- Principal Properties of Building Materials Preface to the First Edition vii
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Physical Properties
- 1.3 Mechanical Properties
- 1.4 Characteristic Behaviour under Stress
- Exercises
- Principal Properties of Building Materials Preface to the First Edition vii
- Structural Clay Products
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Clay and its Classifications
- 2.3 Physical Properties of Clays
- 2.4 Bricks
- 2.5 Classification of Bricks
- 2.6 Characteristics of Good Brick
- 2.7 Ingredients of Good Brick Earth
- 2.8 Harmful Substances in Brick Earth
- 2.9 Manufacturing of Bricks
- 2.10 Different Forms of Bricks
- 2.11 Testing of Bricks
- 2.12 Defects of Bricks
- 2.13 Heavy Duty Burnt Clay Bricks (IS: 2180)
- 2.14 Burnt Clay Perforated Bricks (IS : 2222)
- 2.15 Burnt Clay Paving Bricks (IS : 3583)
- 2.16 Burnt Clay Soling Bricks (IS : 5779)
- 2.17 Burnt Clay Hollow Blocks (IS : 3952)
- 2.18 Burnt Clay Jallis (IS: 7556)
- 2.19 Clay Tiles
- 2.21 Fire-clay Bricks or Refractory Bricks
- 2.22 Terracotta
- 2.23 Porcelain x Building Materials
- 2.24 Stoneware
- 2.25 Earthenware
- 2.26 Majolica
- 2.27 Glazing
- 2.28 Application of Clay Products
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Structural Clay Products
- Rocks and Stones
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Rock-forming Minerals
- 3.3 Classification of Rocks
- 3.4 Quarrying of Stones
- 3.5 Natural Bed of Stone
- 3.6 Seasoning of Stone
- 3.7 Dressing of Stone
- 3.8 Uses of Stones
- 3.9 Characteristics of good Building Stone
- 3.10 Testing of Stones
- 3.11 Deterioration of Stones
- 3.12 Durability of Stones
- 3.13 Preservation of Stones
- 3.14 Selection of Stones
- 3.15 Common Building Stones
- 3.16 Artificial Stones
- 3.17 Applications of Stones
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Rocks and Stones
- Wood and Wood Products
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Classification of Trees
- 4.3 Growth of Trees
- 4.4 Classification of Timber (IS: 399)
- 4.5 Structure of Timber
- 4.6 Characteristics of good Timber
- 4.7 Seasoning of Timber
- 4.8 Defects in Timber
- 4.9 Diseases of Timber
- 4.10 Decay of Timber
- 4.11 Preservation of Timber (IS: 401)
- 4.12 Fire Resistance of Timber
- 4.13 Testing of Timber (IS: 1708)
- 4.14 Suitability of Timber for Specific Uses
- 4.15 Properties of Wood
- 4.16 Wood Products
- 4.17 Applications of Wood and Wood-products Contents xi
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Wood and Wood Products
- Materials for Making Concrete-I Cement
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Portland Cement
- 5.3 Chemical Composition of Raw Materials
- 5.4 Composition of Cement Clinker
- 5.5 Hydration of Cement
- 5.6 Rate of Hydration
- 5.7 Water Requirement for Hydration
- 5.8 Manufacture of Cement
- 5.9 Testing of Cement
- 5.10 Types of Cement
- 5.11 Storage of Cement
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Materials for Making Concrete-I Cement
- Materials for Making Concrete-II Aggregates
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Classification of Aggregates
- 6.3 Characteristics of Aggregate
- 6.4 Deleterious Materials and Organic Impurities
- 6.5 Soundness
- 6.6 Alkali-Aggregate Reaction
- 6.7 Thermal Properties of Aggregate
- 6.8 Fine Aggregate
- 6.9 Coarse Aggregate
- 6.10 Cinder Aggregates
- 6.11 Broken Brick Coarse Aggregate
- 6.12 Testing of Aggregates
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Materials for Making Concrete-II Aggregates
- Materials for Making Concrete-III Water
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Quality of Mixing Water
- 7.3 Effect of Mixing Water from Different Sources
- 7.4 Water for Washing Aggregates
- 7.5 Curing Water
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Materials for Making Concrete-III Water
- Materials for Making Concrete-IV Lime
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Impurities in Limestones
- 8.3 Classification xii Building Materials
- 8.4 Manufacture
- 8.5 Slaking
- 8.6 Hardening
- 8.7 Lime Putty and Coarse Stuff
- 8.8 Testing
- 8.9 Storage
- 8.10 Precautions in Handling
- 8.11 Lime Vs. Cement
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Puzzolanas
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Classification
- 9.3 The Activity of Puzzolana
- 9.4 Effects of Natural Puzzolanas
- 9.5 Applications
- 9.6 Fly Ash
- 9.7 Calcined Clay Puzzolana (Surkhi)
- 9.8 Ground Blast Furnace Slag
- 9.9 Silica Fume
- 9.10 Rice Husk Ash
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Puzzolanas
- Materials for Making Concrete-IV Lime
- Concrete
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Classification
- 10.3 Production
- 10.4 Water-cement Ratio
- 10.5 Gel-space Ratio
- 10.6 Strength of Concrete
- 10.7 Maturity
- 10.8 Workability
- 10.9 Durability
- 10.10 Defects
- 10.11 Revibration
- 10.12 Physical Properties
- 10.13 Proportioning
- 10.14 Non-destructive Testing
- 10.15 Rheology
- 10.16 Determination of Cement Content in Hardened Portland Cement Concrete
- 10.17 Admixtures for Concrete (IS: 9103-1999)
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Concrete
- Concrete Mix Design Contents xiii
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Principles of Mix Design
- 11.3 Ingredients of the Mix
- 11.4 Acceptance Criteria
- 11.5 Proportioning the Ingredients
- 11.6 IS Method of Mix Design
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Concrete Mix Design Contents xiii
- Building Mortars
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Classification
- 12.3 Characteristics of Good Mortar
- 12.4 Functions of Ingredients
- 12.5 Cement Mortar
- 12.6 Lime Mortar
- 12.7 Surkhi Mortar
- 12.8 Lime-Cement Mortar
- 12.9 Mud Mortar
- 12.10 Special Mortars
- 12.11 Selection of Mortar
- 12.12 Testing
- 12.13 Grout
- 12.14 Guniting
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Building Mortars
- Ferrous Metals
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Structures of Ferrous Metal
- 13.3 Iron
- 13.4 Pig Iron
- 13.5 Cast Iron
- 13.6 Wrought Iron
- 13.7 Steel
- 13.8 Rolled Steel Sections
- 13.9 Reinforcing Steel Bars
- 13.10 Rusting and Corrosion
- 13.11 Tensile Testing of Steel Sections (IS: 1608)
- 13.12 Alloy Steel
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Ferrous Metals
- Non-Ferrous Metals
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Aluminium
- 14.3 Copper xiv Building Materials
- 14.4 Zinc
- 14.5 Lead
- 14.6 Tin
- 14.7 Nickel
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Non-Ferrous Metals
- Ceramic Materials
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Classification of Ceramic
- 15.3 Refractories
- 15.4 Glass
- 15.5 Glass Wool
- 15.6 Polymorphism in Ceramic Materials
- 15.7 Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Phases
- 15.8 Thermal Properties of Ceramic Phases
- 15.9 Electrical Properties of Ceramic Phases
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Ceramic Materials
- Polymeric Materials
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Polymerisation Mechanism
- 16.3 Depolymerisation
- 16.4 Rubbers
- 16.5 Plastics
- 16.6 Constituents of Plastics
- 16.7 Fabrication of Commercial Articles from Plastics
- 16.8 Applications of Plastics
- 16.9 Properties of Plastics
- 16.10 Effect of Temperature on Mechanical Properties
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Polymeric Materials
- Paints, Enamels and Varnishes
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Composition of Oil Paint
- 17.3 Characteristics of an Ideal Paint
- 17.4 Preparation of Paint
- 17.5 Covering Power of Paints
- 17.6 Pigment Volume Concentration (P.V.C.)
- 17.7 Painting Plastered Surfaces
- 17.8 Painting Wood Surfaces
- 17.9 Painting Metal Surfaces
- 17.10 Defects
- 17.11 Enamel
- 17.12 Distemper Contents xv
- 17.13 Water Wash and Colour Wash
- 17.14 Varnish
- 17.15 French Polish
- 17.16 Wax Polish
- 17.17 Miscellaneous Paints
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Paints, Enamels and Varnishes
- Tar, Bitumen and Asphalt
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Bitumen
- 18.3 Tar
- 18.4 Pitch
- 18.5 Asphalt
- 18.6 The Choice of Product
- 18.7 General Properties
- 18.8 Testing
- 18.9 Applications of Bituminous Materials
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Tar, Bitumen and Asphalt
- Gypsum
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Effect of Heat and Moisture
- 19.3 Setting and Hardening
- 19.4 Classification
- 19.5 Manufacture
- 19.6 Plaster of Paris or Stucco
- 19.7 Gypsum Wall Plasters
- 19.8 Hard Finish Plaster
- 19.9 Gypsum Plaster Boards
- 19.10 Non-load Bearing Gypsum Partition Blocks
- 19.11 Pyrocell
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- 19.11 Pyrocell
- Gypsum
- Special Cements and Cement Concretes
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Acid-resistant Cements
- 20.3 Expanding Cements
- 20.4 Oil-Well Cement
- 20.5 Reinforced Cement Concrete
- 20.6 Prestressed Concrete
- 20.7 Polymer Concrete
- 20.8 Fibre Reinforced Concrete
- 20.9 Ferrocement
- 20.10 Light Weight Concrete xvi Building Materials
- 20.11 High Strength Concrete
- 20.12 Shrinkage Compensating Concrete
- 20.13 Heavyweight Concrete
- 20.14 Roller Compacted Concrete
- 20.15 Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC)
- 20.16 Self-compacting Concrete
- 20.17 Shotcrete
- 20.18 High-performance Concrete
- 20.19 Bacterial Concrete
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Miscellaneous Materials
- 21.1 Adhesives
- 21.2 Asbestos
- 21.3 Linoleum
- 21.4 Thermocol
- 21.5 Heat Insulating Materials
- 21.6 Sound Insulating Materials
- 21.7 Water Proofing Materials
- 21.8 Fiber
- 21.9 Geosynthetics
- 21.10 Sand Lime Brick (IS:4139)
- 21.11 Smart Materials
- 21.12 Composite Materials
- Exercises
- Objective Type Questions
- Miscellaneous Materials
- Special Cements and Cement Concretes
- Appendix-I
- Appendix-II Lime-puzzolana Mixtures
- Index Industrial Bitumen for Use in Buildings
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