Unit 1

Commonly used building materials – relationship between material structure and properties. Masonry materials – stones, bricks, blocks; Refractory products; Timber and wood based products – Classification, properties, testing and selection criteria.

Unit 2

Binding materials (Lime, gypsum, cement) and Mortars – types, properties, tests. Concrete – Aggregates – Mechanical and Physical properties and tests – Grading requirements – Water quality – Admixtures. Properties of concrete in fresh and hardened state – workability – segregation and bleeding – tests on workability and strength. Stress – strain characteristics and elastic properties – shrinkage and creep. Mix proportioning (B.I.S method) – nominal mixes.

Unit 3

1. Duggal, S. K., “Building Materials”, New Age International Publishers, 2012.
2. Santhakumar. A. R., “Concrete Technology”, Oxford University press, 2006.

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• Mehta, P. K. and Monteiro, P. J. M., “Concrete-Microstructure, Properties and Materials”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.
• Rangwala S. C, “Engineering Materials”, Charotar Publishing House, 2011.
• Shetty, M. S, “Concrete Technology-Theory and Practice”, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 2009.
• Gambhir, M. L. and Neha Jamwal, “Building Materials”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2011.