This book covers in detail the properties and uses of various building materials, including stones, bricks, tiles, timber, cement, sand, lime, mortar, concrete, glass, plastics and so on. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, bitumen, asphalt, tar, plastics, paints and varnishes are included, as are non-traditional materials like fibre reinforced plastics and smart materials. For each material, its manufacture, properties, uses, advantages and disadvantages, and so on, are discussed. The text, presented in simple, precise and reader-friendly language, is amply supported by figures and tables. The book will meet the academic requirements of degree as well as diploma students. Relevant IS codes have also been listed for the benefit of practicing engineers.
This book Useful for civil engneering students.
1. Stones
2. Bricks
3. Tiles and other Ceramic Products
4. Timber and its Products
5. Lime
6. Cement
7. Pozzolanas
8. Mortars
9. Plain Concrete
10. Special Structural Concrete
11. Non-Ferrous Metals
12. Paints, Varnishes and Distemper
13. Bitumen, Asphalt and Tar
14. Glass
15. Plastics
16. Miscellaneous Materials
