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Geomaterials Under the Microscope

A Colour Guide
By Jeremy Ingham
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Geomaterials Under the Microscope is a comprehensive guide to the petrography of construction materials, authored by Jeremy Ingham. It details the microscopic analysis of geomaterials, crucial for the global construction industry. Featuring over 365 high-quality colour photomicrographs, the book explains the petrographic properties and interpretation methods for a wide range of historic and modern construction materials. It includes an introductory overview of geomaterials practice, state-of-the-art petrographic techniques, and chapters devoted to different material groups, discussing their history, manufacture, and construction uses. Extensive references and further reading lists support each section.
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This work is ideal for practitioners, educators, and students in fields including petrography, microscopy, geology, surveying, engineering, construction, archaeology, conservation, architecture, materials science and forensic science interested in the detailed analysis and classification of construction materials.

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The first comprehensive guide to the petrography of geomaterials, making the petrographers specialist knowledge available to practitioners, educators and students worldwide interested in modern and historic construction materials.

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Geomaterials Under the Microscope is of enormous economic importance to the global construction industry. This is the first comprehensive guide to the petrography of geomaterials, making the petrographer's specialist knowledge available to practitioners, educators, and students worldwide who are interested in modern and historic construction materials. Whether they are microscopists or professionals in the fields of geology, architecture, surveying, engineering, construction, archaeology, conservation, materials science, or forensic science, this book serves as a vital resource.

The book provides some 365 superb quality colour photomicrographs of geomaterials, along with concise explanations of their petrographic properties and how to interpret them.

An introductory chapter offers an overview of geomaterials practice and a state-of-the-art review of petrographic techniques. Each of the subsequent chapters covers a different group of construction materials and includes an explanation of their history, manufacture, and use in construction. The text draws upon diverse published references to provide a unique summary of the properties and classification of construction materials. Comprehensive lists of further reading are provided for each materials type.

Readership: Practitioners, educators, and students in Petrography, Microscopy, Geology, Surveying, Engineering, Archaeology, Conservation, Architecture, Materials science, and Forensic science.

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ISBN: 9780367577049

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 June 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

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Width: 194.0mm

Height: 261.0mm

Weight: 525g

Pages: 192

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