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Civil Engineering Materials: Presented By: Engr. Bilal Iftikhar
Civil Engineering Materials: Presented By: Engr. Bilal Iftikhar
INTRODUCTION
Presented by: Engr. Bilal Iftikhar
Allahabad, India
Materials of Construction by R. C. Smith
Recall the Great Wall of China for example, it is considered one of civil
engineering’s greatest accomplishments, stretching more than 6,000
miles long! The planning, designing, and supervision of
construction of high-rise buildings, airports, water treatment centers,
and sanitation plants is all done by civil engineers. Eventually, it will be
civil engineers who make it possible for humans to live on
Mars! Careers are available in the areas of government, consulting,
construction, research, and education.
Highways
Synthetic materials
Industrial processing
Artificially composed
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Construction Materials
Building stones
Bricks and clay products
Cement concrete
Timber and wood products
Metals and alloys
Paints, varnishes, distempers
Asphalt, bitumen and tar
Plastics and fibers
Glass
Asbestos, adhesives and abrasives
Week 2 Lec 1: Brick earth, Physical & chemical qualities of good bricks,
Lec 2: Fire or refractory bricks, Tests done on burnt clay bricks,
Lec 3: Types of brick masonry bonds, Use of bricks on slabs
Week 3 Stone
Lec 1: Definition, classification of rocks,
Lec 2: Physical and Chemical characteristics of good building
stones
Lec 3: Tests on stones, Quarrying and dressing of stones