Properties, evaluation, and control of engineering materials / William A.Cordon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

the study of engineering materials -- part 1 properties of engineering materials -- atomic structure of common materials -- minerals, soils, rocks, and aggregates -- inorganic cements -- concrete -- properties of hardened concrete -- steel -- wood -- asphalt cement and asphaltic concrete -- miscellaneous materials -- statistical evaluation and specifications -- part 2 materials evaluation -- testing and evaluation of portland cement and concrete -- testing and evaluation of asphalt cement and asphaltic concrete -- asphalt cement -- asphaltic concrete -- testing and evaluation of metals -- testing and evaluation of wood -- testing and evaluating of plastics -- appendixes -- student laboratory exercises -- specifications for materials -- technical reports example of a typical technical report .