Construction Materials [Civil Department]

Construction Materials [Civil Department]

Construction Materials

STONES and BRICKS and CONCRETE BLOCKS

1. Characteristics Of Good Building Stone
2. Testing Of Stones
3. Crystallization Test (IS 1126)
4. Compressive Strength Test (IS: 1121 (Part I))
5. Transverse Strength Test (IS: 1121 (Part II))
6. Tensile Strength Test (IS: 1121 (Part III))
7. Shear Strength Test (IS: 1121 (Part IV)), Using Jhonson Shear Tool
8. Absorption Test (IS: 1124)
9. Deterioration Of Stones
10. Durability Of Stones
11. Preservation Of Stones
12. Selection Of Stones
13. Bricks
14. Classification Of Bricks
15. Manufacturing Of Bricks
16. Bricks Tempering
17. Bricks Moulding
18. Bricks Drying
19. Burning of Bricks
20. Testing Of Bricks
21. Testing Of Bricks: Dimension Test (IS: 1077)
22. Testing Of Bricks: Water Absorption Test (IS: 3495 (Part II))
23. Testing Of Bricks: Compressive Strength Test (IS: 3495 (Part I))
24. Testing Of Bricks: Efflorescence Test (IS: 3495 (Part III))
25. Testing Of Bricks: Warpage Test (IS:3495 (Part IV)
26. Fire-Clay Bricks Or Refractory Bricks

LIME and CEMENT and AGGREGATES and MORTAR

1. Lime Mortar
2. Composition Of Cement Clinker
3. Hydration Of Cement
4. Rate Of Hydration
5. Manufacture Of Cement
6. Testing Of Cement
7. Testing Of Cement: Physical Tests (IS: 4031)
8. Testing Of Cement: Chemical Tests (lS: 4032)
9. Cement: Fineness Test
10. Cement: Air Permeability Method
11. Cement: Consistency Test
12. Determination of Initial and Final Setting Times
13. Cement: Soundness Test
14. Cement: Le-chatelier Method
15. Cement: Autoclave Test
16. Determination of Cement Strength
17. Briquette Method
18. Compressive Cement Strength
19. Heat of hydration
20. Cement: Specific Gravity Test
21. Types Of Cement
22. Rapid Hardening Portland Cement (IS: 8041)
23. High Alumina Cement (IS: 6452)
24. Supersulphated Portland Cement (IS: 6909)
25. Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement (IS: 12330)
26. Portland slag Cement (IS: 455)
27. Low Heat Portland Cement (IS:12600)
28. Portland Puzzolana Cement (IS: 1489 (Part I)
29. Masonry Cement (IS 3466)
30. White and Coloured Portland Cement (IS: 8042)
31. Cement: Natural Aggregates and Bulking
32. Testing Of Aggregates
33. Bulking Test for Fine Aggregate (IS: 2386 (Part III))
34. Crushing Value Test (IS: 2386 (Part IV))
35. Aggregate Impact Value Test (IS:2386 (Part IV))
36. Aggregate Abrasion Value Test (IS: 2386 (Part IV))
37. Soundness Test (IS: 2386 Part V)

CONCRETE

1. Concrete
2. Concrete: Manufacturing Process
3. Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC)
4. Properties of Fresh Concrete
5. Propert?es Of Hardened Concrete
6. Concrete: Mix Design
7. High Performance and Strength Concrete
8. Self Compacting Concrete
9. Durability of Concrete

TIMBER AND OTHER MATERIALS

1. Market Forms of Timber
2. Plywood
3. Veneer
4. Veneer
5. Thermocol
6. Panels of Laminates
7. Steel
8. Properties of Steel
9. Aluminum
10. Composition
11. Preparation Of Paint

MODERN MATERIALS

1. Glass
2. Constituents of Glass
3. Manufacture of Glass
4. Commercial Forms of Glass
5. Ceramic
6. Fibre glass reinforced plastic
7. Clay products
8. Clay And Its Classifications
9. Physical Properties Of Clays
10. Fire-Clay Or Refractory Clay
11. Application Of Clay Products
12. Composite materials and Types of Composites
13. Applications of laminar composites
14. Fibre textiles
15. Reinforced Earth