Timber Books
Building Materials, Revised Third Edition
Author: SK Duggal
School: Bayero University, Kano
Department: Engineering
Course Code: CIV3302
Topics: Building Materials Principal Properties, Structural Clay Products, Brick's Classification, Brick's Testing, Clay Tiles, Terracotta, Porcelain, stoneware, Earthenware, Glazing, Rocks, Stones, Rock-forming minerals, Rock's Classification, Stone Durability, Stones Application, Stone seasoning, wood, wood Products, Trees Classification, Trees growth, Timber Preservation, Timber testing, Timber Structure, Timber's Fire Resistance, Properties of wood, wood products, wood-products applications, Material for making concrete, Cements, Portland cement, Raw materials chemical composition, Cement Hydration, Rate of Hydration, Hydration water requirement, Cements manufacturing, Cements testing, Cement Types, Cements storage, Aggregates, Aggregates classification, Aggregates characteristics, Deleterious Materials, Organic Impurities, Soundness, Aggregates Thermal Properties, Fine Aggregates, Coarse Aggregates, Cinder Aggregates, Mixing water Quality, Effect of mixing water from different source, Water for washing aggregates, Curing water, Lime, Limestone's Impurities, Limestone's Storage, Lime Vs Cement, Pozzolanas, Concrete, water-cement ratio, workability, Maturity, Defects, Re-vibration, Rheology, Non-destructive testing, Admixture for concrete, Concrete Mix design, Building Mortars, Ferrous Metals, Non-Ferrous Metals, Ceramic Materials, Polymeric Materials, Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Tar, Bitumen, Asphalt, Gypsum, Special Cements, Cement Concretes, Adhesives, Water proofing materials, Fiber, Geosynthetics, Composite Materials, Smart materials, Asbestos, Thermoc0ol, Heat Insulating Materials, Sound Insulating Materials.
Author: WMC McKenzie
School: Bayero University, Kano
Department: Engineering
Course Code: CIV3307
Topics: Structural elements design, Structural Analysis Techniques, Shear Force, Bending moment, Shear force diagram, Bending moment diagram, Deflection of Beams, Elastic Shear stress distribution, Elastic Bending stress distribution, Transformed sections, Moment distribution, Bending stiffness, Rotational Stiffness, Carry-over moment, Pinned End, Free Moments, Fixed bending moments, Distribution Factors, Design Philosophies, Permissible stress Design, Load Factor Design, Limit State Design, Design codes, Eurocodes, National Annex, Structural Loading, Dead loads, Imposed loads, Imposed roof loads, Floor load distribution, Load distribution, Structural Instability, Overall Stability, Robustness, Reinforced concrete Element's Design, Structural Steelwork Elements' Design, Structural Timber Elements' Design.
Design of structural elements, 3rd Edition
Author: Chanakya Arya
School: Bayero University, Kano
Department: Engineering
Course Code: CIV3307, CIV4204, CIV5405
Topics: Structural Design, Design Philosophy, Design Basics, Basic structural concepts, materials properties, Design loads acting on structures, Design loads acting on elements, Structural analysis, Beam design, Column design, British Standard Structural design, Beams, Slabs, Foundations, Retaining walls, Design in structural steelwork to BS5950, Iron, Steel, Design Strength, Connections Design, Design in unreinforced masonry, Design in timber to BS5268, Structural design to Eurocodes
Economic botany and ethnobotany
Author: Goddidit Esiro Enoyoze, Odoligie Imarhiagbe
School: Edo University
Department: Science and Technology
Course Code: PBB226
Topics: Economic botany, ethnobotany, Economic benefits of Bacteria, Economic benefits of Algae, Economic benefits of Fungi, Economic benefits of Lichens, food, fibre, wood, rubber, latex, oils, sugar, pulp, paper, beverages, tannin, dyes, gums, resins, spices, fumitores, Masticatories, medicinal plants, timber, wood products, rattans, bamboo, wood pulp, cork, Vegetable Fibres, Phytochemicals, natural gums, Mucilages, Oleoresins, Tannins, Natural dyes, Essential Oils, sugars
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