Materials for Construction

11.7.1 Fly ash Fly ash is an industrial waste from thermal power stations using coal as boiler fuel. Disposal of fly ash poses an operational constraint and is an environmental hazard. Annual generation of fly ash is 30 million tonnes. Fly ash can be used: 11.7.2 Soil-cement blocks These are a mixture of pulverized soil […]

An adhesive is a substance which is used to join two or more parts so as to form a single unit. Adhesives are largely used in the manufacture of veneers, plywoods and other laminated wooden products and for fixing wall and ceiling linings, tiles and other floor coverings. The application of adhesives has many advantages […]

Prevention of dampness in a building is achieved by using a suitable damp proofing material. The properties of damp proofing materials are: 11.5.1 Different types of damp proofing materials

To meet specific requirements in the finishing coats, special finishing materials like plaster of paris is used in building construction. The following are the main uses of plaster of paris in building construction.

PVC or polyvinyl chloride is the most versatile plastic and the use of PVC pipes in buildings is becoming popular day by day. It is possible to substantially change or modify the properties of PVC resin by the technique of compounding, i.e., addition of other additives to PVC. It is, thus, possible to prepare a […]

Rubber is an important engineering material and is widely used as a building material. The general uses of rubber are as follows:

Glass is being used as an engineering material. It is a mixture of metallic silicates, one of which is usually that of an alkali material. It is amorphous, transparent or translucent. It may also be considered as a solidified super-cooled solution of various metallic silicates having infinite viscosity. For the purpose of classification, glass may […]