Construction Materials Practical Manual

PRACTICAL EXERCISES

1. To identify the stones used in building works by visual examination

2. To determine the crushing strength of bricks

3. To determine the water absorption of bricks

4. To determine the efflorescence of bricks

5. To conduct a practical for dimensional tolerances of a brick.

6. To perform the following field tests on cement to judge the quality of cement:

7. Date of Packing, Colour, Hand Insertion, Float Test, Smell Test, and Presence of lumps.

8. To identify various types of timbers such as: Teak, Sal, Chir, Shisham, Deodar, Kail & Hollock by visual examination only