Building Materials

Building materials are the substance used for construction purposes, like materials for building a house such as bricks, cement, concrete, timber, steel etc.

Cement

Types of Cement – Properties and Uses in Construction

Cement is the most commonly used construction material that has both adhesion and cohesion properties due to which it can make bonding and bind particles of solid matter into a compact durable solid mass. Cement is mainly classified into two categories on the basis hardening and setting mechanism.  Hydraulic cement  Non-hydraulic cement Hydraulic cement: Hydraulic

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