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028			_q2016 _bAllied Informatics, Jaipur
040			_bEnglish _aBSDU _cBSDU
082			_a691 _bBHA
100			_aBhavikatti, S S
245		0	_aBuilding Materials
260			_bVikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd. _a Noida _c2015
300			_a195
500			_aThis book covers in detail the properties and uses of various building materials, including stones, bricks, tiles, timber, cement, sand, lime, mortar, concrete, glass, plastics and so on. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, bitumen, asphalt, tar, plastics, paints and varnishes are included, as are non-traditional materials like fibre reinforced plastics and smart materials. For each material, its manufacture, properties, uses, advantages and disadvantages, and so on, are discussed. The text, presented in simple, precise and reader-friendly language, is amply supported by figures and tables. The book will meet the academic requirements of degree as well as diploma students. Relevant IS codes have also been listed for the benefit of practicing engineers.
501			_a• Comprehensive coverage of the syllabi of various universities and engineering colleges all over India • Covers all types of building materials, from traditional to modern • Simple, precise explanations • Text sufficiently illustrated by figures and tables • Relevant IS codes given at the end of each chapter
504			_a• Stones • Bricks • Tiles and other Ceramic Products • Timber and its Products • Lime • Cement • Pozzolanas • Mortars • Plain Concrete • Special Structural Concrete • Non-Ferrous Metals • Paints, Varnishes and Distemper • Bitumen, Asphalt and Tar • Glass • Plastics • Miscellaneous Materials
650			_aCivil
942			_2ddc _cBK