Highway Materials, Soils, and Concrete (3rd Edition) [Hardcover]

Harold N. Atkins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0132128624 | ISBN-13: 978-0132128629 | Publication Date: September 17, 1996 | Edition: 3rd

For courses in Construction Materials, Soils Engineering, Highway Construction, and Concrete.Using practical levels of mathematics, language, and theory, this text provides a clear, concise user-friendly introduction to the most current civil engineering and highway construction materials -- including soils, aggregates, asphalt mixtures, portland cement concrete, and other pavement materials.

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Using practical levels of mathematics, language, and theory, this text provides a clear, concise user-friendly introduction to the most current civil engineering and highway construction materials -- including soils, aggregates, asphalt mixtures, portland cement concrete, and other pavement materials.

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Using practical levels of mathematics, language, and theory, this book provides a clear, concise user-friendly introduction to the most current civil engineering and highway construction materials, including soils, aggregates, asphalt mixtures, portland cement concrete, and other pavement materials. Covers the essentials without excess theory, higher mathematics, or difficult language. It uses examples, diagrams, and photographs to illustrate theory. For anyone interested in construction materials, soils engineering, highway construction, and concrete.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 386 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 3rd edition (September 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132128624
• ISBN-13: 978-0132128629
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #582,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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