Characterisation Techniques for Civil Engineers

The primary aim of this book is to provide an understanding of the sophisticated, modern characterisation techniques in the domain of civil engineering. It systematically covers physical, chemical, mineralogical and microstructural characterisation, which is imperative to evaluate the construction materials and their performance. It describes tools such as rheometers, thermogravimetric analysers, scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffractometers and other miscellaneous methods. In each chapter, a detailed scientific background, instrumentation details, working principles, and applications of a specific technique are provided.

Features:

• Describes rheological and microstructural characterisation testing
• Discusses sophisticated characterisation techniques for construction materials
• Explains the detailed procedure of sample preparation and testing
• Provides detailed descriptions of different parts of the instruments and their purposes
• Includes questions and answers at the end of each chapter

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in civil engineering.

Bahurudeen A is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), Hyderabad Campus, India. He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). He served as Senior Scientific Officer at IIT Madras. His research focus involves scientific understanding of properties of construction materials. He has published seven patents and several research articles in reputed journals and conferences on the characterisation of construction materials. He has published a book titled "Testing of Construction Materials, in CRC Press as an international Edition. He has completed several real-time consultancy projects and is actively involved in many educational bodies.

Rithuparna R is the Head of Academic Instructions and Scheduling Division of Engineering Delight Academy, Salem, India. She completed her Master’s in Structural Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), Hyderabad Campus. She published several research articles in reputed journals and conferences. Her research interests include sustainable alternative building materials, characterisation of supplementary cementitious materials and durability assessment of structures.

P V P Moorthi is the Technical Head of Engineering Delight Academy, Salem, India. He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and Master’s in Infrastructure Engineering and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), Rajasthan. He has published several research articles in reputed journals and conferences. His areas of exposure include construction materials, rheology of cementitious materials and non-destructive testing.