Category: Materials

Atterberg Limits The Atterberg limits are used for the determination of the properties of cohesive soils at different moisture contents and to perform liquid limit, plastic limit, and

Direct Shear Test The direct shear test is a test that uses the direct shear apparatus to determine the shearing strength of the soil and shear strength parameters

Bulking Of Sand Bulking of sand is an increase in the volume of sand due to an increase in moisture content and a film of water is created

Unconfined Compression Test The unconfined compression test is used to determine the unconfined compressive strength of a rock specimen and an unconfined compression test is a laboratory test.

Sand Replacement Method The sand replacement method is used to determine the field density of soils and the sand replacement method of determination of in situ density uses

Core Cutter Method The core cutter method is a method used to determine the dry density of soil and 130 mm long and 100mm diameter cylindrical core cutters

Soundness of Cement The soundness of cement is an ability of hardened paste after setting to retain its volume and it is very important that the cement shall

Rubble Masonry Rubble masonry is generally used in the construction of walls and in this masonry the blocks of stones that are used are either comparatively roughly dressed

Types of Glasses There are many types of glasses used in construction for different purposes, and Glass is a hard substance that may be brittle or transparent. In this

Reciprocating Pump Reciprocation pump is a positive displacement pump that converts the mechanical energy to hydraulic energy and to the required application certain volume of liquid is collected

AAC Blocks AAC blocks are precast, lightweight autoclaved aerated concrete and is a concrete building material which is used for producing concrete masonry units like blocks & under

Coarse Aggregate Concrete is made of many components but mostly made up of a material called coarse aggregates and they are one of the essential components of concrete

Fine Aggregate In concrete or mortar, the aggregate is a granular material, it is called fine aggregate when the particles of granular material are so fine that they

Brick size Brick size is very important in construction because Brick is a commonly used material for building and is made of burnt clay and mainly composed of

Mosaic Tiles Mosaic tiles are the combination of materials like ceramic, glass and stone. For easy installation these are usually set in a small format and set on