CE8391 – NOTES & QP
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CE8391 – SYLLABUS
UNIT I STONES — BRICKS — CONCRETE BLOCKS
Stone as building material — Criteria for selection — Tests on stones — Deterioration and Preservation of stone work — Bricks — Classification — Manufacturing of clay bricks — Tests on bricks — Compressive Strength — Water Absorption — Efflorescence — Bricks for special use — Refractory bricks — Concrete blocks — Lightweight concrete blocks.
UNIT II LIME — CEMENT — AGGREGATES — MORTAR
Lime — Preparation of lime mortar — Cement — Ingredients — Manufacturing process — Types and Grades — Properties of cement and Cement mortar — Hydration — Compressive strength — Tensile strength — Fineness– Soundness and consistency — Setting time — fine aggregates — river sand — crushed stone sand — properties — coarse Aggregates — Crushing strength — Impact strength — Flakiness Index — Elongation Index — Abrasion Resistance — Grading
UNIT III CONCRETE
Concrete — Ingredients — Manufacturing Process — Batching plants –mixing — transporting — placing — compaction of concrete –curing and finishing — Ready mix Concrete — Mix specification.
UNIT IV TIMBER AND OTHER MATERIALS
Timber — Market forms — Industrial timber– Plywood — Veneer — Thermocol — Panels of laminates — Steel — Aluminum and Other Metallic Materials — Composition — Aluminium composite panel — Market forms — Mechanical treatment — Paints — Varnishes — Distempers — Bitumens.
UNIT V MODERN MATERIALS
Glass — Ceramics — Sealants for joints — Fibre glass reinforced plastic — Clay products –Refractories — Composite materials — Types — Applications of laminar composites — Fibre textiles– Geomembranes and Geotextiles for earth reinforcement.