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Advances in Construction Materials
Christian U. . Ed(S): Grosse
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Description for Advances in Construction Materials
Hardback. The construction industry consumes extreme volumes of material, and the growing demand for quality and safety require continuous improvement of materials and material compositions. This book features a compilation of research results on building construction materials. Editor(s): Grosse, Christian U. Num Pages: 784 pages, 80 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1288.
This book addresses one of the most important material categories: Materials used for constructions. A large percentage of the gross national product of most co- tries goes into infrastructure and buildings. This statement is true not only for the present but for most other periods in history, and for most cultures. This explains why understanding the behavior of construction materials has always been the - ject of intense investigations. The construction industry consumes extreme v- umes of material, and the growing demand for quality and safety require conti- ous improvement of materials and material compositions. A deep understanding of material ... Read more
This book addresses one of the most important material categories: Materials used for constructions. A large percentage of the gross national product of most co- tries goes into infrastructure and buildings. This statement is true not only for the present but for most other periods in history, and for most cultures. This explains why understanding the behavior of construction materials has always been the - ject of intense investigations. The construction industry consumes extreme v- umes of material, and the growing demand for quality and safety require conti- ous improvement of materials and material compositions. A deep understanding of material ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540724476
SKU
V9783540724476
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Ref
99-15
About Christian U. . Ed(S): Grosse
PrivDoz Dr.-Ing. Christian U. Große, born 1961, studied Geophysics at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) and earned his Ph.D. in 1996 in Civil Engineering at the University of Stuttgart followed by his Habilitation in 2005 at the same place. He is University lecturer (Privatdozent) at the University of Stuttgart and head of the Department of "Non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques" ... Read more
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