Subjects › Materials and Construction
Building Materials
Bricks, stone, cement, lime, timber, steel, glass and the newer materials.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
- Structural steel and rebar
- Glass and polymers planned
- Paints and finishes planned
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Fly ash and slag products planned
- Fibre composites planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Bio-based and recycled materials planned
Videos
Short
35 percent: fly ash limit in PPC
Fly ash in Portland pozzolana cement and why there is an upper limit.
Short
Squeezed versus pulled: why steel goes in concrete
Concrete is strong in compression, weak in tension; steel covers the gap.
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | IS 1077 | Common burnt clay building bricks. | current |
| India | IS 1489 (Parts 1 and 2) | Portland pozzolana cement (fly ash and calcined clay based). | current |
| India | IS 1786 | High-strength deformed steel bars for concrete reinforcement. | current |
| India | IS 2062 | Hot-rolled structural steel: grades and requirements. | current |
| India | IS 2185 (series) | Concrete masonry units: hollow and solid blocks, AAC and others by part. | current |
| India | IS 269 | Ordinary Portland cement: requirements. | current |
| India | IS 383 | Coarse and fine aggregate for concrete: requirements. | current |
| India | IS 455 | Portland slag cement. | current |
| USA | ASTM C39 | Compressive strength of cylindrical concrete specimens. | current |
| Europe | EN 1995 (Eurocode 5) | Design of timber structures. | current |
| Europe | EN 1999 (Eurocode 9) | Design of aluminium structures. | current |
| Japan | JIS G 3112 | Steel bars for concrete reinforcement. | current |
| Japan | JIS R 5210 | Portland cement. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- S. K. Duggal, Building Materials, New Age International, latest edition.
- S. C. Rangwala, Engineering Materials, Charotar Publishing, latest edition.