Building Materials

The selection of materials for engineering purpose is very much crucial activity. In civil engineering, any material of construction, the first and for most necessity is to know its properties, suitability, strength and durability. Based on this, one can suggest the most suitable material which may fit the exact requirement of the construction items. In this course, the technology related to some of the important and widely used construction materials has been dealt with. This course will enrich civil engineering technicians in performing their jobs with ease and confidence and will be able to select appropriate material for the given item of work on the site.

The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop with different types of skills so that students are able to acquire following competencies..

• To develop the conceptual knowledge in building material.
• To select appropriate material in given field situation.
• To develop awareness about latest building materials.

Bituminous Material.pdf — by C. V. R. Murty, IIT Madras

Introduction to Formwork.pdf — by N.Raghavan

Masonry.pdf

The physical and chemical structure of asphalt.pdf — by Murali Krishnan, IIT Madras.