LECTURE NOTE ON CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION pdf
LECTURE NOTE ON CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION To download and view the PDF file click the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oDOomTDnokClLmK8LEOD7zgxvmCit7Mv/view?usp=sharing 1. BRICK Constituents of good brick earth: Bricks are the most commonly used construction material. Bricks are prepared by moulding clay in rectangular blocks of uniform size and then drying and burning these blocks. In order to get a good quality brick, the brick earth should contain the following constituents. o Silica o Alumina o Lime o Iron oxide o Magnesia Silica o Brick earth should contain about 50 to % of silica. o It is responsible for preventing cracking, shrinking and warping of raw bricks. o It also affects the durability of bricks. o If present in excess, then it destroys the cohesion between particles and the brick becomes brittle. Alumina o Good brick earth should contain about 20% to 30% of alumina. o It is responsible for plasticity charac...
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