Today, builders are using a number of advanced and popular materials for the construction of buildings, homes, and offices. Some of these materials are expensive while some are budget-friendly, for example, aluminium composite panels (ACPs). Though inexpensive, they give your ...
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14 Types of Columns in building Construction
There are several types of columns which are used in different parts of structures. Column is a vertical structural member that carry loads mainly in compression. It might transfer loads from a ceiling, floor slab, roof slab, or from a beam, ...
Advanced Composite Materials (ACM)
Advanced Composite Materials (ACMs) can be defined as a combination of materials appropriately arranged using reinforcing fibers, carefully chosen matrixes, and sometimes auxiliary materials like adhesive core and other inserts. These combinations after proper manipulation and processing result in a ...
Composite Materials
Composite Materials Composites are combinations of two more separate materials on a microscopic level, in a controlled manner to give desired properties. The properties of a composite will be different from those of the constituents in isolation. When two materials ...
FLEXIBLE ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES
Conventional concretes are almost un-bendable and have a strain capacity of only 0.1 percent making them highly brittle and rigid. This lack of bendability is a major cause of failure under strain and has been a pushing factor in the ...
SMART COMPOSITES FIBRES
SOME OF THE SMART COMPOSITES FIBRES ARE: Carbon fibres Aramid Fibres (meta and para) Glass fibres(E-glass and S-glass) CARBON FIBRE: Carbon fiber is a composite material most often found in race cars and expensive supercars although like all advanced technology ...
Different Types of Composites in Construction and their Uses
Composites are materials consisting of two or more chemically distinct constituents on a macro-scale, having a distinct interface separating them, and with properties which cannot be obtained by any constituent working individually. There are two categories of constituent materials: matrix ...
Thermoplastic Composites in Construction – Types, Properties, Uses
Thermoplastic composites are highly ductile material which can be repaired even after when put into service. They have high toughness, good strength and the ability to be remolded and recycled. These properties make the thermoplastic composites a suitable construction material. ...