes
8. 2 Principles of Structural Steel Frames
8. 3 Construction of Structural Steel Frame
8. 4 Review Questions
CHAPTER 9 Masonry Construction
9. 1 Concrete Blocks
9. 2 Brick Construction
9. 3 Cold Weather Masonry Work
9. 4 Review Question
APPENDIX Glossary
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