{"id":7097,"date":"2019-07-22T12:10:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T06:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinecivilforum.com\/site\/?p=7097"},"modified":"2022-12-13T11:28:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T05:58:45","slug":"construction-materials-and-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinecivilforum.com\/site\/construction-materials-and-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Materials and Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Construction Materials and Terms <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aggregate :<\/strong> Means all particles of sand, broken stone\nor gravel etc., used in making Concrete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bulking :<\/strong> The increase in volume of sand or aggregate\ncaused by the absorption of Water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Concrete :<\/strong> Concrete is a building material that\nconsists of prescribed quantities of Cement, Sand, Aggregates and water. When mixed,\ntransported and placed, the concrete hardens and solidifies through the process\nof hydration since the water reacts with cement and bonds other components\nfinally leading to a stone like material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Curing :<\/strong> Keeping the concrete damp after it has been\nplaced in its position to complete the chemical combination of cement and water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Setting:<\/strong> Occurs when the concrete has\ndefinitely set but has not yet hardened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time sufficiently for the framework to be removed. Final set\noccurs in about 3 to 4 hours with ordinary cement and should not take more than\n10 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardening :<\/strong> ls\u2018 the process that indicates the growth\nin strength of a mortar in or concrete and commences at the end of the initial\nset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Initial Setting:<\/strong> The period elapsed between the time\nwhen water first added to Time of cement neat cement to form a paste and the time\nwhen that paste ceases to be fluid and plastic to a specified degree under the specified\nconditions of test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lean mix :<\/strong> A concrete mix having a low cement content<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Screeding :<\/strong> Obtaining a level surface as the correct height by means of a piece of wood or metal having a straight edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See More  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecivilforum.com\/site\/storage-of-construction-materials\/\"><strong>Storage of Construction Materials<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Setting :<\/strong> is the chemical action which begins to take\nplace when water is added to cement and which causes the plastic nature of\ncement to disappear slowly. We have initial set and final set of cement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Segregation :<\/strong> The separating out of particles of\ndifferent sizes in a concrete mix. The heavier aggregates settle at the bottom.\nThe strength of the concrete is adversely affected due to segregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Striking :<\/strong> Dismantling and removal of formwork or\ncentering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workability:<\/strong> That property of the freshly mixed concrete(or mortar) which determines the ease or difficulty with which it can be handled so as to produce full compaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all are general <strong>Construction Materials <\/strong>and terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ebook to read <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinecivil.net\/2019\/05\/concrete-building-scheme-design-manual.html\"><strong>Concrete Building Scheme Design Manual<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Materials and Terms Aggregate : Means all particles of sand, broken stone or gravel etc., used in making Concrete. Bulking : The increase in volume of sand or aggregate caused by the absorption of Water. Concrete : Concrete is a building material that consists of prescribed quantities of Cement, Sand, Aggregates and water. 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