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1MT01 Engineering Materials - I

 

Objective:

The Objective of this course, is to introduce the students to various types of building materials. Students will have a basic knowledge of natural material, history and development of building material, advantages and disadvantages, their applications, properties and economy.

 

Course Contents:

  1. General Introduction: Significance of building materials, properties, applications, source, quality control and economy. Future in building materials.

  2. Stones: History, types, classification and identification, source, methods of quarrying, dressing, preservation, artificial stones. Stones in Gujarat and India. Cost aspect.

  3. Lime: History, source, classification, process of manufacturing lime - fat & hydraulic, advantages and disadvantages. Cost aspects, future of lime and effect on environment.

  4. Timber: History, sources, procurement process, properties, applications, defects in timber, preservation, seasoning veneers, plywood’s, particle boards and black boards. Cost aspects, future of timber and effect on environment.

  5. Bricks: History, advantages, availability and grade according to region, raw material, harmful ingredients, manufacturing of bricks, classification of bricks, different types, shapes & sizes, tests, quality of bricks, cost aspect, and effects on environment.

The practical performed by students at our laboratory are as under: -

  1. For Bricks

    (i) Water Absorption     (ii) Compressive Strength    (iii) Efflorescence

    (iv) Sizes & Tolerance

  2. For Timber

    (i) Water Absorption        (ii) Compressive Strength    (iii) Flexural Strength

  3. For Stones

    (i) Water Absorption        (ii) Compressive Strength    (iii) Split Tensile Strength

Reference Books:

     1. Civil Engineering Materials- By Agarwal

    2. Engineering Materials –By S. C. Rangwala

    3. Building Construction Materials -By George Mitchell

    4. Timber: its structure and properties- By H.E.Desch

    5. Advances in building materials and construction technology - CBRI Publication

    6. NBO publications

    7. CBRI research notes, Building digests and other publications

    8. Relevant IS codes.

 

Evaluation:

Internal 60 %

    (Class assignments/tutorials, Class attendance, Tests, Class interactions, and any laboratory work if required
    etc.).

Final 40 %

    (Exam)