Building Materials in Construction - Civil Engineering

Category : Building Materials in Construction

Building materials provides information on various construction materials, their properties and applications in building construction.

Building Construction with Plastic Bottles- Walls, Roofs and Benefits

Building construction with plastic bottles are low-cost and eco-friendly. Construction of plastic bottle walls, roofs and their benefits in buildings is discussed. Why Plastic Bottles for Building Construction? The packaging and plastic bottles are unlimited today. They comprise a large portion of ...

Field Testing of Building Lime for Quality in Construction Works

Different types of field tests on building lime to check quality of lime to be used in mortar mix for construction works and their procedures is discussed. Tests on building lime can be carried out as field test or as laboratory ...

Cast Iron as a Building Material- Manufacturing, Types, Properties and Applications

What is Cast Iron? Cast iron is obtained from the pig-iron which is re-melted with coke and limestone. Pig iron is nothing but impure iron which is obtained from the iron ore. Cast iron has lot of engineering properties so, that ...

Grading of Bitumen- Different Methods of Bitumen Grading

There are different methods of grading of bitumen such as chewing, penetration grading, viscosity grading and superpave performance grading of bitumen which are discussed in this article. History of Bitumen Grading The correlation between the bitumen stiffness and temperature varies with the ...

Viscosity of Bituminous Materials – Measurements and Factors

Introduction to Viscosity and Rheology of Bituminous Materials The resistance of a liquid in flowing is defined as the viscosity of that fluid. Under the action of force, the fluid reflects higher resistance when the viscosity is high. The two factors ...

Special Plastering Materials for Different Purposes Used in Building Construction

Different types of special plastering materials are used in building construction for various purposes to provide aesthetic appearances to walls, columns and ceilings. Plastering is the formation of smooth / rough durable surface over the rough surfaces of walls, columns, ceilings ...

Types of Plaster Finishes and External Rendering for Buildings

Plastering is a process by which coarse surfaces of wall or ceiling roofs are changed or turned or rendered to provide smoothness. At the beginning, wet materials are spread over the block or brick works and then suitable equipment is ...

Plastic Formworks for Concrete – Applications and Advantages in Construction

Use of plastic formworks for concrete construction has many advantages such as durability, cost and flexibility compared to other materials for concrete formworks. Formworks are used to hold freshly placed concrete at its position until it attains enough strength and with ...

Laboratory Tests on Building Lime as per Indian Standard Code IS 6932-1973

Detailed tests on building lime are conducted in laboratory as per Indian Standard code, IS 6932-1973 to check quality and composition of lime suitable as a building material. These tests on building lime is generally are divided into two main classifications: ...

Resilient Flooring – Different Types of Resilient Flooring used in Buildings

Resilient flooring is defined as the floors made up of materials like PVC, rubber, linoleum etc. Different types of resilient flooring used in building construction is discussed. Resilient flooring system is denser and non-absorbent in nature. They assure a pliant surface ...

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