Civil Construction Materials
Course Outlines

1. Introduction
2. Types of cement
3. Properties and Tests
4. Specification according to its use
5. Applications & its use
6. Admixtures

1. Types of Concrete
2. Concrete basics
3. Properties and Tests
4. Planning & site preparation
5. Applications of special concrete
6. Admixtures

Lime

Stones

1. Introduction & selection of stones

2. Stone Mortars

3. Properties and Tests

4. Classification of stones

5. Applications & its uses

6. Design & construction of stone buildings

1. Composition of paints
2. Preparation of paints
3. Properties & Tests
4. How & when to paint?
5. Varnishes, plasters & distempers
6. Characteristics of a good paint
   

1. Introduction
2. Design & Selection
3. Properties & Tests
4. Specification according to its use

1. Classification of timber and methods for cutting
2. Decay and preservation
3. Seasoning of wood
4. Properties of wood
5. Wood as construction material
6. Uses and Applications

All metals used for engineering works are classified into

• Ferrous metals
• Non-Ferrous metals

1. Pig Iron
2. Cast Iron
3. Wrought Iron
4. Steel

1. Introduction & its applications
2. Composition & properties
3. Tests on bitumen
4. Specification according to its uses

1. Plaster of Paris
2. Acoustic Materials
3. Pozzolonic materials
4. Adobe
5. Ceramics