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CE-302 Construction Materials Notes

5 notes for Construction Materials, unit by unit.

Unit 1 · Short notes Stones, Brick, Mortar and Concrete Stones – Occurrence, Classification of Rocks, varieties, Characteristics and their testing, uses, quarrying and dressing of stones, Deterioration of Stones, Retardation of Decay of Stones, Preservation of Stones, Artificial Stones. · Brick – Manufacturing, characteristics, Classification and uses, Improved brick from inferior soils, Hand molding brick table, Clay‑fly ash brick table. · Concrete – Ingredients, Grades of Concrete, Concrete Production, Special Concrete.
Unit 2 · Short notes Timber, Glass, Steel and Aluminium Timber – Important timbers, their engineering properties and uses, defects in timber, seasoning and treatment, need for wood substitutes, Plywood, Particle Board, Fibre Board, Applications of wood and wood products, Plaster Boards, Adhesives, types of Gypsum Board and their uses. · Glass – What is glass, Nature of glass, Structure of glass, Macro molecular structure, Main oxides in glass, Thermal and optical properties, Effect of coating. · Steel – Physical properties of structural steel, Grades of steel. · Aluminium – Properties, Forms, Uses, Advantages.
Unit 3 · Short notes Flooring, Roofing, Plumbing and Sanitary Material Flooring and Roofing tiles, Types of flooring – Marble, Kota stone, wood etc., Type of roofing, P.V.C. materials, CI, GI, Asbestos pipe, Stone ware pipes.
Unit 4 · Short notes Paints, Enamels and Varnishes Composition of oil paint, characteristic of an ideal paint, preparation of paint, covering power of paints, Painting – Plastered surfaces, painting wood surfaces, painting metal surfaces; Defects, Effect of weather, enamels, distemper, water wash and colour wash, Varnish, French polish, Wax polish.
Unit 5 · Short notes Miscellaneous Construction Materials Bitumen, Tar and Asphalt – their characteristics and uses, Ultra Poly Vinyl chloride pipes, Thermal and sound insulating materials, water proofing materials.

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