Bricks – classification – characteristics –Testing of bricks as per BIS .
Aggregates: Types, Classification and Characteristics
Lime: Types, composition, Manufacturing, Properties – Hydration
Mortars: Classification and characteristics –Types and uses
Cement: OPC – Composition .
Concrete: Types – Ingredients – uses .
Wood and wood products: – Structure, characteristics of good timber, defects, seasoning, decay & its
prevention. Suitability of timber for specific uses. Wood products: Veneers plywood, Fibre boards, chip
boards, black boards, batten boards and laminated boards – characteristics and uses.
Paints, Enamels and Varnishes: Properties and uses. Tar, Bitumen and Asphalt: Properties and uses.
Miscellaneous materials: Heat insulating, Sound insulating, Adhesives. Geo-synthetics & Geo-textiles: -
properties and uses.