Department of Civil Engineering 09cE201, ‘CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LTPec 3003 STONES, BRICKS 9 Building Stone -classification of rocks-characteristics of good building stone — deterioration and preservation of stone work — common building stones, composition, properties, uses and occurrence- tests on stones: quarrying and dressing. Bricks- constituents of brick earth - manufacture of clay bricks -classification- ualities- tests on bricks- bricks for special use-refractory bricks. UME, CEMENT, AGGREGATES, MORTAR 9 Lime-properties- uses. Cemient- composition- properties -types of cement and their uses- manufacturing process-wet and dry processes. Aggregates —coarse and fine aggregates- characteristics and function Mortar- properties-uses- types of mortars-selection of mortars for various Civil Engineering construction, CONCRETE 9 Concrete-ingredients- characteristics- uses- classification - preparation of plain cement concrete- principles of hardened concrete- properties of cement concrete- Special concrete-types. TIMBER AND OTHER MATERIALS 9 Timber- characteristics- uses- defects-seasoning-preservation- market forms- Industrial timber- Plywood- Veneer- Thermocole- Panels of laminates. Steel- Uses - market forms Aluminum and other metallic materials. forconstruction. Paints, Varnishes and Distempers-types-properties. MODERN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 8 Glass- properties- uses. Ceramics- Sealant for joints. Fibre glass reinforced plastic-properties-applications. Composite materials- Types- Applications - Geosynthetics for Civil Engineering applications. TOTAL: 45 Hours ‘TEXT BOOKS: 1. Rajput R.K., Engineering Materials, $.chand & Company Ltd., 2000. 2. Varghese PC Building Materials, Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2005, REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Shetty M.S., Concrete Technology ( Theory and Practice), S.chand & Company Ltd., 2003. 2. Rangwala S.C., Engineering Materials{ Material Science) revised and enlarged by RangwalaK.S. and RangwalaPS., Charotar Publishing House, 2008. 3. Surendra Singh, Building Materials, Vikas Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2002 20