Miscellaneous Building Materials - Civil Engineering X

Varnishes

Varnish is the solution of resins or resinous substances like amber, copal, shellac, gum resin etc. in solvents like oil, […]

Solid and hollow concrete blocks are manufactured in factories to meet the requirements of building blocks in cities and towns.

These are also clay products like brick but are thin. Depending upon their use, building tiles may be further classified as

Plastic is an organic material prepared out of resin. It may or may not contain fillers, plasticisers and solvents. Plastic may

Paints are applied on the surfaces of timber, metals and plastered surfaces as a protective layer and at the same

Silica is the main constituent of glass. But it is to be added with sodium potassium carbonate to bring down

Distempers are the cheaper variety of paints in which chalk is used as base and water is used as a

Ashalt, bitumen and tar are referred as bituminous materials, which are essentially hydrocarbon materials. The asphalt is a mixture of inert

Asbestos is a general name for several varieties of fibrous minerals which are available in nature. But presently, most of