Overview:

Civil Engineering Materials prepares you for todayșs engineering challenges, providing a broad overview of the materials you will use in your studies and career. You are not only introduced to traditional materials, such as concrete, steel, timber and soils, but you also explore important non-traditional materials, such as synthetics and industrial-by products. The authors use a wealth of practical examples and straight-forward explanations to ensure you gain a full understanding of the characteristics and behavior of various materials, how they interact and how to best utilize and combine traditional and non-traditional materials. While emphasizing the effective use of civil engineering materials, the authors carefully consider sustainability to give you a broader context of how materials are current used in contemporary applications.

Features:

Ȣ Complete content covers broad range of materials used in civil engineering and construction. Students gain an understanding of both the traditional and non-traditional materials used in construction, as well as an appreciation for the characteristics and behavior of the materials.
Ȣ Students learn how building materials react. Students learn the details necessary to ensure solid future construction design as the book emphasizes how todayșs engineering materials will respond structurally in various circumstances.
Ȣ Book addresses important issues of sustainability. Content addresses both life cycle assessments and sustainable use of todayșs civil engineering materials.
Ȣ Book emphasizes cross-disciplinary information. The authors take a popular and useful cross-disciplinary approach to the subject of civil engineering materials with key chapters on geothermic and soil. Students can apply what theyșre learning to other disciplines.
Ȣ Content provides strong depth and breadth. The authors address virtually all possible civil engineering materials while still providing a depth of detail for each material that ensures full understanding.
Ȣ Book features a unique flexible, modular approach. As an instructor, you have the freedom to change the order of chapter presentation to best fit your course. You can even omit a chapter or two as needed without losing the bookșs sense of continuity.
Ȣ Content prepares readers for further detailed study. The bookșs broad-brush treaent effectively prepares readers for further additional study of specialized subjects covering concrete, steel, timber and soils in subsequent semesters.
Ȣ Simple explanations and clear approach ensure mastery. The authors apply their wealth of experience to provide a strong practical bias with engaging real world problems and distinctive illustrations that aid your students in mastery of the subject.
Ȣ includes mind tap which is an interactive, customizable and complete learning solution. It includes a mind tap reader and a library of learning apps (e.g., cnow, aplia, readspeaker, merriam-webster dictionary, mycontent, rss feed, kaltura, progress app, etc.)

About the Author

Nagaratnam Sivakugan, James Cook University, Australia
Dr. Sivakugan received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, with First Class Honors. He earned his MSCE and Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A. Dr. Sivakugan’s writings include six books, 120 refereed international journal papers, 80 refereed international conference papers and more than 100 consulting reports. As a registered professional engineer of Queensland and a chartered professional engineer, Dr. Sivakugan does substantial consulting work for the geotechnical and mining industry in Australia and overseas, including the World Bank. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers Australia. He has supervised 13 Ph.D. students to completion at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, where he was the Head of Civil Engineering from 2003 to 2014.

Carthigesu T. Gnanendran, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Dr. Gnanendran finished his Ph.D. at University of Western Ontario, Canada and taught at University of New Brunswick for three years before joining University of New South Wales at Canberra, Australia. He is an Associate Editor for the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and serves on the editorial board of Geotextiles and Geomembranes. His research interests include geosynthetics and pavements, where he has supervised 10 Ph.D. students to completion. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Gnanendran worked for several years in multinational consulting companies in Nigeria, Canada and Sri Lanka.

Rabin Tuladhar, James Cook University
Dr. Tuladhar received his Ph.D. from Saitama University, Japan and worked at University of Canterbury, New Zealand, before joining James Cook University, where he is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning at the College of Science, Technology and Engineering. His research interests include innovate construction materials, durability of concrete, sustainability and life cycle assessment.

M. Bobby Kannan, James Cook University
Dr. Mathan completed his Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and worked at Monash University for three years before joining James Cook University, Australia. His research interests include corrosion and biomaterials where he has completed ground breaking research during the past 10 years.