Construction Materials

Construction materials notes for civil engineering students. Construction materials app almost covers all important topics which are given below :-

Chapter 1. Stones

Occurrence

Characteristics and their testing

Uses

Quarrying And Dressing

Important timbers

Engineering properties

Defects in timber

Seasoning and treatment

Wood Substitute

Alternate materials for shuttering doors/windows

Structural and Partition

Brick and Tiles

Chapter 2. Advance Construction Materials

Use of fly ash in mortars

Concrete

Fly ash bricks

Stabilized mud blocks

D.P.C. materials

Building materials made by Industrial & agricultural waste

Clay products P.V.C. materials

Window and Door

Interiors materials for plumbing

Chapter 3. Foundation

Type of soils

Bearing Capacity of Soils

Soil slablisation and improvement of bearing capacity

Settlement and safe limits

Spread foundations

Wall footings

Grillage

Well Foundation

Causes of failure and remedial measures

Foundation on shrinkable soils

Black cotton soil

Timbering for trenches

Dewatering of foundations

Chapter 4. Masonry and Walls

Brick masonry

Stonemasonry

Casting and laying

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION

Brick cavity walls

Load bearing and non load bearing walls

Precast stone masonry block

Hollow concrete block

Plastering and pointing

White and color washing

Distemper

DOORS, WINDOWS AND VENTILATORS

Chapter 5. Floors and Roofs

Types of Floors and Roofs

Minimum thickness

Construction

Flat roofs

Jack Arch Roof

Pitched roof

Plank and Joist

Ferrocement roofing units

WATER SUPPLY & DRAINAGE