Category: Materials

Compressive strength of brick Bricks are primarily used in the construction of walls. Brick chips are also used with concrete where a stone is not available. Compressive strength

Polymer concrete It is not like traditional concrete, although polymer concrete uses some of the same types of materials. It is used for many construction projects in the

Translucent concrete The translucent concrete has been noted in the architectural press as follows. University of Houston (Bill Price) has replaced the traditional concrete materials, i.e., fine aggregate, coarse aggregate,

Hydraulic cement A type of cement that hardens and sets very quickly with more water to the finely ground cement is called hydraulic cement. It is the most

USCS (unified soil classification system) soil classification The USCS (unified soil classification system) is a soil classification system used in geology and engineering material to describe the soil

Red Bricks What is a brick? Brick is a rectangular type of block fired in a kiln or dried to the sun. It is a very beautiful material

Soil cement and its Types A mixture of soil and measured amount of portland cement high density and compared to water. It is a densely compacted mixture of

Sandy soil It is easy to spot by its feel. Sandy soil has a gritty texture and when a handful of sandy soil is squeezed in your hand,

White cement White portland cement has essentially the same properties as gray ordinary portland cement, except for color. White cement readily available throughout North America. The color of

Refractory brick A fire brick or refractory brick is a block of refractory ceramic material used in lining kilns, fireboxes, furnaces, and fireplaces. Fire brick is designed mainly

Black cotton soil Black cotton soil very Expansive soils, popularly known as black cotton soils in Pakistan are, amongst the most unavailable soils from Civil Engineering construction point

Refractory cement High-temperature masonry Comes from thermodynamically and multiple forms of stable refractory bricks to castable fire cement that is formulated from thermally resistant specialized aggregate materials and

Sedimentation Tank A sedimentation tank is a structure which removes the suspended particles present in the water wastewater is filled and stored for some time. At the bottom

Bitumen Road Bitumen road consists of its surface with bituminous materials and bitumen is a sticky dark viscous liquid obtained from natural deposits. A bitumen road has a

Clayey Soil Clayey soil is a type of soil that benefits from high nutrients or the soil that is comprised of very fine mineral particles and not much