Building Materials by S.K Duggal download free!

About the Book

Here we will provided Civil Engineering Book. The book 'Building Materials' is authored by S.K. Duggal and Published by New Age International Publishers. The book is quite important for all Civil Engineering Students. The book is important for Branch paper and also for Competitive Examination. So for better studies, you can download and read it.

The book is considerably modified version of the 2000 edition. In third edition of the book extensive revisions have been made. New materials have been introduced due to the advances in the technology and progress in industry. The information presented includes characteristics of the materials in regards to their physical and mechanical properties with emphasis on their strength and durability qualities. The material presented can be supplemented by the information from IS. Codes and various product manufacturers. This edition embodies material changes in the chapters dealing with Cement, Concrete, Lime and many others. Testing procedures of the materials have been updated for most of the materials as some of the codes have been revised. Incoming, in chapter 3 on Rocks and Stones the section on testing of Stones has been completely rewritten. Chapter 8 on Lime has been completely rewritten to make it more reader friendly. Logical changes in chapter 5 on Cement, chapter 10 on Concrete and chapter 20 on Special Cements and Cement Concretes have been made. Admixtures for concrete have been placed in chapter 10 and section on pointing has been removed from chapter 12 on Building Mortars. Many newer and upcoming more important concretes such as Self compacting concrete, bacterial concrete have been introduced in chapter 20 on special Cements and Cement Concrete. Numerous revision of data and substitutions in description have been made not only in these chapters but in other chapters also. Smart materials and composite materials have been introduced in chapter 21 on Miscellaneous Materials.

Contents

1. Principal properties of building materials

2. Structural Clay Products

3. Rocks and stones

4. Wood and wood products

5. Materials for making Concrete - I Cement

6. Materials for making Concrete - II Aggregates

7. Materials for making Concrete - III Water

8. Materials for making Concrete - IV Lime

9. Puzzolans

10. Concrete

11. Concrete Mix Design

12. Building Mortars

13. Ferrous Metals

14. Non Ferrous Metals

15. Ceramic Materials

16. Polymeric Materials

17. Paints, Enamels and Varnishes

18. Tar, Bitumen and Asphalt

19. Gypsum

20. Special Cements and Cement Concretes

21. Miscellaneous Materials

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