Building materials provides information on various construction materials, their properties and applications in building construction.
Aluminium is used as a construction material in different forms for both residential as well as industrial applications. Various engineering properties of aluminium as a construction material is discussed. Introduction of Aluminium Material As a general description about the element “aluminium”, it ...
Insulation for buildings facilitates retention of energy to make it energy efficient and cost saving. Types, Materials and methods of building insulation is discussed. During earlier periods, the buildings were constructed tremendously with no consideration for insulation mainly because of the ...
Glazing are referred to the panels that are fixed into the aluminum or other types of frames to curtain wall construction. Commonly, there are various techniques which can be used in the construction or placement of glazing panels; glaze panels ...
Building materials used in construction of building structures can welcome health issues subsequently for occupants or to workmen involved in building services, maintenances, demolition and refurbishment. Even if the most green and benign materials are employed for the construction, the building ...
Excavation support or earth retaining structures are required where excavation is deep and required slope cannot be provided. Types of excavation supports are discussed. What Are Excavation Supports? In general, to construct a structure either above the ground or below ...
What is Industrial Timber? Industrial timber is nothing but timber product manufactured scientifically in factories. Because of its scientific nature, it is stronger and durable than ordinary timber materials. It also contains desired shape and size. ...
Preservation of timber is carried out to increase the life of timber. Preservation is done using different types of preservatives. Methods and different materials used for preservation of timber is discussed. Increasing life makes timber more durable and it can be ...
What is Dressing of Stones? Stones obtained from quarrying does not contain required shapes and sizes. So, they are cut into required sizes and shapes with suitable surfaces. This process is called dressing of stones. It is preferable that the ...
What is Stone Quarrying? Quarrying is the process of collecting stones from the natural rock surfaces. Site selection and methods used for quarrying for construction works is discussed. Quarrying of stone is completely different from mine. Mine belongs to underground ...
Difference between Asphalt, bitumen and tar, their types and comparisons of their properties is discussed. Asphalt, bitumen and tar have similar properties generally used for pavements Construction. What is Asphalt? The asphalt is a mixture which consists alumina, lime, silica ...