This practice-oriented book, now in its second edition, presents a lucid yet comprehensive coverage of the engineering properties and uses of the materials commonly used in building construction in India. Profusely illustrated with tables and diagrams, the book brings into light the basics of building materials and their specifications. Besides giving information regarding the traditional building materials, the text now acquaints the reader with up-to-date and in-depth information pertaining to modern materials available in the market. The references to IS codes and standards make this text suitable for further study and field use.
The second edition possesses some substantial changes in Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 20. Now, the book offers a new section on durability of concrete in Chapter 12; a modified section regarding revision of IS 10262 (1982) code on concrete mix design to IS 10262 (2009) and a new section on classification of exposure conditions in Chapter 13; and a new section relating to large advances made in concrete construction and repair chemicals in Chapter 14. Besides, the content of Chapter 20 has been completely updated, with a particular emphasis on the extensive use of aluminium in building construction.
Primarily intended for the students pursuing undergraduate degree (B.E./B.Tech.) and diploma courses in civil engineering and architecture, the book, on account of lecture-based presentation of the subject, should also prove eminently utilitarian for the young teachers to use it in their classroom lectures as well as for practising engineers to get a clear understanding of the fundamentals of the subject.
New to the SECOND Edition
Review questions at the end of each chapter enable the reader to recapitulate the topics
Considerable attention is given on field practice
Syllabus of laboratory work on construction materials and a model question paper (Anna University) are given in appendices to guide the reader.
About the Author
P.C. VARGHESE, M.S.; M.Engg. (Harvard); Ph.D., is a distinguished teacher, a well-known consultant and an established author. He had his postgraduate education in soil mechanics at Harvard University, USA (under Professor Terzaghi and Professor Casagrande) and also in reinforced concrete design at Imperial College, London (under Professor A.L.L. Baker). As a teacher, he worked as one of the founding faculty member of three well-known universities—IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and University of Maratuwa, Sri Lanka (here, he also served as UNESCO Chief Technical Advisor). He has good field experiences as Assistant Soil Specialist, Hirakud Dam Project in Odisha, Construction Engineer at IIT Kharagpur and UNCHS Advisor to Buildings Department, Sri Lanka. As an author, he has written a number of textbooks in the field of Civil Engineering after his retirement while working as Honorary Visiting Professor, College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. Including the present book, he has written nine books—Building Construction, Foundation Engineering, Design of Reinforced Concrete Foundations, Engineering Geology for Civil Engineers, Limit State Design of Reinforced Concrete, 2nd ed., Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, 2nd ed., Design of Reinforced Concrete Shells and Folded Plates, Maintenance, Repair & Rehabilitation and Minor Works of Buildings—all published by PHI Learning.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
1. Building Stones
2. Clay Bricks
3. Cement and Concrete Blocks
4. Lime
5. Cement
6. Pozzolanas
7. Sand (Fine Aggregate)
8. Coarse Aggregate
9. Water
10. Mortars and Plasters
11. Cement Concrete
12. Special Structural Concretes
13. Mix Design of Ordinary Grade Concrete
14. Concrete Chemicals and Ready-Mixed Concrete
15. Timber
16. Industrial Timber Products
17. Glass for Buildings
18. Cast Iron and Steel
19. Market Forms of Steel
20. Aluminium and Its Alloys
21. Other Metals and Their Alloys
22. Paints, Distempers and Varnishes
23. Rubber
24. Plastics
25. Asphalt, Bitumen and Tar
26. Adhesives, Sealants and Joint Fillers
27. Ceramic Products
28. Asbestos and Asbestos-Cement
29. Geosynthetics
30. Materials for Waterproofing and Damp-Proofing
31. Materials for Flooring
32. Light Roofing Materials
33. Pipes Used in Building Construction
34. Door and Window Fittings
Appendix A. Syllabus of Laboratory Work
Appendix B. Model Question Paper on Building Materials
Index
