Autoclaved Aerated Concrete is an eco-friendly and certified green building material which is lightweight, load-bearing, high-insulating, durable building blocks and 3 times lighter when compared to red bricks. AAC was developed in 1924 by a Swedish architect, who was looking ...
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8 Properties of Polymer Materials for Use in Construction
Mechanical and chemical properties of polymer materials are of great importance to know before use in any construction applications. Such materials are increasingly used in infrastructure construction for instance structural components, protective coating, and adhesives. Mechanical and chemical properties of ...
Difference Between Red Bricks and Solid Concrete Blocks
Red bricks are one of the oldest and extensively used building material that is primarily made from clay. Solid concrete blocks, on the other hand, are precast concrete blocks manufactured from cement and fine aggregates. The important difference between red ...
Solar Shingles for Roof Construction – Types, Features
A solar shingle or photovoltaic solar shingle is a solar panel whose configuration is similar to that of a roof shingle, which is combined with an asphalt type roof shingle. The solar shingles integrate into a concrete, slate roof or ...
What is Porotherm Bricks? Properties, Advantages, and Applications
Porotherm clay bricks are horizontally or vertically perforated clay bricks. they are manufactured in variety of sizes (common size is 400x200x200 mm) from natural clay, coal ash, rice husk, and granite slurry. The term porotherm is used for this type of ...
Top 1O Roof Shingles for Building Construction
Roofing with shingles is considered to be a large investment which varies depending on the roofing area and the type of roof shingle chosen. Understanding different types of roofing shingles available in the market and their rates help to choose ...
Standard Brick Dimensions Based on Different Codes
Brick dimensions is one of the most crucial parameters that need to be considered during the selection of bricks in order to ensure they fit with the design layout. Brick selection is decided based on the certain application in which the ...
10 Types of Stones Used for Building Constructions
Many types of stones are available such as basalt, marble, limestone, sandstone, quartzite, travertine, slate, gneiss, laterite, and granite which can be used as construction materials. The stones used for building construction should be hard, durable, tough, and should be ...